The U.S. Senate appears to be moving closer to acting on a bill that would update the Toxic Substances Control Act. We have posted about this long eff
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House Committee Approves Asbestos Bill
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Quick note for our readers who follow asbestos mass tort issues: the House Judiciary Committee decided in a 17–14 party-line vote this week to r…
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Foreign Manufacturer Liability Act Unlikely to Pass Soon
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We have posted before about efforts to pass legislation that would impact the ability of U.S. consumers to sue foreign manufacturers. As the end of th…
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Industry Weighs in on “Safe Chemicals” Bill
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A variety of companies and chemical industry trade groups weighed in last week on a bill to amend the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act. Severa…
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CPSC Commissioners Testify At Hearing Regarding Database
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Issues about the product complaint database set up by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission bubbled over again last week. We have posted on the …
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TSCA “Reform” Bill Moves To Senate Floor
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Over the past several years, Congress has wrestled with chemical safety and possible ways to modernize TSCA. Chemical business leaders, public officia…
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House Subcommitee Chair Questions EPA Approach on Fracking
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We have posted before about the tremendous economic promise of fracking technology, and the attempts of the plaintiffs bar to exploit this promise. An…
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House Hearing on CAFA- Seven Years Later
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A topic near and dear to the hearts of readers of MassTortDefense was the subject of a recent hearing by a subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Co…
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House Passes FDA Reauthorization Bill
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The House of Representatives last week passed a bill (387 to 5 vote) that would reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration’s user fee programs and a…
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New Law Takes Effect Regarding Venue, Removal
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For all the litigators out there, a reminder that The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, H.R. 394, P.L. 112-63. took eff…
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