Fire Codes Get Legal Shield from Antitrust Scrutiny
Published Date: 1/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) updated its list of fire safety standards and committee activities on October 21, 2024. This update helps keep antitrust protections in place, limiting lawsuits to actual damages only. Anyone involved in fire safety rules or standards should note these changes, which keep things fair and clear without extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Antitrust Recovery Limited to Actual Damages
On October 21, 2024, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) filed a notification that extends the National Cooperative Research and Production Act's protection limiting antitrust plaintiffs to recovering actual damages only. If you participate in NFPA standards or committee activities, this filing preserves that limitation on plaintiffs' recoveries under the Act.
Updated Standards List Publicly Available
NFPA provided an updated list of its standards development, technical committee, and conformity assessment activities, and that information is publicly available at nfpa.org. People and organizations involved in fire safety rules or standards can consult that updated list to see current NFPA activities.
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