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Round Two: President Obama Renominates Marietta Robinson as CPSC Commissioner
President Obama has (again) nominated Marietta S. Robinson to fill the open Democrat seat at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The President nominated her last January, and she had a Senate confirmation hearing,…
FTC Announces New Enforcement Policy Relating to Textile, Wool and Fur Acts
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced a new enforcement policy statement regarding the requirements for a guaranty under the Textile, Wool, and Fur Acts (“the Acts”). The Acts permit sellers of those…
Alabama Supreme Court Holds Brand-Name Drug Manufacturer Liable for Ad Representations Made by Generic Drug Manufacturer
The Alabama Supreme Court recently held in Wyeth, Inc. v. Weeks, – So.3d –, No. 1101397, 2013 WL 135753 (Ala. Jan. 11, 2013) that a drug company may be held liable for fraud or misrepresentation (by affirmative…
CFPB to Begin Accepting Consumer Complaints Regarding the Debt Collection Industry in 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to begin accepting consumer complaints regarding the debt collection industry in the second quarter of this year, according to a report issued yesterday by…
Commission Issues Decision In the matter of POM Wonderful LLC
On January 16, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued an Opinion In the matter of POM Wonderful LLC upholding in part and overruling in part Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell’s May…