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| 1 | Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Approved by Congress and Signed by President Paul S. Rosenlund; Duane Morris LLP; August 29, 2008, previously published on August 20, 2008 President Bush has signed the "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008" (H.R. 4040) into law as Public Law No. 110-314. |
| 2 | President Bush Signs Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Imposing Sweeping New Safety and Enforcement Standards for Children's Products Ellen Nudelman; Morrison & Foerster LLP; August 29, 2008, previously published on August 2008 Following a wave of product recalls in 2007, President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("the Act") on August 14, imposing more stringent safety standards for consumer products. |
| 3 | EPA Issues New Lead-Based Paint Rule Lois Godfrey Wye; Holland & Knight LLP; August 29, 2008, previously published on August 20, 2008 On June 23, 2008, EPA's new final rule known as the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (the "program") went into effect. |
| 4 | Federal Legislation Calls for Increased Nanotechnology Health Research Alston & Bird LLP; August 26, 2008, previously published on August 8, 2008 As federal legislation calls for intensified research into nanotechnology's potential health risks and federal agencies continue developing strategies for studying nanotechnology's health and environmental impacts, government interest in nanotechnology's potential risks clearly continues to rise. |
| 5 | Supreme Court Limits Punitive Damages Available Under Maritime Law Gabrielle Sigel, Michael Robert Strong; Jenner & Block LLP; August 26, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 25, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, under maritime law, punitive damages are limited to at most a 1:1 ratio to compensatory damages when the defendant's conduct is reckless, but not of a higher culpability. |
| 6 | Indiana: Statute of Limitations for State Law Contribution Begins at Cleanup Order Gabrielle Sigel, Michael Robert Strong; Jenner & Block LLP; August 26, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 19, 2008, the Supreme Court of Indiana held that the statute of limitations for "contribution toward environmental cleanup costs" under Indiana law begins when the cleanup order is issued, not when the plaintiff knew or should have known about the contamination. Pflanz v. Foster,... |
| 7 | EPA Proposes Significant Expansion of Audit Policy to Encourage Environmental Clean Up at Newly Acquired Facilities James C. Chen, Ridgway M. Hall, Chet M. Thompson; Crowell & Moring LLP; August 21, 2008, previously published on August 8, 2008 Late last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailed its new Interim Approach to its Audit Policy, aimed at encouraging companies that acquire facilities to disclose, correct, and prevent the recurrence of violations. |
| 8 | Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Approved by Congress and Headed for President Paul S. Rosenlund; Duane Morris LLP; August 21, 2008, previously published on August 4, 2008 The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have approved the Conference Report on H.R. 4040, known as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("the Act"), and will be sending the legislation to the President for his signature. |
| 9 | Failure to Provide Notice of Loss to Excess Insurers Bites Celotex Stephen David Allred, Collin J. Hite; McGuireWoods LLP; August 19, 2008, previously published on August 5, 2008 In a ruling that further underscores the importance of providing prompt notice to all insurers that may have coverage for a claim, a federal appellate court applying Illinois law recently held that nine excess insurance companies have no obligation to provide coverage for asbestos-related property... |
| 10 | EPA Proposes Regulations Governing the Long-term Underground Storage of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Seyfarth Shaw LLP; August 18, 2008, previously published on July 2008 On July 15, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) governing carbon sequestration, which is the long-term underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with power plant and industrial facility operations. |
