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Jeff, I just sent a Boston neighbor to DelMonico Hatter. He wants a Panama. Why he wants a Panama out of season I do not know. His name is Michael B. A few years ago one of the lawyers whose office is in the same building as mine, Roger W., was lamenting in the elevator that he couldn't find a...

The problem with trying to prosecute such mislabeling under the general provisions in the Federal Trade Commission Act is that "Beaver" has been so widely misused for decades that the bad actors could make a plausible argument that a reasonable consumer would not be mislead. The argument would...

As much as I, as someone who wears a fur felt hat every day from September 15 to May 15 (straw for summer) would like to see better regulation of the nomenclature for fur felt hats, it cannot be done administratively by the Federal Trade Commission, it would take an act of congress and no one is...

Hatco's labeling is in compliance with the law. If the hat contains any wool they disclose the percentage by weight of wool and any other fiber, such as fur. If the hat contains no wool there is no requirement to say anything about the fiber content, however, one may voluntarily disclose...

No, for legal reasons I cannot name them.

Now that the FTC has warned the offenders my client believes the offending companies will voluntarily come into compliance. If they don't the FTC will consider them to be willfully and knowingly violating the law, which carries a fine of up the $16,000 per violation (that's per hat). There is...

The U.S. market for Western style hats is rife with mislabeled products that defraud consumers, are a source of unfair competition for honest manufacturers and retailers, and are in violation of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939. Wool felt hats, which lack the performance characteristics of...

May 15th is Straw Hat Day the beginning of the season when men may wear their straw boaters and Panamas rather than the fur felt fedoras, porkpies, homburgs, and bowlers that we wear the rest of the year. Straw hats may be worn until Felt Hat Day which is September 15th.

Years ago I somewhere picked up the knowledge that the more x's the more beaver -- not sure if that was a reference to hats or to girly magazines.

Felt Hat is a Year-Round Hat The rules are simple. 1) A fur felt hat is a man's standard headgear year-round for business or in town. 2) Cloth caps or hats are appropriate for sport or the country. 3) From May 15 to September 15 you may substitute straw for fur felt.