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August 3rd, 2023

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 to make annual disclosures regarding their cybersecurity may potentially form the basis for SEC whistleblower claims related to the sufficiency …

July 9th, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) recently introduced a bill in the Senate to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to award financial compensation to whistleblowers who report wrongdoing to the CFPB. The Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act would encourage reporting by allowing the …

July 7th, 2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is looking to crack down on fraud and manipulation in carbon credits in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). In a recently issued alert, the CFTC notes that carbon markets (CMs) “support the transition to a low-carbon economy through …

June 27th, 2023

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and The Boppy Company are urging parents to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers following reports of two more infant deaths to the CPSC, bringing the death toll reported to the CPSC for this dangerous product up to 10. …

April 4th, 2023

By Ezra Wohlgelernter A recent article in The Inquirer regarding the new state rule allowing victims of medical malpractice to file lawsuits in the county where the medical provider has its principal place of business is replete with misstatements that lead the reader to incorrect conclusions. The …

February 27th, 2023

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and manufacturer Baby Trend are warning consumers about an entrapment risk associated with the pivoting front canopy on certain models of Baby Trend’s Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra strollers after one child died and another sustained neck bruises. The …

January 30th, 2023

Faced with a spate of complaints on the internet of strollers suddenly breaking in half with kids onboard — hurling some kids to the pavement face-first — stroller company Mockingbird has recalled 149,000 of its Single-to-Double Strollers. But the company’s remedy — a repair kit …

January 4th, 2023

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act became law on December 29, 2022. The Improvement Act provides critical upgrades to the whistleblower program established by the Anti-Money Laundering Act just two years ago. As an initial matter, the AML Whistleblower Program will undergo an important expansion …

December 9th, 2022

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers not to use Otteroo infant flotation rings due to the risk of serious injury or death. The warning comes after Otteroo refused to agree to the CPSC’s request that it voluntarily recall this …

November 21st, 2022

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a violation notice to DockATot for selling “DockATot Deluxe+ Docks” manufactured on or after June 23, 2022, which do not comply with the agency’s mandatory safety standard for infant sleep products. The Infant Sleep Product Rule (ISP Rule) …

November 15th, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents and caregivers not to use infant head shaping pillows due to the risk of suffocation and death. Infant head shaping pillows are typically small pillows with an indent or hole in the center designed to cradle …

November 8th, 2022

On August 25, 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order effectively ending the special venue rule, which for the past 20 years has provided that injured patients could only file lawsuits against healthcare providers in the county where medical treatment occurred. This article written …