Publications

  • The Civil Penalty Conundrum. Transparency at CPSC. 2017 Product Safety Recall Directory
  • CPSC and Civil Penalties. 2012 Product Safety & Recall Directory
  • Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. The New Canada Consumer Product Safety Act—Are You Prepared? Marsh Insights, 2011
  • “New Consumer Product Complaint Database Could Pose Challenges For Consumer Product Stakeholders.” – Marsh White Paper, 2011
  • The CPSA’s Information Disclosure Rules-Myths v. Reality, 39 PSLR 145, 2/27/2011
  • Beware of Increased Civil Penalties for Consumer Product Violations – Are You Vulnerable” Product Safety Letter, July 19, 2009
  • When is a CPSC Civil Penalty Settlement Not a Settlement? Product Safety Letter, June 19, 2009
  • The Compliance and Practical Solutions for Industry Approach to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (The CPSIA to the CPSIA), DRI Las Vegas, NV April 2010
  • The Line on Lead Testing, How Much Testing is Too Much? (DeRagon and Schoem), Playthings, April 1, 2009
  • Product Safety: Understanding the ‘Made in China’ Brand, The Asia Society, April 28, 2008
  • DRI Children’s Products SLG, Update on Increasing Civil and Criminal Penalties For Failure to Report Product Hazards: A View From Both Sides, April 16, 2005, Los Angeles, CA
  • “New U.S. Consumer Product Safety Legislation Focuses on
    Lead and Children’s Products; Increases Civil Penalties 12-fold for Statutory and Regulatory Violations.” Marsh White Paper, 2008
  • New European Union Product Recall Rules and Regulations Follow U.S. Model; Safety of European Consumers at the Core,” 33 PSLR 211, 2/21/2005
  • “Managing Product Recall and Defect Reporting with the CPSC.” Marsh White Paper, 2005
  • Preparing For and Conducting a Product Recall, 33 PSLR 107, 1/24/2005.
  • Harvard Business Review Case Study – When No News is Good News, 79 HBR No. 4 at 39 (April 2001)

Select Presentations

  • St. Louis University Center for Supply Chain Management Studies in Cooperation with ADK Information Services, LLC. 2014 Advanced Product Safety Management Course, September 22, 2014
  • Webinar- The Evolving CPSC – How Developments Affect You. Product Safety Letter, May 20, 2014
  • Webinar, Product Recalls Under the CPSIA, Saint Louis University Product Safety Managment Course, May 8, 2014
  • International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), March 2013. Panel Participant: ABA Law Day: Recalls through Administrative Litigation: When Recalls Are Not Voluntary
  • DRI’s Strictly Retail Seminar, Chicago, IL May 12, 2011
  • International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization ICPHSO), February 23, 2011, “Product Recalls: Are They Necessary?” Orlando, FL
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  • The Compliance and Practical Solutions for Industry Approach to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (The CPSIA to the CPSIA), DRI Las Vegas, NV April 2010
  • Association of Corporate Counsel, The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, October 19, 2009 Boston, MA
  • Product Safety: Understanding the ‘Made in China’ Brand, The Asia Society, April 28, 2008
  • DRI Children’s Products SLG, Update on Increasing Civil and Criminal Penalties For Failure to Report Product Hazards: A View From Both Sides, April 16, 2005, Los Angeles, CA