Tag: CPSA
First-Ever Sentencing of Corporate Executives for Failure to Report Under Consumer Product Safety Act
As we previously reported, in November 2023, two corporate executives were convicted of conspiracy and failure to report defective dehumidifiers in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). This groundbreaking prosecution was the first-ever criminal conviction of corporate executives for failure to report under the CPSA. On June 16, […]
Featured in Law360: Landmark Product Safety Prosecution May Signal Sea Change
In November 2023, a jury convicted two corporate executives of conspiracy and failure to report information about defective residential dehumidifiers, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The jury verdict in U.S. v. Chu is the first-ever criminal conviction of corporate executives for failure to report under the […]
The Jury Has Spoken: Two Executives Convicted in Groundbreaking Consumer Product Safety Prosecution
Editor’s note: Authored by Daniel Grooms, Matt Howsare and Shawn Skolky, this article was originally published in Law360. In November 2023, a jury convicted two corporate executives of conspiracy and failure to report information about defective residential dehumidifiers, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act.[1] The jury verdict in U.S. […]