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François-Régis Babinet, Genevieve Michaux; Covington & Burling LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 13, 2012 French Law No 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011 on the Strengthening of Health Protection for Medicinal and Health Products (“loi relative au renforcement de la sécurité sanitaire du médicament et des produits de santé”) (the ‘New Law’) will have a...
| | Defendant Hoist Manufacturer Awarded Attorney's Fees in Trade Dress Case Secalt v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery
Janet A. Marvel; Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 In Secalt S.A. v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Nos. 10-17007 & 11-15066, 2012 WL 373102 (9th Cir. Feb. 7, 2012), plaintiff, a manufacturer of traction hoists (typically used for commercial building and window washing), alleged that it owned trade dress rights in the following...
| | Proposition 65: The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
Todd R. Howell; Tharpe & Howell;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2012 If you sell consumer products to California citizens, it is important to understand the requirements of that State.
| | Replacement Parts Doctrine Upheld in California Asbestos Case
Arabelle Aportadera-Torres; Morris Polich & Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2012, previously published on February 1, 2012 Defendants Crane Co. and Warren Pumps manufactured and supplied valves to the Navy in the 1940s for incorporation into the steam propulsion systems on Navy ships. The steam propulsion system in a typical Navy ship included hundreds of valves and pumps. The pumps moved liquids and condensed steam...
|  | Appellate Court Rules that "Evolving and Continuous" Breaches of "Franchise Agreement" Allow Termination Even Though Manufacturer Had Prior Knowledge of Problems
Jeffrey J. Jones, J. Todd Kennard; Jones Day;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The Supreme Court of Alabama recently ruled that a manufacturer was not precluded from terminating a "franchise" agreement under a state dealer statute even though the manufacturer had knowledge of the problems at issue more than 180 days before the proposed termination (the length of...
| | Prosecutorial Misconduct in FCPA Case Results in Dismissal of Indictment
Christopher R. Hall, Charles T. Williams; Saul Ewing LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2012, previously published on January 2012 We have recently written (White Collar Watch September 2011) about the uptick in prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (the “FCPA”), which prohibits, among other things, bribery of foreign officials for commercial advantage. A...
| | The “Detergent Case”: The Precarious Exercise of Multiple Leniency Applications in the European Union
Marta Giner Asins, Mélanie Thill-Tayara; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In a decision dated 8 December 2011, the French competition authority (FCA) applied sanctions to a cartel between the four main laundry detergent manufacturers. This case closely follows a decision of the European Commission (the Commission) imposing fines on very similar facts and involving the...
| | In the Wake of Nicastro, Illinois Reaffirms Jurisdiction Over a Foreign Manufacturer
Amy L. Blackwood; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 27, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro, seemingly limited the power of state courts to exercise specific jurisdiction over a foreign defendant. Nicastro held, in a divided opinion, that a small number of sales of a product within a state is not sufficient to...
| | California Supreme Court Rejects a Duty to Warn for Other Manufacturers’ Products
Joseph W. Hovermill, Matthew R. Schroll; Miles & Stockbridge P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 2012 On January 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of California rebuffed an attempt to impose liability on manufacturers of pumps and valves for plaintiff’s exposure to asbestos-containing insulation and gaskets—manufactured by other companies—which were used in conjunction with the...
| | EPA Reveals Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations Project for Microbial Resistant Building Products
David G. Sarvadi; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 18, 2012 There are several building products readily available that can reduce mold growth in the indoor environment. However, there is no nationally accepted testing and verification program to guide consumers and building professionals on how to select or specify the best building products for their...
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