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Hunton Retail Law Resource
Recall Roundup: November
By Kelly Faglioni, Jonathan L. Caulder
This past month, several key recalls were made that affect the retail industry. Check back here each month for our Recall Roundup.
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
USITC Will Not Bar Hoverboards
In a much-anticipated ruling, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has declined to issue an exclusion order barring hoverboards from the U.S. market, finding that the popular consumer items did…
Product Liability Advocate
Lithium-Ion Batteries: Hoverboard Suspected in Fatal Fire
Since our last blog post on lithium-ion batteries, there has been a report that a self-balancing scooter, known as a hoverboard, is the suspected cause for a March 10, 2017,…
Product Liability Advocate
U.S. CPSC Oversees Recall of Hoverboards Citing Risks Associated with Lithium-ion Battery Packs
By Alan Fiedel
Not surprisingly, following on the heels of various accounts and reports of fires caused by hoverboards, ten manufacturers, distributors and retailers have issued an official recall of 501,000 hoverboards in…
IP Intelligence
U.S. International Trade Commission Bans Imports of Hoverboards
By Eric Hiatt
Hoverboards, the hybrid skateboard/scooter personal transportation devices, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity over the last year, with celebrities and professional athletes posting photographs of their hoverboards across social…
Consumer products law blog
CPSC targets hoverboards
Late last week, the CPSC Office of Compliance and Field Operations issued a letter on the CPSC website to "Manufacturers, Importers, and Retailers of Self-Balancing Scooters" that ultimately makes a new…
DuetsBlog
Patent System is not the Fire that Hoverboards Need to Put Out
-Martha Engel, Attorney One of the hottest toys during the 2015 holiday season was the hoverboard, and doesn't that seem about right for this year. I saw my first hoverboard…
Product Liability Advocate
Hoverboards Under Attack
By Alan Fiedel
Multiple UK retailers have asked customers to throw out their hoverboards, the self-balancing scooters that have clambered onto holiday wish lists this season, due to suspected safety issues with the…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Holiday Safety Concerns: Hoverboards Catching on Fire
Every holiday season brings out another new fad to sweep the nation, and this year is no different: the hoverboards are here! However, many are wondering just how safe are…
Ad Law Access
Selling Hoverboards This Holiday Season? Tips To Stay Off The CPSC’s Naughty List
Hoverboards have skyrocketed as a top gift this holiday season, dominating retail shelves and website banners. Many manufacturers make the products, at a range of price points. If your company…