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The Dormant Commerce Clause — Not Just for Civil Procedure Final Exams
On Monday, January 30, 2017, the Seventh Circuit held unconstitutional certain parts of an Indiana law which regulated the manufacture of e-liquids sold in the State. Of the law, the court noted "[w]hat is remarkable, however, is the Act’s extensive regulation beyond...
FDA Final Rule: Is it a Drug/Device or a Tobacco Product?
FDA published its final rule clarifying what it considers to be the distinction between tobacco products, and products derived from tobacco that constitute a drug or device. This distinction is important because FDA has separate requirements and standards to which...
February Deadline to Submit Health Documents Still Looms for Newly Deemed Products
While FDA has postponed the deadline to submit Ingredient Listings from February 8, 2017 to June 2017, it has yet to act with regard to the Health Document Submissions requirement. That said, February 8, 2017 remains a critical date for manufacturers and importers of...
A Former Brownson PLLC Project Assistant’s Review of the First Semester of Law School
By: Mariah Slocum My first day of law school at the University of Chicago was both intimidating and exhilarating. Prior to my first day, I had frequently heard the common mantra that during the first year of law school they scare you to death, the second year they...
FDA Postpones Deadline for ENDS Ingredient Listing Submission
In a recent revision to the guidance on Ingredient Listings, FDA has postponed the deadline for the Ingredient Listing--which was previously due on February 8, 2017. However, FDA recognizes that some manufacturers of newly deemed products are not familiar with the...
The #babylawyer Generation: Social Media and the Future of the Legal Profession
After twenty-two years of school, topped off by the harrowing experience of studying and taking the bar exam, I finally made it. I’m a lawyer. Or as my fellow graduates from the University of Minnesota Law School keep posting on Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram: I’m...
FDA Pushes Back First Major Deadline for E-Cigarette Industry
Today, December 9, 2016, FDA sent out a notification that the deadline for domestic manufacturers to submit Establishment Registration and Product Listing has been pushed back from December 31, 2016 and are now due June 30, 2017. This change has been formally noted in...
Kristi Brownson Attend U of M Fall Meet Market Event
This evening, Brownson PLLC attorneys Kristi Brownson and Olivia Cooper will return to their law school alma mater to represent the firm at the U of M Law School's Fall Meet Market Event. Stop on by and say hello. The event begins at 4 p.m. today, November 16, 2016....
Kristi Brownson feature in Attorney at Law Magazine
We are very excited to share this feature article on Partner Kristi Brownson in the 2016 Women in Law Special Issue of Attorney at Law Magazine. Check out the article: Attorney at Law Spotlight: Kristi Brownson
Ryan v. Potlach: Include Reasonably Contemplated Conditions in Work Comp Settlement Agreements
In August, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard on appeal the matter of Virgenia Ryan v. Potlach Corporation and Self-Insured/Comp Cost, Inc. (“Ryan v. Potlach”). Reversing and remanding a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (“WCCA”), the Supreme Court...
The Ryder Cup Makes it to the Brownson PLLC Offices…Sort of
A par 3 that turned out to be a par 6: The Winners: Team Bob Brownson & Tom Linnihan
BROWNSON PLLC SUPPORTS SMRLS
Robert Brownson and Kristi Brownson will represent the firm at the annual Social Justice UNCORKED fundraising event in Minneapolis on September 23, 2016 on behalf of the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS). SMRLS provides free, high-quality legal help...