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		<title>FDA Increases Transparency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched last week a new website that lists the regulatory status of a variety of medical device, food and drugs .  The FDA Basics for Industry website provides guidelines on how it regulates various products.  The site is intended to empower consumers in their purchasing choices, knowing more fully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act Proposes Stiffer Penalty For Safety Violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, discussed by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in May 2010, would give the National Highway Traffic &#38; Safety Administration (NHSTA) more regulatory power over vehicle safety issues.   In the outbreak of Toyota&#8217;s 9 million vehicle recall following its defective accelerator and steering, consumers and consumer advocates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act Will Provide Consumers Greater Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 4678.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to a series of foreign manufacturer recalls, including Toyota vehicles, drywall and children’ toys, federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow U.S. consumers to effectively sue foreign product manufacturers in U.S. courts pursuant to the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010.  The proposed bill was approved by the House’s Subcommittee on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pfizer Liabilities Continue to Grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 23:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robbins Geller Rudman &#38; Dowd LLP today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders of Pfizer Inc. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Carriers Not Required to Issue Headsets With Cell Phones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farina v. Nokia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a major victory for cellular phone manufacturers and service providers, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court&#8217;s dismissal of Farina v. Nokia, a consumer class action lawsuit that accused cell phone companies of conspiring to hide evidence that radio frequency emissions from cell phones pose biological hazards.   The class action alleged that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government May Regulate Black Boxes in Vehicles, Calculate Cause of Car Crashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of recent automobile recalls, drivers are increasingly concerned with vehicle safety.   Toyota&#8217;s defective accelerator that suddenly and randomly caused vehicles to accelerate, led to Toyota recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles and issuing an apology.  Toyota now faces a myriad of lawsuits.  In an effort to safeguard the public from future defective automobiles, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another State Bans Driver Cell Phone Use</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/02/another-state-bans-driver-cell-phone-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone driving law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia passed a law banning drivers from using handheld cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. Holding a cell phone while operating a vehicle is a $20 primary offense. Second offense is $50. By 2011, the fine will increase to $200. Virginia is one of only approximately 20 states that bans the use of handheld [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Florida Bill Bans Indoor Tanning For Youth Under 16 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/proposed-florida-bill-bans-indoor-tanning-for-youth-under-16-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[youth and melanoma from tanning beds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In follow-up to Monday&#8217;s blog post regarding tanning bed risks and inadequate warnings, comes today&#8217;s timely story regarding legislative efforts to protect the unknowing from serious health risks. &#8220;Florida&#8217;s Palm Beach Post (1/20, Cerabino) reports, &#8220;A national health group called Aim at Melanoma is backing a statewide legislative effort to institute what would be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL Goes To Supreme Court on Antitrust Allegations</title>
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		<comments>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/nfl-goes-to-supreme-court-on-antitrust-allegations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Needle v. NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davids Brees NFL case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reebok antitrust in NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reebok monopoly in NFL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Next week the US Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in American Needle v. NFL, a case that will have permanent affect on NFL football as a business – which will directly affect fans, players and the game overall. The issue before the Court is does the NFL constitute just one entity, or 32 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Distraction: Government Launches Awareness  Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/12/distraction-gov-federal-governments-new-campaign-to-combat-distracted-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following The New York Times series on driver distraction and Obama&#8217;s October 1st Executive Order forbidding federal employees from texting while driving federal vehicles, the federal government has launched a website exclusively dedicated to raising drivers&#8217; awareness of the serious dangers of distracted driving: distraction.gov. Compelling research reveals that drivers using a cell phone reduces [...]]]></description>
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