May 19, 2025
Mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Loungers and ‘Support Cushions’ Is Now in Effect
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A new federal safety standard that aims to reduce the risks of suffocation, entrapment and falls associated with infant loungers and similar pillow-like product…
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May 09, 2025
U.S. Leads High-Income Countries in Traffic Deaths
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The United States leads 27 other high-income countries in its number of pedestrian deaths and overall road traffic deaths, according to a report recently releas…
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January 22, 2025
DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
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In 2024, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to combat corporate crime. The Corporate Whistl…
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January 16, 2025
NHTSA Issues Final Rule for Auto Whistleblower Program
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On December 12, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the final rule formalizing its whistleblower program, as required b…
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SEC Obtains Orders for a Record $8.2 Billion in Financial Remedies in Fiscal Year 2024
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In fiscal year 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed 583 enforcement actions and obtained orders for $8.2 billion in financial remedies—the most ev…
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January 08, 2025
When Fun Toys Kill: The Products Liability Case Against Water Beads
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Water beads are sold for children as toys, educational materials, art materials, sensory tools, and as projectiles for “gel blaster” guns. Adults us…
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December 03, 2024
The Products Liability Case Against Tianeptine: The Deadly “Dietary Supplement” Found at Your Local Store
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You see them displayed by the cash register. Neptune’s Fix and other tianeptine-based products promise to help brain function, treat anxiety and depressio…
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May 31, 2024
SEC Fines Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $10 Million for Delays in Notifying Agency about Data Breach
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On May 22, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) and i…
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Med Mal Cases Arising From Suicide: Dispensing the Myths and Removing the Stigma
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Medical treatment can affect the outcome of mental health issues, the same as with any other medical condition, and the law is finally catching up for cases whe…
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March 15, 2024
Can healthcare fraud serve as a basis for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act?
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In fiscal year 2023, more than $1.8 billion of the $2.68 billion recovered under the False Claim Act came from defendants in the healthcare industry. This figur…
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September 14, 2023
Water Beads Are Seriously Injuring Kids, and Little Is Being Done to Stop It
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News Update 9/14/2023 – The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Buffalo Games has recalled Chuckle and Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits cit…
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August 03, 2023
New SEC Rules May Form Basis for Cybersecurity-Related Claims
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New rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that require companies to disclose any cybersecurity breach that they deem to be material and …
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