Garmin is recalling around 1.25 million Nüvi personal devices worldwide; 796,000 of which were sold in the United States. The batteries, manufactured by an outside supplier, are overheating due to a specific printed circuit board, which can lead to a fire hazard.

President Obama signed H.R. 4380, the U.S. Manufacturing Act of 2010 (also known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill) into new law on August 11, 2010.

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Over the River is a proposed temporary art piece by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. They are known for wrapping and covering famous monuments and areas such as the Pont Neuf in Paris, the Biscayne Bay Islands in Florida and the Berrower Park Trees in Switzerland.

Jetboil Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Primus and its parent company Fenix Outdoor for infringement of Jetboil’s issued patents. Jetboil is seeking a permanent injunction for the importation, sales and marketing of Primus’s EtaSolo product in the U.S. market, and for damages and profits made against Jetboil.

G3, starting this fall, will be the first alpine-touring/backcountry ski binding manufacturer to offer a liability reduction and indemnity program to its North American Retailers. This program is based off a standard procedure among manufacturers and retailers that will reduce risk, and potentially cost to G3 dealers. When G3’s Onyx and women’s Ruby alpine-touring bindings are installed with the company’s instructions, dealer agreement, and documentation requirements, G3 will take the lead in defending any legal case surrounding binding releasability or function involving a dealer and/or sales rep.

Bob Shearer, VF Corporation’s chief financial officer told WWD that the clothing prices are going up because of inflation. Cotton prices have gone up 50 percent in a year, labor and transportation are on the rise and factories that closed during the recession remain closed, leading for a higher demand and less supply of product. This is going to hit every business and the outdoor businesses are no exception.

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