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@HouCrimLaw Haven't tried to parse verbiage but I gather #cpsia penalties will not require showing of bad intent. Isn't prison in there too? |
@curiouswork Yes, that's fair; important to have a rallying point. Tell the moderate Dems to swipe & pretend it was their idea! #cpsia |
Not to detract from #CPSIA hugs 4 DeMint, but: 1) he's GOP; 2) Dems run both houses; 3) we've just begun to roll stone up mountain. |
@HouCrimLaw @aquinasnmore I've heard $100K is max, not min, penalty for single offense. Still terrifying enough for small operator. |
@craiglaw I think D.S. would say most pitfalls (incl longer time limits) are already in place. Act "responsibly" = not get sued? Alas no. |
@HouCrimLaw Yes, and stiff ones, up to $100,000. |
@DHMrs Congress would not ordinarily intervene in the litigation but it could make its wishes known in other ways -- hearings, budget. |
@Blynken I don't know enough to answer well. But in general, law empowers courts to second-guess agency a fair bit when it refuses to act. |
RT @danielschwartz Symbolism aside, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will have less impact than either friends or foes think http://is.gd/hQA0 |
First big problem with CPSC idea for 1-yr #CPSIA pause: "consumer" groups'll say it's unlawful. If/when they sue, court could nix delay. |
Big #CPSIA news: CPSC may propose 1-yr delay http://bit.ly/39SG0w (PDF) & Sen. DeMint will introduce broad reform bill http://bit.ly/SA0A |
Helping here: recent law grad seeks empl/labor work NY/CT or DC, also exper in insur def and alc/wine law. I'll pass leads to him |
Simply awful: RT @LegalReform Stimulus bill would let state AGs file HIPAA damage suits using priv %-fee lawyers http://tinyurl.com/d6dhlu |
For #followfriday, law: @nikiblack @lilyhill @annereed @carolynelefant @vpynchon. CPSIA expert: @kfasanella. Hey, where are all the men? |
RT @ArsLaw Julian Sanchez on Obama regulatory pick Cass Sunstein http://ping.fm/JqynF More background @pointoflaw http://is.gd/hQ2e |
RT @infogoddes Rounds up latest on books libraries & #CPSIA http://tinyurl.com/azpfkc More @rwoldenberg http://tinyurl.com/ap2mva |
@aquinasnmore Awful. I just reprinted your blog post (with cite & link of course) at Overlawyered.com -- let me know if that's not OK. |
@kimsch Irony is that if it's truly mass-produced, price may not rise that much. Hardest hit is small-lot, distinctive, varied, etc. #cpsia |
@kimsch Some confusion about whether it applies to schools, since they don't sell items. Devastating for school supplies, in any case. |
Similar law already in effect in Ontario might foreshadow how card-check unionization could work http://is.gd/hPFl #EFCAfail |
