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18 Jan 2008, 10:48 am
Further, Governor Spitzer is requesting that the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission act immediately to issue a national recall of those toys and other products that the New York state Consumer Protection Board found unsafe during its investigations. [read post]
4 Apr 2013, 11:54 am by David M. Goldman
For example, the language in the new law specifies a procedure for licensed firearms retailers to perform mandatory "universal" background checks on private party transactions that is not permissible based on federal law and regulations governing the National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) system. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 10:12 am by Lyle Denniston
Analysis For the second time in recent months, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinforced the authority of the federal government’s energy regulators in the ongoing national-state competition to manage the markets for electricity. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 1:42 pm
Come May 11 this year, Georgia and Maine residents without passports may not be allowed into federal buildings and the lines at Hartsfield-Atlanta airport could stretch to Alabama, according to federal rules designed to morph state driver's licenses in a national identification card that were released Friday. [read post]
21 Jun 2013, 7:04 am by Joy Waltemath
Officiating round two of a dispute over Kmart’s alleged failure to provide “suitable seating” to cashiers in the national retailer’s California stores, a federal judge certified only a narrow class of employees, limited to the store at which the named plaintiff worked, in their suit alleging violations of a state wage order (Delbridge v Kmart Corp, June 11, 2013, Alsup, W). [read post]
As pandemic response task forces at the federal and state levels ramp up price gouging investigations and enforcement actions across the country, civil plaintiffs attorneys have jumped to the forefront by utilizing private causes of action to file price gouging-based class action lawsuits against dozens of major retailers and food supply companies. [read post]
9 Oct 2018, 7:58 am by Kevin Kaufman
The tax would apply to retailers with more than $1 billion in national sales and $500,000 in Portland-specific sales. [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 8:58 am
Even the federal government issued a warning to start the holiday shopping season, when the Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued a stern reminder to some of the nation's largest retailers regarding their obligation to the safety and welfare of employees and customers. [read post]
23 Feb 2021, 2:06 pm by Matthew Vance
The plaintiff allegedly had suffered physical injuries after slipping and falling at a store maintained by a national retailer in Albuquerque. [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 12:31 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
The court agreed.For the Lanham Act to reach infringing activity abroad, “first, there must be some effect on American foreign commerce; second, the effect must be sufficiently great to present a cognizable injury to plaintiffs under the federal statute; and third, the interests of and links to American foreign commerce must be sufficiently strong in relation to those of other nations to justify an assertion of extraterritorial authority. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 4:56 pm by Tom Smith
A federal jury in Cleveland on Tuesday found that three of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains — CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens — had substantially contributed to the crisis of opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties, the first time the retail segment of the drug industry has been held accountable in the decades-long epidemic.After hearings in the spring, the trial judge will determine how much each company should pay the counties.The verdict… [read post]
7 May 2008, 7:43 am
Antitrust lawsuits have been filed on behalf of wholesalers, retailers and consumers. [read post]
29 Jan 2019, 11:04 am by Renae Lloyd
Update on Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme According to a press announcement on Jan. 28, 2019, a federal court in Florida reportedly ordered Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC and its former owner to pay $1 billion in penalties and disgorgement for allegedly operating the Woodbridge Ponzi scheme that targeted retail investors. [read post]
26 Oct 2015, 1:55 pm by HRWatchdog
According to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2015 Halloween Consumer Spending Survey, more money will be spent on adult costumes ($1.2 billion) than children’s costumes ($950 million). [read post]
25 May 2020, 4:32 am by Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle
Recently, a federal judge issued the first opinions in these gift card cases dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims. [read post]