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John L. Coalson, Michael M. Giovannini, Kendall L. Houghton, Maryann H. Luongo, Ethan D. Millar; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 24, 2012 On January 5 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion in N.J. Retail Merchants Association v. Sidamon-Eristoff, a case involving the constitutionality of 2010 N.J. Laws Chapter 25 (the NewJersey Act), New Jersey’s recently enacted unclaimed property legislation...
| | New Delaware Proposed Regulations Address Important Unclaimed Property Issues
John L. Coalson, Michael Giovannini, Kendall L. Houghton, Maryann H. Luongo, Ethan D. Millar; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 12, 2012, previously published on January 9, 2012 On January 1, 2012, Delaware announced that it is proposing to adopt two unclaimed property regulations: (1) a regulation addressing practices and procedures for establishing whether the full period of dormancy has run against certain securities and related property, and (2) guidelines concerning...
| | California Court Rejects Challenge to Listing of 4-MEI Pursuant to Proposition 65; Industry May Have an Obligation to Reformulate Products or Provide Warnings if Products Contain Certain Levels of 4-MEI by January 2012
Maureen F. Gorsen, Kurt Weissmuller; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 2, 2012, previously published on December 29, 2011 A California court recently ruled that the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment within the California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA) properly added the chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) to the list of chemicals known to California to cause cancer. The listing,...
| | Third Circuit Hears Oral Arguments Challenging New Jersey Gift Card Law
John L. Coalson, Michael Giovannini, Kendall L. Houghton, Maryann H. Luongo, Ethan D. Millar; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 20, 2011, previously published on September 14, 2011 On September 12, 2011, the Third Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Philadelphia heard oral arguments in the litigation challenging New Jersey’s attempt to retroactively claim stored value card balances as unclaimed property, pursuant to a novel jurisdictional theory. This client...
| | California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Lisa Gilford, Bernard Taylor; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 26, 2011, previously published on August 24, 2011 When the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 goes into effect on January 1, 2012, it will bring increased disclosure requirements to large companies doing business in California. The Act will not require these companies to engage in any affirmative conduct other than these...
| | Recent Trends from the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Lisa Gilford, Bernard Taylor; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 12, 2011, previously published on August 9, 2011 The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that it had successfully imposed yet another large civil penalty, this time a $960,000 fine, on a Fortune 500 tool manufacturer over allegations that the firm failed to report defects in a grass-trimming tool. This fine closely...
| | Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Implications for Daubert as Applied to Class Certification Experts
Lisa Gilford, James C. Grant, Douglas G. Scribner, Bernard Taylor; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 30, 2011, previously published on June 29, 2011 On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered its opinion in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, S. Ct. (2011), rejecting class certification of “one of the most expansive class actions ever.” Reversing a Ninth Circuit decision that upheld class certification, the...
| | 4-MEI in Your Food and Beverages? New Label Warning Requirements May Be Needed
Maureen F. Gorsen, Kurt Weissmuller; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 12, 2011, previously published on January 11, 2011 On January 7, 2011, the state of California decided to list under Proposition 65 the chemical 4-methyl-imidazole (4-MEI), and proposed to establish a no significant risk level (NSRL) at 16 micrograms per day.
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