Customs & International Trade Law

MARCH 29, 2023

UFLPA was signed into law December 31, 2021, and seeks to prohibit imports of certain goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where it has been reported that the Chinese government is using forced labor of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities in detention camps and factories.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Gonzalez — The annual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference put on by the Food and Drug Law Institute (“FDLI”) took place in Washington this week. In his conference keynote address , Arun Rao—the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch—provided an overview of DOJ’s year in FDA enforcement.

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Customs & International Trade Law

MARCH 9, 2023

The law creates a rebuttable presumption that imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (“Xinjiang”), or by entities identified on the UFLPA Entity List, were made using forced labor and are prohibited from entry into the U.S. under 19 U.S.C.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 5, 2021

One best practice is to have a well-defined intake process using thorough due diligence to vet clients. As part of your due diligence, you will initially want to interview your law firm’s prospect ive clients to learn more about them and their reason s for seeking counsel. She then sued the chair manufacturer.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Seed Beauty has sought to do away with the case that it filed against Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty, and the one that it waged against Coty and Kylie Jenner’s corporate entity King Kylie, LLC, lodging a request for dismissal in both cases with a California state court on August 3.

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Customs & International Trade Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The urgency for businesses to undertake appropriate human rights due diligence measures. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon.com, Inc. Census Bureau The Census Bureau on Sept. Subscribe for weekly updates HERE.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

The MSA also requires that foreign companies that do business in the UK, and foreign subsidiaries of UK companies that produce goods and services sold or used in the UK, comply with the law. . The post Shein is Falling Short of Modern Slavery Reporting Rules, According to New Report appeared first on The Fashion Law.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

One best practice is to have a well-defined intake process using thorough due diligence to vet clients. Part of being a prudent lawyer is making decisions that benefit your law practice while avoiding decisions that could cause harm, such as loss of billable time or ethics violations. She then sued the chair manufacturer.

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Customs & International Trade Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

President and Founder of Diaz Trade Law, Jennifer (Jen) Diaz is a Chambers ranked, Board Certified International Attorney specializing in customs and international trade; and . Associate Attorney of Diaz Trade Law, Sharath Patil , assists U.S. Don’t just take our word for how awesome Diaz Trade Law webinars are.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

Both Boohoo and Shein have garnered consumer pushback as a result of their labor exploitation, particularly given growing consumer awareness of – and demand for transparency when it comes to – the supply chain issues that are commonly tied to fast fashion, and other types of apparel manufacturing, as well. billion by the end of 2021 and $39.84

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In 1984, the manufacturer of GATORADE ® beverages decided to use the slogan “Gatorade is Thirst Aid.” Due diligence means more than running a trademark search. Rather, the company says that it had requested that its law firm conduct the search, which it allegedly did not do, and is now suing the law firm for malpractice.).

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Unfortunately, the state of the law on CBD at the current time is particularly confusing, as discussed in this article. Possession and distribution is a felony under federal law, as is the use of radio, TV or the Internet to facilitate that distribution. First, a primer on terminology.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

At least two investigators must be present during the on-site inspection, but teams can include DEA special agents or task officers from state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. If the registrant has a manufacturing or import quota, the investigators may ensure the registrant has not exceeded their established quota.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

At least two investigators must be present during the on-site inspection, but teams can include DEA special agents or task officers from state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. If the registrant has a manufacturing or import quota, the investigators may ensure the registrant has not exceeded their established quota.

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Foley Hoag LLP

JANUARY 28, 2022

If passed and signed into law, the Act would create significant reporting requirements related to environmental sustainability, social development (in particular worker rights), and ethical business (ESG) standards for retailers and manufacturers. The New York Attorney General would be responsible for enforcement of the Act.

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Customs & International Trade Law

JUNE 30, 2023

UFLPA Background On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256) requires CBP to apply a rebuttable presumption that all imports of goods, wares, articles, and merchandise manufactured wholly or in part from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, or by entities identified by the U.S.

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Customs & International Trade Law

JUNE 16, 2022

For general guidance on preventing the importation of goods produced with forced labor and how importers should audit their supply chain to ensure non-use of forced labor, please refer to our Bloomberg Law article, “U.S. On December 23, 20221, President Biden signed into law H.R. Customs Targets Use of Forced Labor”. Background.

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The Process Street

JULY 16, 2021

manufacturer of Australia’s MOCHO Kombucha) in 2018, Coca-Cola has a well-established tradition of expansion through bolt-ons. With this type of acquisition, you have asset acquisition costs, attorney fees, loan fees, regulatory fees, commissions – the list goes on. Now I need to bring up antitrust laws.

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Foley Hoag LLP

APRIL 5, 2023

The attorneys and advisors in Foley Hoag’s GBHR Practice , which pioneered the corporate human rights impact assessment, can attest to the critical value that is provided when fieldwork includes the experiences and actual voices of vulnerable rights-holders.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. 3d 849 (9th Cir.

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