CPSC Civil Penalty Trend Continues

Law360, New York ( March 27, 2015, 4:18 PM EDT) -- At the end of last year, we reported that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued $12.2 million in civil penalties in 2014, more than double the amount issued in 2013.[1] The number of companies fined increased as well. These trends signal the CPSC's intention to stake itself as a serious enforcement agency, which was reinforced recently by Chairman Elliot Kaye, who announced that the agency would seek to levy more penalties that approach the statutory maximum of $15 million....

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