Dec 28, 2023 As predicted, executives are criminally prosecuted for violating the Consumer Product Safety Act. By Paul Benson On December 23, 2022, I predicted in a post that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) would step up criminal enforcement of the...
Dec 28, 2023 Do fries count as vegetables? The next version of the US Dietary Guidelines may have the definitive answer. By Paul Benson Botanists and others count potatoes – including French fries – as “starchy vegetables.” The UK's National Health Service does not. Who is...
Dec 20, 2023 A Sea Change for Cephalopods: U.S. Proposes New Welfare Standards for Preclinical Drug Development By Karl Nobert Earlier this year, in a groundbreaking move, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research released a request for...
Dec 18, 2023 Ever heard of a "climatarian"? Apparently, over half of consumers claim to be one. By Paul Benson I love my job because even after 30+ years of practice, I learn something new just about every day. Recently, I learned what a...
Dec 08, 2023 PFAS is everywhere. We've all been exposed to it. But what are the risks? By Paul Benson I've been a product liability and toxic tort litigator for over 30 years. Throughout my career, I've often been asked what I think the...
Dec 05, 2023 China and U.S. Clash in Approach to AI Copyright Cases By Laura Lamansky A Chinese court ruled that an image created by an artificial intelligence (AI) platform is protectable by copyright law. The Beijing...
Dec 05, 2023 The Top 3 Places to Start a Small Business Nationwide: Right Here in North Carolina By Lyle Gravatt Travis Albea Adam Wanee Did you know that the top three places nationwide to start a small business are all right here in the Tar Heel State? According to a...
Dec 04, 2023 $19.065M, $15.8M, $11.5M, and $16M -- what do these big time CPSC penalties all have in common? A failure to timely report. By Paul Benson In early January of this year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") levied a $19.065M civil penalty against a fitness company...
Nov 29, 2023 Michael Best Joins Defense Alliance to Focus on DoD/NDAA Priorities and SBIR/STTR Funding for Small Businesses By Lyle Gravatt On Thursday, November 30, principals from Michael Best’s Defense and National Security team will join the Defense Alliance of North...
Nov 26, 2023 Should your granola bar include a warning label because it is an "ultra-processed" food? By Paul Benson What does your diet consist of? According to an analysis of federal data collected between 2001 and 2018, about 58% of the calories that...
Nov 14, 2023 Washington My Health My Data Act: Prepare for the March 31, 2024 Deadline By Katelyn Pellitteri Linda Emery The State of Washington passed a groundbreaking consumer health data privacy law earlier this year called the Washington My Health My...
Nov 10, 2023 Remote Work Gives Diversity a Twist By James Fieweger A federal judge in California recently remanded a case back to state court because the remote work practices of the defendant's...