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Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 29 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.17.25

NHTSA Publishes Updated Proposed Rule on Manufacturer Recall Notifications

On January 10, NHTSA published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) detailing its plan to update 49 C.F.R. Part 577, the regulations covering required recall notifications. This proposal stems from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act’s mandate that NHTSA amend its regulations to require recall notifications be sent to vehicle and equipment owners and purchasers by electronic means, in addition to first-class mail. The SNPRM supplements a 2016 proposed rule, such that anticipated changes may have fallen off many manufacturers’ radars.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.14.23

Michigan Supreme Court Holds “Blanket” Purchase Order Agreement Without Quantity Term is A “Release-by-Release” Contract, Allowing Auto Parts Supplier to Refuse Future Production Orders

On Tuesday, July 11, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a decision that could have profound impacts on the purchase and supply of automotive and other manufactured component parts under contracts governed by Michigan law. In MSSC, Inc. v. Airboss Flexible Products Co., Michigan’s high court found an automotive Tier 1 supplier’s purchase order contract unenforceable to compel future production from its supplier because the purchase order did not specify a quantity of parts to be supplied. In doing so, the Court formally titled a previously unnamed variation on a supply contract—the “release-by-release contract.”
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Client Alert | 9 min read | 10.10.22

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software

On September 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Clinical Decision Support Software final guidance. The guidance clarifies the agency’s scope of oversight and regulation of clinical decision support software based on the definition of a device in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). It also describes the criteria used to assess whether software functions do not meet the definition of a device.
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Publications 4 results

Publication | 11.03.20

Rules of Policy Interpretation Reflect Lingering Policyholder Bias in the ALI’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance

American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section's The Brief, Vol. 50, No. 1

Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 01.23.24, 1:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Supply Chain Recovery: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices

Throughout the supply chain, companies regularly face losses related to contractual breaches, defective products or services, or late products or services. Recouping these costs and losses from other levels of supply chain provides a company’s legal department with an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the bottom line. This CLE will focus on discussing best practices, opportunities for recovery, and current challenges companies face related to supply chain recovery. Topics will include the benefits of and impediments to establishing a recovery program, how to maintain commercial supplier relationships and avoid litigation while maintain a robust recovery practice, and recent case law developments and market trends that could impact companies’ supply contracts and opportunities for recovery.

If you are interested in attending this program, please contact Rachael Padgett, rpadgett@crowell.com.

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Blog Posts 6 results

Blog Post | 03.31.25

NHTSA Rulemaking Roundup: March 2025

Crowell & Moring’s Transportation Law: Moving Forward

Blog Post | 02.25.25

NHTSA Rulemaking Roundup: February 2025

Crowell & Moring’s Transportation Law: Moving Forward

Blog Post | 01.28.25

DOT Announces Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts

Crowell & Moring’s Transportation Law: Moving Forward