Tonya Newman, chair of the Litigation & Disputes practice group, was quoted in the article "Product Liability Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2024," published by Law360. The article looks at the regulatory and legislative issues that product liability attorneys will be watching in 2024, particularly focusing on increased enforcement activity by federal regulators on unsafe consumer products and changes to civil procedure rules impacting mass torts.
Tonya highlighted the unprecedented aggressiveness of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, stating, "I don't think we've ever seen a CPSC, or at least not in recent years, be so aggressive. They're making it very clear, 'We're going to continue.'"
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