The AJJ reported today that Los Angeles Times (10/2, Geiger) reported that ” ‘In an effort to curb accidents caused by distracted driving, the Obama administration has banned federal employees from text messaging while driving and said it would consider new restrictions on cellphone use by rail, truck and bus drivers.’ President Obama ‘signed an executive order Wednesday night telling federal employees not to send text messages while driving on the job or in a government-owned vehicle.’ And ‘also Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on state and local governments to pass laws to discourage distracted driving.’ “
“Wolf in sheep’s Clothing” Says Erika Sward of the American Lung Ass’n
May 1, 2014
We wrote about expected regulation of e-cigarettes long ago. As a lawyer who deals with defective or dangerous products, I expected some federal oversight, but it took the federal government five years to address the issue.