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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Releases Proposed Forms to Effectuate Medicare MFP Under the IRA of IPAY 2026 and IPAY 2027

On October 28, CMS requested public comment​ on four proposed information collections (ICRs) it intends to impose on drug manufacturers and pharmacies in order to effectuate maximum fair prices (MFP) under the Inflation...more

Stinson LLP

Bottom of the Ninth: Forever Chemical Bans Take Effect in 2025. What's in Your Team Apparel?

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There has been a significant uptick in class action litigation related to sustainability claims, which will only increase after bans in California and New York on forever chemicals in apparel go into effect January 1, 2025....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Highlights of Final Regulations Under Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Oct. 28, 2024, published final regulations regarding the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit of the Internal Revenue Code (Final Regulations)....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Upcoming PFAS Restrictions on Textile Products and Apparel in California and New York – Effective January 1, 2025

We wish to inform our clients of important upcoming regulatory changes in California and New York regarding the sale and distribution of textile products and apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

Venable LLP

Trump's Second Term: What's Ahead for Eight Key Sectors?

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During a campaign season that saw an incumbent president bow out of his own re-election bid and assassination attempts against his challenger, substantive policy debates were sometimes obscured by the drama. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

Bipartisan AGs Reach $49 Million Settlement over Alleged Price-Fixing in Generic Drugs Market

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A bipartisan coalition of 50 states, D.C., and two territories reached settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Apotex Corp. to resolve allegations of price fixing generic drugs in violation of the Sherman Act....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Rhode Island Enacts Statutory Ban on Consumer Products and Firefighting Foams with Intentionally Added PFAS

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In late June 2024, Rhode Island joined the growing list of states that have enacted phased bans on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of various types of products containing PFAS. Rhode Island’s statute, entitled the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Increasing Regulatory Scrutiny of Formaldehyde Under TSCA

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Companies using formaldehyde in their manufacturing processes and/or selling products incorporating formaldehyde-containing components from upstream suppliers face significant challenges in an evolving regulatory landscape....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Circular Economy: The European Commission Adopts New Ecodesign Requirements

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On November 5, President Donald Trump was elected President-elect for a second time. We anticipate that President Trump’s upcoming term will usher significant shifts in U.S. environmental and natural resource law and policy,...more

Mintz

Let's Circle Back (and eFile) after the Holidays

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited to participate in voluntary eFiling last summer, and the CPSC extended this stage to October...more

Alston & Bird

PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q3 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA delays PFAS reporting, a compostable case won’t degrade, and Illinois keeps an...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Women With Meningioma Brain Tumors

Women injected with the Depo-Provera birth control shot are more than five-times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumors known as meningioma, according to a recent study....more

The Volkov Law Group

BIS Imposes $500,000 Penalty on Semiconductor Manufacturer for Entity List Violations

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On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a $500,000 monetary penalty on GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC and its parent, GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., for a series of...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Multiples, Multiples, Multiples! Why Manufacturing Companies Should Look Beyond EBIDTA Multiples

What are you hearing? What do the “multiples” look like in my [insert sub-industry] in manufacturing?...more

Goodwin

The NIS 2 Era Is Here: Are You Compliance-Ready?

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With the deadline for Member States to transpose the European Union’s updated Network and Information Systems Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) (NIS 2 or Directive) into national law, with the Directive having passed on 18...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Insulin Overpricing Lawsuits: 6 Things to Know

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Anyone who needs insulin to treat diabetes knows that the cost of the drug has skyrocketed in the last few years. The reason for the sharp increase seems to be simple: corporate greed. Recently, though, the high price of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

In the Void Left by Congress's Failure to Address Plastic Pollution, More Litigation Such as This Is Inevitable

Last November, I posted about litigation filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, asserting public nuisance and other claims against PepsiCo concerning contamination of the Buffalo River. At the time, I...more

BCLP

PFAS Update: California Enacts New PFAS Enforcement and Registration Law

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On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom approved AB 347 which, among other things, finally answers the question of which California agency will be tasked with enforcing and interpreting at least some of California’s PFAS in...more

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Transportation Electrification in the Southeast: Fifth Annual Report/October 2024

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (“SACE”) has issued: Transportation Electrification in the Southeast – Fifth Annual Report/October 2024 (“Report”). ...more

Troutman Pepper

IRS Issues Final Regulations on Section 45X Credits for Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

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On October 24, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (Final Regulations) on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X Credit), pursuant to Section...more

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E.D.N.Y. deals blow to plaintiffs’ claims – including mislabeling, false advertising and RICO claims – in multidistrict litigation...

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Takeaway: When it comes to mislabeling and related claims, and especially when human safety is not implicated, express preemption under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) remains a powerful tool in the hands of...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - October

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Americans’ Growing Appetite for Risk and Shrinking Responsiveness to Potential Product Issues

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Over one-third of Americans (36%) now report that they would continue to use products even after a recall, according to recent data collected by MasterControl, a provider of quality management and manufacturing software. The...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Understanding Plaintiffs’ Claims in the Exactech Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)

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The recently revised pre-trial schedule in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Exactech gives new plaintiffs more time to join the litigation before it heads to trial next year. That is, of course, assuming that the...more

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Cargo Theft - Bill in Congress Proposes $100 Million Solution

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Applause can be heard from diverse sectors of private industry as the U.S. Congress redoubles its resolve against threats in the supply chain. New bills introduced in recent months target supply chain challenges at home and...more

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