Month: April 2020

In the News: April 27, 2020

Wawa pays $3M after NJ toddler severely burned by hot water April 21, 2020, 92.7 wobm Wawa Convenience Stores will pay $3M following burns to a toddler from hot water spilled from a teacup. The settlement, triggered by a 2018 more »

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In the News: April 20, 2020

WA high court reinstates $18 million GMA laundering penalty April 16, 2020, SeattlePI State AG Bob Ferguson (above):  Will not treat violating campaign finance laws as a “cost of doing business.”  GMA led opposition to 2013 ballot initiative on labeling more »

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In the News: April 13, 2020

Walmart, Home Depot implement safety measures amid Coronavirus pandemic. More companies should follow suit April 1, 2020, Forbes As more U.S. companies pivot to make things like sanitizers and masks to help combat the country’s escalating coronavirus crisis and relieve more »

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In the News: April 6, 2020

CPSC advances rulemaking on crib bumpers to protect infants; Proposed rule would remove padded, pillow-like bumpers from the market March 26, 2020, cpsc.gov In an effort to protect infants from suffocation and death associated with padded crib bumpers, the U.S. more »

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