New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that updates New York’s consumer protection law for the first time in 45 years to ban unfair and abusive business practices, not just deceptive ones. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.
After months of anticipation, the Senate has received a nomination for a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In May 2025, President Trump removed the three Democratic Commissioners, leaving the two Republican Commissioners, Dziak and Feldman. Then, on August 22, 2025, Commissioner Dziak announced his resignation, leaving Acting Chairman Feldman as the sole Commissioner.
On October 2, 2025, President Trump nominated William “Billy” Hewes, III to join Acting Chairman Feldman as a Commissioner of the CPSC.Continue Reading CPSC Commissioner Nominated
Crowell’s Litigation and Consumer Products partner Meghan McMeel will be speaking at the ICPHSO 2025 International Symposium on October 15. Meghan’s panel, Intersection of Consumer Product Safety and Mental Health, will discuss the implications of the General Product Safety Regulation’s inclusion of mental health when defining product safety, emphasizing the inclusion of mental health
In May 2025, the Trump Administration, asserting Executive authority, terminated the three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. On June 13, 2025, a Maryland district court aborted the without-cause termination while a legal challenge proceeds, leaving the Commissioners in place. No longer.Continue Reading Commission In Limbo: SCOTUS Decision Puts CPSC Democrats Back Out of Action
Register now to join Crowell & Moring partners Joanna Forster, Cheri Falvey, Clay Marquez, Meghan McMeel, Stefan Meisner, and counsel Shauneida Navarrete as they discuss significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Continue Reading Register Now! H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know Webinar
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been in the media this month following the reinstatement of the three democratic CPSC commissioners (i.e., Mary Boyle, Richard Trumka Jr., and Alexander Hoehn-Saric) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. As discussed below, the democratic CPSC commissioners have advanced their majority agenda while their status and reinstatement winds its way through the court system. CPSC action remains strong on recall execution and the agency is soliciting information on several topics including their August priorities hearing, rulemaking and reducing regulatory burdens. Recall announcements for this month include those for: infant sleep products and highchairs, electric blankets, battery-powered tools and small appliances, pool covers and other equipment, and more. Continue Reading CPSC Regulatory Updates (June 2025)
On June 16, 2025, the first-ever sentences were handed down in a criminal prosecution for failure to report under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). Judge Dale S. Fischer of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California sentenced two former Gree USA, Inc. (Gree USA) executives to 38 and 40 months in prison, respectively, for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and for failure to report information related to defective dehumidifiers under Section 15 of the CPSA.Continue Reading Corporate Executives Are Sentenced in First-Ever Criminal Prosecution for Failure to Report Under the CPSA
On June 6th, Crowell hosted Former CPSC Chair Ann Brown and Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords as they headlined a roundtable on the importance and impact of gun locks. This joint appearance spotlighted child safety and firearms as part of Gun Violence Awareness Month. Eighty percent of unintentional shootings in the United States are the result
Register now to join Crowell & Moring and Allens partners Matthew Welling, Emma Wright, Rafi Azim-Khan, Evan Wolff, and Valeska Bloch on June 5, 2025 from 9:00 am EDT – 10:00 am EDT as they discuss the increasing number of cyberattacks targeting retailers in the U.S. and UK which have led to some high profile breaches. Known as “Scattered Spider,” this latest wave mirrors prior attacks in the U.S., UK, and Australia. Continue Reading Register Now! Scattered Spider Cybersecurity Attacks Webinar