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FDA Warning Letters to Sprout Growers Highlight Complicated Legal Issues Associated with Warning Letters and Guidance Documents

Since 1996, there have been at least 30 reported outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with different types of raw and lightly cooked sprouts caused mostly by Salmonella and E. coli. […]

FDA Releases CPG for Labeling and Marketing of Therapeutic Animal Foods

On September 10, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft compliance policy guide (“CPG”) entitled “Labeling and Marketing of Nutritional Products Intended for Use to Diagnose, […]

Update: Online Poker Executives Guilty Plea Highlights the Additional Penalties Payment Processors When Processing Illicit Gambling Proceeds

On September 19, 2012, Nelson Burtnick, former director of the payment processing department of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit violations of the […]

CBP Expands its Simplified Entry Program

If you have ever attempted to import merchandise into the United States you are probably aware that there are numerous rules, regulations, forms, and guidelines which must be compiled with […]

Time is Money: CBP Proposes New Mitigation Guidelines for Liquidated Damages Response Petitions

For importers and brokers, there may be several aspects of US Customs & Border Protections (“CBP” or “Customs”) policies that are obscure. One of those areas is liquidated damages provisions […]

CBP Changes Regulations for Suspected Counterfeit Merchandise

In an effort to combat the importation of counterfeit goods into the United States, US Customs & Border Protection (“CBP” or “Customs”) has significantly increased the number of seizures of […]

Florida’s Concurrent Cause Doctrine May Be a Valuable Tool to Overcome Insurance Policy “Intentional Acts” Exclusions

Plaintiff “V” is yet another victim of unscrupulous business practices perpetrated by the evil Defendant B. V retains counsel to investigate and prosecute its claims to the fullest extent permitted […]

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Tax Court in Recharacterizing Loan as a Sale for Tax Purposes

On August 23, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the decision of the Tax Court and ruled in favor of the IRS in Calloway v. […]

Seventh Circuit: FBAR Forms Governed by Required Records Doctrine, Not Protected by Fifth Amendment

On August 27, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided In Re: Special February 2011-1 Grand Jury Subpoena Dated September 12, 2011, available here, holding […]

Update: Eastern District of New York Judge Finds Poker to be Game of Skill Not Chance Under Illegal Gambling Business Act

On August 21, 2012, Judge Jack Weinstein of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed the indictment against Lawrence Dicristina under 18 U.S.C. § […]