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When a bulk container of vitamins tore and began to leak, it set into motion an unforeseen chain of events — beginning with the injury of Martin Cassidy and ending with an increased risk of strict liability for distributors of allegedly defective products.

Lyft has the need for speed.

Life Sciences Counsel Stan Abramson will speak on a panel at a Farm Foundation Forum about the challenges and opportunities of implementing a new biotechnology regulation review process on July 23, 2019, at the National Press Club.

The FTC recently brought action against two companies for including non-disparagement provisions that bar or impose financial penalties on consumers for writing negative reviews in their form contracts, without a meaningful opportunity for consumers to negotiate such terms.

Earlier this month, members of Arent Fox’s Export Controls & Economic Sanctions team published analysis in WorldECR that identified problems with the application of secondary sanctions.

Will Toyota self-drive robot cars win the gold?

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

On July 11, 2019, I presented at the American Bankers Association webinar, entitled, “Mortgage Disclosure Cures and Corrections — Mitigating Liability.” Below is a summary of the points presented in the webinar and additional analysis.

Data protection authorities in the UK and France have released updated guidance for website operators that use cookies on their websites.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just signed into law an ambitious statewide climate change agenda – the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

Food and beverage businesses seeking to gain a foothold in a new place should be aware of two court decisions issued earlier this summer.

BMW/Tenecent want a 2-player game.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that the firm and three attorneys have been recognized by the State Bar of Michigan’s Access to Justice Committee on its inaugural A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll.

Life Sciences Partner Karen Ellis Carr will speak at the Farm Foundation® Forum, “Gene Editing: Opportunities and Challenges,” at the National Press Club on July 17, 2018.

While the US data privacy landscape is rapidly changing, there appears to be some helpful news for the automotive industry. Notably, the auto industry may receive the benefit of being exempt from the impact of two of the more rigorous state privacy laws that have entered the legal landscape.

Headlines that matter for privacy and data security.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that the firm was ranked for its work in Private Wealth in Illinois and nationwide in the 2019 edition of Chambers High Net Worth, a legal industry ranking focused on the private wealth market.

On July 9, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports addressing hospice deficiencies and the risks, potential harm, and actual harm those deficiencies posed to hospice beneficiarie. 

The US District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated a final rule pursuant to which pharmaceutical manufacturers would have to disclose the list price of certain drugs on direct-to-consumer ads.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee recently voted to advance bipartisan legislation, called the Lower Health Care Costs Act (the Act), aimed at, among other things, curbing surprise medical bills. 

Land Use Counsel Tim Tosta was recently quoted in the San Francisco Business Journal article, “San Bruno reels from councilman’s veto of huge housing project,” published on July 11, 2019.

Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment.

European startups have to plan for all (self-driving) conditions.

On May 28, 2019, the Maryland Governor permitted (without signature) the Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses Act (the Act) to become law.