Dwight Stone

Dwight Stone leads the firm’s Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Regulatory Compliance team, which helps companies navigate corrective action plans (recalls), civil penalties and reports and investigations under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

He counsels manufacturers, distributors and retailers on compliance with CPSC requirements and related federal and state laws, including the Federal Hazardous Substance Act and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. He helps companies manage product safety risks throughout the product lifecycle by evaluating CPSC reporting obligations, preparing and filing reports, coordinating worldwide recalls, developing corporate compliance programs and responding to civil penalty investigations.

Dwight’s clients span a diverse range of industries, including power tools and hardware, children’s products, portable heating products, household cleaning products, household and personal care products, water heaters and boilers, heating and cooling systems, blending appliances, technology and wearable devices and sporting goods and equipment.

A distinguishing feature of Dwight’s practice is his dual role as both a leading regulatory counsel and a seasoned product liability litigator. He serves as national coordinating counsel for a major global manufacturer in the defense of product liability claims, giving him unique perspective on the intersection of regulatory compliance and litigation risk. This combination enables him to advise clients on the effective coordination of regulatory strategy and litigation defense, a critical capability few lawyers offer.

Dwight is one of a handful of attorneys nationally with experience litigating matters against the CPSC, both in federal court and before administrative law judges. His extensive litigation experience, including trials and appeals of products liability and class action matters, coupled with his deep understanding of CPSC investigations, enforcement proceedings and regulatory filings, allows him to guide clients through complex regulatory proceedings while simultaneously managing litigation exposure.

His practice also extends to product labeling and warning requirements, including compliance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines regarding safety alert symbols, signal wording and hazard descriptions, as well as oversight of CPSC FOIA requests and collection of company data.

Dwight regularly collaborates with leading international product safety counsel, including on numerous global recall matters where he handles the North American components. He also is a recognized thought leader in consumer product safety law, a member of the DRI Law Institute and a frequent speaker and author on CPSC-related topics. To learn more about Dwight, please visit https://www.mslaw.com/dwight-w-stone-ii.