On December 12, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of updated final guidance on cosmetic facility registration and cosmetic product listing. If you are experiencing déjà vu, you are not alone — the FDA announced the issuance of the same final guidance almost exactly one year ago, on December 18, 2023.
Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted by Law360 discussing the lack of regulation surrounding the use of AI within health care.
Health Care Partner Jill A. Steinberg was quoted by Bloomberg Law on the expected difficulties in finding associational standing following the US Supreme Court’s dismissal of a challenge regarding standing against the US Food and Drug Administration.
In an interview with Harvard Law School, AFS Chairman Anthony V. Lupo talked about his role in helping shape the rise of fashion and retail law, AFS’s unique culture, and new legal industry trends to anticipate.
Presently, there is no overarching federal law or regulatory scheme specific to the unique challenges of AI. This places AI regulation on track to follow the same path as privacy/data collection—with the states, the courts, the industry itself, and other jurisdictions trying to fill the void.
The nation’s car dealerships experienced total losses of more than $1 billion as the result of a nationwide hacking and ransomware attack on their software and systems last month.
Customs Practice Leader and AFS Forced Labor Task Force Leader Angela M. Santos was quoted regarding the recent US Department of Homeland Security Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Strategy Update.
Hyundai said it does not ‘condone any intentional falsification of sales reporting data and [has] launched an immediate investigation.’
A group of Hyundai Motor dealers has sued the South Korean automobile giant in Chicago federal court for allegedly inflating sales numbers for electric vehicles.
Partner J. Michael Showalter was quoted on the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the so-called Chevron deference, a 40-year-old doctrine giving federal agencies deference in interpreting laws.
Partner Emily Cowley Leongini was quoted in a recent Axios article on the Food and Drug Administration’s implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which established a July 1 deadline for companies to register their products and facilities with FDA.
Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted on pharmaceutical manufacturers easing restrictions on 340B drug discounts as more states attempt to make the program’s benefits accessible.
Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rejected bid to block a proposed merger between two North Carolina hospitals.
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Aymium, a leading producer of renewable biocarbon products, announced that it closed $210 million of financing to construct a biocarbon production facility in Williams, California.
Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Employee Mobility Practice Co-Leader Linda M. Jackson was quoted on the trade secrets risks facing employers from large-scale employee movement and with the impending Federal Trade Commission rule banning most noncompetes.
Partner David Loring was quoted by Law360 discussing the impact of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Fashion & Retail Law Industry Leader and Chairman Anthony Lupo was quoted on impact of the European Union’s (EU) landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act on fashion retailers across Europe and beyond.
Partners Linda M. Jackson and David C. Blickenstaff, the newly appointed co-leaders of the Complex Litigation practice, were quoted by Law360 discussing their intent to continue the positive growth trajectory of their national practice, leverage the benefits of the recent merger, and focus on recruiting additional talent.
Customs & Import Compliance Practice Leader Angela Santos was quoted by Law360 discussing the impact of US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) recent bulletin notifying the importing community that it will notify entry filers if they use vague and non-compliant cargo descriptions.
The court ruled that the state exceptions weren’t necessarily illegal and added that the EPA had to formally qualify an “emission limitation” before vetoing the state implementation plan (SIP) provisions.
The German luxury carmaker is one of only a few established automakers that has been able to compete with top EV brands.
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has been criticized for selling few electric vehicles, but its decision to focus on hybrids is paying off financially.
Consumer Products Industry Group Co-Leader and New York Fashion Lawyer Michelle Mancino Marsh was quoted by BuzzFeed discussing the prevalence of design theft in the fashion industry, the importance of proactive legal measures for design protection, and the value of anti-counterfeiting programs in educating public and law enforcement about identifying knockoffs.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that International Practice Co-Leader Hunter Carter has authored the chapter “Landmark Chilean Supreme Court Ruling Protects Neural Rights.”
On Oct. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden issued an expansive executive order on artificial intelligence.