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Washington – January 3, 2019: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has elected eight lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2019. The firm has also promoted 21 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, New York, and Brussels offices, and underscore the firm’s commitment to its Corporate, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Litigation, Mass Tort, Product & Consumer Litigation, and Privacy & Cybersecurity practices.

On March 8, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) jointly announced that they are taking the first step towards determining whether to propose requirements regarding sleep apnea by seeking input on the impact of screening, evaluating, and treating commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and rail workers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Initiated through publication of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM), the agencies set a 90-day comment period during which they will host three public listening sessions (in Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles) to gather additional input on OSA.