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New York AG Enters Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Glock

The Crime Report

New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a lawsuit against the gunmaker Glock filed by one of the people wounded during the April 12 shooting at a New York City subway station, aiming to defend the constitutionality of a 2021 business law statute that makes it easier to hold gun manufacturers liable when their weapons are used to commit crimes, (..)

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Federal Firearms Prosecutions Rose 34% Between 2000-2016: Report

The Crime Report

According to the study, the number of individuals referred to US attorneys for federal firearms offenses rose from 7,770 in 2000 to 10,384 in 2016?after Federal gun laws regulate receipt and possession of firearms as well as their manufacture, importation, distribution, and transfer. after peaking at 14,322 in 2004.

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In pelvic-mesh lawsuit, justices asked to untangle fair notice and deceptive marketing

SCOTUSBlog

The move came in response to a tide of lawsuits brought against manufacturers of the technology by women who alleged serious complications from its use in surgery. California allows consumers, or state regulators on behalf of consumers, to sue businesses for failing to warn of a product’s risks. United States v.

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Union fees, bar association dues, and the funding of political speech

SCOTUSBlog

Oregon State Bar , the justices are asked to review the use of mandatory attorney dues by the Oregon State Bar to fund political and ideological speech. The challengers are Oregon attorneys who say the state bar uses the mandatory dues to fund legislative advocacy and other speech on matters of public importance. Next, in Crowe v.

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Five Essential Tips for Labeling Hemp Products

Hoban Law Group

If you manufacture, distribute, or sell hemp products in the U.S., First, ensure your product label adheres to federal labeling regulations governing the type of product you are manufacturing, distributing, or selling. 5) Name and Place of Business of the Manufacturer, Distributor or Packer. Supplement Facts panel); and. (5)

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Skinny Label Safe Harbor

Patently O

The statute does not create any express ‘safe harbor’ for the generic manufacturer against liability for patent infringement. Certainly, the manufacturer would be liable for inducement if it encouraged off-label infringing use of its product. encouraged folks to use it for congestive heart failure).

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Prefiling Offer by Business Partner Dooms Patent

Patently O

The collaborative idea was that Eddings would manufacture the sheaths because Junker did not have that capability. Thus, the court has held that an offer-to-manufacture doesn’t count. Junker’s attorney withdrew from that representation following a really simple rejection, and the reissue application was abandoned.