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Firm News 52 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 07.17.25

Crowell & Moring Bolsters California Litigation Group with Two Former Amazon In-House Counsel

San Francisco – July 17, 2025: Crowell & Moring has added two experienced in-house counsel from Amazon to its Litigation Group, expanding the firm’s abilities to serve clients facing complex consumer product liability issues. Clay Marquez, former Senior Corporate Counsel for WW Stores at Amazon, and Meghan McMeel, former Senior Corporate Counsel for Devices at Amazon, join the firm as partners in San Francisco.
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Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24

The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 15, 2024: The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 42 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 29 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Client Alerts 285 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.01.25

CPSC Shutdown Plan: Continue Enforcement, Pause Public Engagement and Civil Penalties

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued its Lapse Plan in advance of the federal government shutdown. The CSPC will furlough 35% of full-time employees, with the overwhelming majority of those retained focused on “protect[ing] life and property.” Under the Lapse Plan, consumer-oriented programs and, notably, civil penalties, will pause for the duration of any shutdown.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.17.25

California’s Chatbot Bill May Impose Substantial Compliance Burdens on Many Companies Deploying AI Assistants

California Governor Gavin Newsom has until October 12, 2025, to sign into law a first-in-the-nation bill that will, if enacted, likely impose significant regulatory obligations and litigation risk on companies deploying AI chatbots in California.
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Client Alert | 11 min read | 04.23.25

Recall Litigation Report: Trends in 2024 Continue Into 2025

Looking back at 2024, manufacturers were extremely busy navigating a high number of recalled products and corresponding litigation. A number of these 2024 litigation and class action trends appear to be carrying over into 2025.
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Press Coverage 18 results

Press Coverage | 06.28.16

The 24 Firms GCs Love the Most

Law360

Press Coverage | 06.20.16

Inside the 'Messy Brew' of Product Safety Penalties

The National Law Journal

Publications 28 results

Publication | 01.15.25

Consumer Products: Microplastics Are Ubiquitous. So, Increasingly, Are the Class Action Suits They’re Spawning

In August 2024 judge’s decision to dismiss a major class action claim against bottled water makers will likely do little to stem the flow of microplastics litigation in the year ahead, says Meshach Rhoades, managing partner of Crowell & Moring’s Denver office.
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Publication | 01.15.25

Health Care: Plaintiffs’ Bar Is Taking a Page From the Retirement Plan Playbook

A nascent trend is forming in the world of health care class actions. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are taking the excessive-fee concept pioneered in retirement plan litigation and applying it to self-funded corporate health insurance plans.
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Publication | 01.15.25

Product Regulation: A New Challenge for Cosmetics Makers: Dealing With the FDA

Key developments expected this year, as the FDA ramps up the implementation of major new cosmetics regulations, could shape the class action landscape for the beauty and wellness industry for years to come, says Crowell & Moring partner Robbie Rogart Jost.
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Events 117 results

Event | 04.02.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected

Cheryl A. Falvey will speak on "IoT Consumer Products Safety Issues" during the Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected Conference. For additional details and an on demand version of the presentation, please visit here.

Event | 02.20.25

"Women Leaders in Product Safety", 2025 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium

The importance of Consumer Product Safety is a priority shared across stakeholder groups and across product sectors – indeed, it is the thread that ties ICPHSO members together. In the consumer product safety world, all perspectives and voices matter – yet leaders still emerge.

Event | 02.17.25 - 02.20.25

2025 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium

Join Crowell & Moring attorneys for an interactive session on tips and best practices for avoiding common pitfalls in reporting and recalling at the CPSC. This session will be held during the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) Annual Meeting and Training Symposium. 

Webinars 20 results

Webinar | 07.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know

Join us to learn about several significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States.

Webinar | 06.11.24, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

Let’s Talk All Things MoCRA – Is Your Company Prepared?

The FDA will begin to enforce the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)’s facility and product registration requirements on July 1, 2024. Companies should initiate steps to implement compliant systems now. Is your company prepared? 

Webinar | 03.30.21, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

The Consumer Product Safety Commission—An Agency in Transition

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) is in a state of transition. The Democrats will soon have a majority of commissioners. Acting Chairman Bob Adler has announced that he will not seek re-nomination when his current term ends later this year. The Division of Compliance and Field Operations has reorganized, and we have already seen two civil penalty matters announced in 2021, which is two more than the total number of civil penalties announced over the past two years. 
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Speaking Engagements 135 results

Blog Posts 67 results

Blog Post | 03.14.25

CPSC Announces New Staff Appointments

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 02.27.24

PFAS Litigation: Another Headache for the Beauty Industry

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 01.12.24

Recall Litigation Report: END OF YEAR RECAP (2023)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer