Posts in April, 2019

Apr 09 FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for Certain Commodities Related to Produce Safety Rule​

The FSMA final Produce Safety Rule was published on November 27, 2015 (80 FR 74353) and establishes science-based minimum ...

Apr 09 Could a Federal Data Privacy Law Be a Reality in 2019?​

From the continual evolution of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) to the potential ramifications of a Brexit “no-deal” ...

Apr 09 VA Vendors Beware: Mind the Company You Keep; It’s Time for a Compliance Checkup​

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acquisitions are about to get a lot more attention – from the VA Office of Inspector General ...

Apr 09 Supreme Court Opens a Pandora’s Box of Whistleblower Litigation​

The Supreme Court opened the door to a potential wave of whistleblower litigation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s anti-retaliation ...

Apr 09 Closing the Side Door – the Imperative of the College Admission Scandal

On March 12, 2019, the Justice Department unveiled its indictment and charges of 50 individuals involved in one of the most ...

Apr 09 U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Asbestos Defendants “Bare Metal Defense” in Maritime Cases​

In Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. et al. v. DeVries et al., No. 17-1104 (March 19, 2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that under federal ...