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Publications & Advisories
Food and Beverage Alert: FDA Withdraws Food Coloring Draft Guidance
By Jay Leonard The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) reminded industry members last week that they must comply with TTB and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements concerning food additives. In particular, the TTB noted: Many alcohol beverage…
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Food and Beverage Alert: TTB Appoints New Director of International Affairs Division and Issues Organizational Chart
By Jay Leonard Earlier this month, the TTB appointed Karen Welch as the New Director of the International Affairs Division (IAD). The IAD’s Mission includes facilitating the import and export trade of alcoholic beverages in the United States. If you export…
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OSHA Update: OSHA Proposes Extended Deadline for Electronic Filing of Injury and Illness Reports
By Rod Smith, Pat Miller, Matt Morrison, and Alyssa Levy On June 28, 2017, OSHA proposed a five-month extension for certain employers to electronically file their 2016 OSHA 300A Annual Summary Forms with OSHA. The deadline is currently set to arrive on July…
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Intellectual Property Update: High Court Rules That Trademark Registration May Not Be Denied Due To Offensiveness
By Jim Sawtelle In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down a provision of the federal Lanham Act prohibiting the registration of trademarks that may “disparage . . . or bring . . . into contemp[t]…
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“Campaign Finance Law in Colorado” by Christopher Jackson as seen in The Colorado Lawyer
Construction Advisory: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Developer’s Right to Consent to Removal of Mandatory Arbitration Provision in Condominium Declarations
by David Frommell, Jared Berg, John Mill and Rebecca Fischer On June 5, 2017, the Colorado Supreme Court gave developers and contractors another reason to consider jumping back into the condominium construction market. By upholding the Colorado Court of Appeals…
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Governor Signs Construction Defects Reform
By John Mill, Ryan Klein and Allison Mikulecky On May 23, 2017, Governor Hickenlooper signed House Bill 17-1279 (“HB 1279”) into law, which applies to all construction defect actions filed on or after that date. With the adjournment of the…
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Intellectual Property Update: U.S. Supreme Court: Patent Infringement Lawsuits Should Be Filed in Defendant's State of Incorporation
By Jim Sawtelle On May 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which had held that a claim for patent infringement could be brought in nearly…
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OSHA Update: OSHA to Extend Deadline for Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Logs
By Pat Miller, Rod Smith, Chuck Newcom, Matt Morrison, and Alyssa Levy OSHA has announced that it “intends to propose extending the July 1, 2017 deadline” for the first phase of its rule requiring the electronic submission of injury and illness…
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