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California Limits Cadmium in Children's Jewelry
As children's product manufacturers and retailers have wondered whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission would take action specific to cadmium, California's Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that…
FTC Advises Congress to Bring Telecommunications Carriers Within the Scope of Proposed Federal Data Security and Data Breach Legislation
Yesterday, the FTC testified before a Senate Subcommittee and recommended that proposed data security legislation introduced by Senators Pryor (D., AR) and Rockefeller (D., WV) be modified so that its requirements and…
8th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules False Advertising Allegations Regarding Organic Claims Are Not Preempted by Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
This post was written by Sarah Roller The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that certain false advertising claims based on state consumer protection and anti-deception statutes were not preempted by…
Elizabeth Warren Appointed to Special Advisory Role for New CFPB
In a previous post we discussed the probability that Elizabeth Warren would be chosen to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Friday, September 17, 2010, President Obama named Harvard Law Professor…
Elizabeth Warren Appointed to Special Advisory Role for New CFPB
This post was written by Christie L. Grymes and Kristin A. Hird . On Friday, September 17, 2010, President Obama named Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren as Assistant to the President & Special Adviser to the…