We have posted before about the BPA “controversy” egged on by lawyers seeking their next mass tort. Now comes yet another report on BPA, fro
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FDA Proposes Two New Food Regulations for Imports
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed two new rules last week that would impact imported food, including by establishing a program to accred…
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Advisory Group Recommends Cost/Benefit Analysis for CPSC Regulations
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We have posted before about the impact of regulations on clients and indirectly on product litigation. Earlier this month the Administrative Conferenc…
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Report Issued on Use of Science in Regulatory Decisions
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Scientists and policy experts from industry, government, and various nonprofit sectors worked on a report released recently by the Research Integrity …
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Federal Court Offers Cogent Analysis of Warning Causation in Drug Case
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A New Jersey federal court granted summary judgment last week to a pharmaceutical defendant in a failure to warn case. See Baker et al. v. APP Pharmac…
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U.S. Chamber Describes Tort Reform Goals for 2012
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Here at MassTortDefense we try to keep at least one eye on important tort reform efforts, and how they may impact the litigation that we blog about. T…
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Regulatory Reform Bills Pass House
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We have posted before about legislative attempts to limit the harmful effects of excessive federal regulation on product sellers. Readers know how tho…
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California Publishes New Draft of Informal Green Chemistry Regulations
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Yesterday the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) convened a Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP) to continue work on the state’s Gr…
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House Committee Tackles Regulations
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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing last week on a bill that would require federal agencies to evaluate the costs of proposed regulations bef…
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FDA Releases New Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science
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This week the FDA released a plan for fostering innovative science. It is entitled the “Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science,” and it foc…
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