Duane Morris LLP Alerts and Updates Copyright (c)2008 Duane Morris LLP http://www.duanemorris.com RSS Feed from law firm Duane Morris LLP en-us Thu May 15 10:43:45 EDT 2008 Important New Employment Legislation Prohibits Discrimination Based on Genetic Information Federally and Provides for Paid Family Leave in New Jersey http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2838.html 2008-05-13 Immigration: Cap Gap Extension http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2835.html 2008-05-07 FDA Announces Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act for Drug Safety Five-Year Plan http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2833.html 2008-05-06 Amendments to Florida Condominium Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2834.html 2008-05-06 Pain Pumps: The Next Medical Device Litigation Wave? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2830.html 2008-05-02 New Case Adopts "Common Sense" Approach to Academic Medical Center Stark Exception http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2832.html 2008-05-02 Wage and Hour Violations Now Result in Triple Damages Under Massachusetts Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2823.html 2008-04-25 Invalid Subpoenas Sent Via E-Mail: New and Dangerous Internet Scam http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2822.html 2008-04-23 Key Pharma Preemption Ruling in Third Circuit http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2812.html 2008-04-14 Immigration: H-1B Cap Reached; OPT Status Extended for Certain F-1 Students http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2806.html 2008-04-11 Employment and Privacy Law Developments: Racial Association Under Title VII and Proposed FERPA Regulations http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2804.html 2008-04-10 California Adopts "Sophisticated User" Defense http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2801.html 2008-04-07 N.J. Appellate Court Defines Standards on Use of Summary Judgment in "Adequate Assurance" Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2797.html 2008-04-03 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2790.html 2008-03-28 Government Spotlight Shifts to Physicians' Consulting Arrangements with Device Makers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2791.html 2008-03-28 California to Vote Again on Eminent Domain Restrictions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2792.html 2008-03-28 New Jersey Employers Be ForeWARNed: New Jersey Mass Layoff/Plant Closing Law Enacted http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2785.html 2008-03-27 Credit Crunch Affects Even High-Quality Borrowers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2784.html 2008-03-19 New Rules in the N.D. of California Seek to Accomplish More Efficient Patent Trials, with the Help of KSR http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2777.html 2008-03-10 N.J. Appeals Court Provides Property Owners Second Bite at the Apple to Challenge Condemnations for Redevelopment Purposes http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2775.html 2008-03-06 Illinois Franchise Tax Amnesty: Time Running Out http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2771.html 2008-03-05 US and Global Fallout from Liechtenstein Bank Scandal http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2772.html 2008-03-05 New York's Highest Court Permits Consequential Damages for Breach of Commercial Property Insurance Policy Despite Policy Exclusion for "Consequential Loss" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2773.html 2008-03-05 European Patent Office Rules Changes Are Imminent, Including Official Fees http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2764.html 2008-02-29 Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Be Aware http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2765.html 2008-02-29 US Fallout from Liechtenstein Bank Scandal - Precautions to Take Now for US Account Holders and Beneficiaries http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2767.html 2008-02-29 SEC Adopts Final Rules for Electronic Filing of Form D by Issuers of Private Offerings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2763.html 2008-02-28 Supreme Court Provides ERISA Remedy for Employees Who Suffer 401(k) Losses http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2762.html 2008-02-26 N.Y. Appellate Court Upholds Right of Former Directors and Officers to Corporate Attorney-Client Privileged Documents in Defense of Third Party Action http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2758.html 2008-02-21 OIG Approves Prompt Payment Discount Arrangement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2759.html 2008-02-21 Family and Medical Leave Act Expanded to Cover Relatives of Military Service Members http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2754.html 2008-02-14 Federal District Court Rules SOX Whistleblower Protection Applies to Foreign Employee of a U.S. Subsidiary of a Foreign Corporation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2752.html 2008-02-13 Special Needs of Government Entities Hosting Nuclear Electric Generating Facilities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2750.html 2008-02-12 SEC Adopts Amendments to the Proxy Rules to Facilitate Electronic Shareholder Forums http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2751.html 2008-02-12 SEC Revises the Eligibility Requirements for Primary Securities Offerings on Form S-3 and Form F-3 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2731.html 2008-01-25 Supreme Court Rejects Private Actions for Aiding and Abetting under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 in Stoneridge Case http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2728.html 2008-01-24 FDA Will Not Implement User Fee Program for Advisory Review of Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertisements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2729.html 2008-01-24 State and Local Taxes Update for Michigan and Illinois http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2730.html 2008-01-24 Qualcomm Court Sets Baseline for Electronic Discovery Programs for In-House and Retained Counsel http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2720.html 2008-01-16 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2717.html 2008-01-14 The NLRB Substantially Curtails Employees' Ability to Use Email for Purposes of Union Solicitation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2705.html 2008-01-08 Delaware Chancery Dismisses Globis v. Plumtree: Allegations Insufficient to Rebut Business Judgment Rule http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2706.html 2008-01-08 SEC Amends Proxy Rules Relating to Shareholder Nomination of Directors http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2699.html 2008-01-04 SEC Adopts Proposed Changes to Rule 144 and Rule 145 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2700.html 2008-01-04 Third Circuit Decision Clarifies Proper Use of Lapp Factors in Trade Dress Infringement Actions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2697.html 2007-12-31 Hark...2007 Energy Legislation Signed into Law! But Who Got the Good Toys? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2691.html 2007-12-21 Amendment to Illinois Human Rights Act Opens Door for Jury Trials in State Courts http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2690.html 2007-12-19 SEC Adopts Two Exemptions from Exchange Act Registration Requirements for Compensatory Employee Stock Options http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2689.html 2007-12-18 SEC Plans to Delay Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) Rules for Small Companies Until 2009 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2683.html 2007-12-14 2008 Physician Fee Schedule Includes New Anti-Markup Provision http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2679.html 2007-12-06 Physicians May Now Write Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2677.html 2007-12-04 FCC Bans Exclusivity Clauses for the Provision of Video Services to Apartment Buildings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2671.html 2007-12-03 SEC Approves FINRA Rule Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest in Fairness Opinions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2666.html 2007-11-29 Social Security "No-Match" Regulation Update - DHS Requests Time to Conduct a New Rulemaking http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2667.html 2007-11-29 Anticipated December Release of Revised, Redesigned Form 990 and Schedules http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2668.html 2007-11-29 Chicago Adds New Taxes for 2008 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2669.html 2007-11-29 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2662.html 2007-11-19 Supreme Court's Massachusetts v. EPA Ruling Cited as Basis for Denying Application to Expand Coal-Fired Power Plant http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2659.html 2007-11-16 Revised Medical Staff Accreditation Standard Causes Consternation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2658.html 2007-11-15 Recent Developments in Employment Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2654.html 2007-11-07 SEC's Observations Regarding Executive Compensation Disclosure http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2649.html 2007-11-05 IRS Extends Section 409A Transition Relief to December 31, 2008 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2643.html 2007-10-24 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2639.html 2007-10-19 California Supreme Court Sides with Law Firms on Issue of Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice Claims Against Former Law Firms http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2630.html 2007-10-04 Deadline Looms for Filing Appeals to Reassessment Notices for Philadelphia Properties http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2620.html 2007-09-14 Seventh Circuit Upholds Yield Maintenance Prepayment Premium http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2622.html 2007-09-14 Update on Medicaid Requirement for "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2618.html 2007-09-13 Ruling on Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements May Impact Employers Nationally http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2619.html 2007-09-13 New Social Security "No-Match Letter" Final Rule from Department of Homeland Security http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2614.html 2007-09-06 State Tax Alert for Businesses Subject to Illinois Tax http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2613.html 2007-09-04 SEC Proposals for Shareholder Access to Proxy Statement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2608.html 2007-08-30 IRS Announces Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Check Initiative http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2609.html 2007-08-30 SEC Publishes Rule Requiring Internet Posting of Proxy Materials http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2607.html 2007-08-28 Federal Circuit Establishes New Standard for Willful Patent Infringement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2603.html 2007-08-24 Florida Real Property Tax Notices to Be Mailed http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2604.html 2007-08-24 Net Neutrality - Revisited http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2601.html 2007-08-22 Regulation D: Proposed New Exemption and Other Revisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2600.html 2007-08-21 Intangible Holding Companies Under Increased Fire by State Taxing Agencies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2594.html 2007-08-15 Children's Products Safety Act of 2007 Proposed in U.S. Senate http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2592.html 2007-08-13 Recent Developments in New Jersey Construction Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2586.html 2007-08-09 N.J. Court Affirms Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal of Product Liability Claims Filed by U.K. Plaintiffs http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2585.html 2007-08-07 Interim Rules of the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2580.html 2007-08-02 SEC Proposes Simplified Reporting Requirements for Smaller Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2581.html 2007-08-02 Delaware Chancery Court Rules on Fiduciary Duties, Proxy Disclosure and Revlon Duties http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2579.html 2007-08-01 Medicaid to Require "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2576.html 2007-07-31 SEC Proposes Revisions to Rules 144 and 145 to Shorten Holding Period for Affiliates and Non-Affiliates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2577.html 2007-07-31 E-Discovery: Admissibility of E-mails Critical for Success on Summary Judgment http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2578.html 2007-07-31 Recent Developments in Employment Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2568.html 2007-07-24 SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on ICFR http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2566.html 2007-07-17 U.S. Supreme Court Sets Higher Pleading Standard for Securities Fraud Complaints http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2564.html 2007-07-10 SEC Proposes to Expand Eligibility for Use of Forms S-3 and F-3 for Primary Securities Offerings to Include Smaller Reporting Companies http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2557.html 2007-07-02 U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Vertical Price Restraints Are No Longer Per Se Unlawful http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2558.html 2007-07-02 USCIS Cuts Off Visa Numbers in All Employment-Based Categories http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2559.html 2007-07-02 OIG Provides Guidance on Hospital Investments in Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2555.html 2007-06-29 Applications for Permanent Residence May Be "Cut Off" Early http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2556.html 2007-06-29 Nevada Joins National Trend in Responding to Kelo Decision on Eminent Domain http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2552.html 2007-06-28 California Court Orders Preservation of RAM Data http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2547.html 2007-06-25 Draft of Redesigned Form 990 Released by the IRS http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2548.html 2007-06-25 New Jersey Supreme Court Limits Application of Blight Designation in Ongoing National Debate over Eminent Domain http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2544.html 2007-06-22 Florida Amends Homeowners' Associations Laws http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2542.html 2007-06-20 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2538.html 2007-06-15 Non-Smoking Legislation Implications for All Employers in the UK http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2533.html 2007-06-13 "Disparate Treatment" under Title VII and the ADA http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2534.html 2007-06-12 PA Supreme Court Upholds Doctrine of Void Ab Initio in Zoning Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2518.html 2007-05-24 SEC Adopts New Foreign Private Issuer Deregistration Rules and Accompanying Amendments http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2514.html 2007-05-21 Illinois' Predatory Home Loan Practices Act - House Bill 1478 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2515.html 2007-05-21 California Supreme Court Ruling on Missed Meal and Rest Breaks Impacts Employers Nationwide http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2505.html 2007-05-10 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2499.html 2007-05-03 On Same Day, Supreme Court Renders Two Important Patent Decisions: Clarifying Standard for Obviousness and Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patents http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2497.html 2007-05-01 FTC and DOJ Release Report on Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2495.html 2007-04-27 J-1 Physician Update http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2492.html 2007-04-24 Final IRS 409A Regulations on Deferred Compensation Issued http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2484.html 2007-04-19 E-Discovery - The Long and the Short of "Accessibility" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2475.html 2007-04-13 FCC Adopts New Rules Restricting Telco Disclosure of Customer Data http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2476.html 2007-04-13 Supreme Court Environmental Rulings Boost Confidence in Alternative Energy Investments http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2471.html 2007-04-09 Duties of the Board of Directors When a Company Is for Sale http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2465.html 2007-04-04 USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2008 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2466.html 2007-04-04 Apartment Buildings and Exclusive Video/Internet Contracts: FCC Opens Rulemaking http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2467.html 2007-04-04 SEC Permits Distribution of Proxy Materials via Internet Posting http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2460.html 2007-03-29 In Sweeping Change, Federal Circuit Lowers Threshold for Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction in Patent Actions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2459.html 2007-03-28 Making It Easier to Be Green: Financial Incentives for Energy-Efficient Buildings http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2450.html 2007-03-21 United States: Delaware Court Issues Two Rulings in Options Backdating and Spring-loading Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2451.html 2007-03-14 Electronic Discovery: Know What You Have Before Your Adversary Does http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2442.html 2007-03-06 IRS Issues Long-Awaited Initial Guidance on US Taxation of Cross-Licensing of Patents http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2433.html 2007-02-16 IRS Announces Its "Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2425.html 2007-02-07 Highlights of New San Francisco Sick Leave Ordinance: Impact Is National http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2421.html 2007-02-02 E-Discovery: Understanding the Safe Harbor Provision http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2422.html 2007-02-02 HIPAA Violation May Form Basis for Lawsuit http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2417.html 2007-02-01 Federal Circuit Alert http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2415.html 2007-01-29 The FCC and Net Neutrality http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2411.html 2007-01-23 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2404.html 2007-01-12 Patent Licensee in Good Standing Can Challenge Patent under Declaratory Judgment Act http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2400.html 2007-01-10 SEC Proposed Guidance on ICFR http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2399.html 2007-01-09 E-Discovery: Identifying Internal Resources to Facilitate Electronic Discovery http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2397.html 2007-01-03 Highlights of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA) http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2388.html 2006-12-19 Highlights of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2387.html 2006-12-18 Are You Ready for E-Discovery? http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2376.html 2006-12-05 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2377.html 2006-12-05 Telecom and the Elections: Issues of Multiple Ownership Limits and Net Neutrality http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2370.html 2006-11-30 UK Revises Age Discrimination Law; Impact Is Global http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2360.html 2006-11-14 SEC Amends Tender Offer "Best Price Rule" http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2353.html 2006-11-08 Insider Trading: Its Perils and Penalties http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2347.html 2006-11-01 E-Discovery: Taking Client and Counsel to Task http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2342.html 2006-10-23 New York Restricts Use of Eminent Domain by Utilities, Part of National Trend http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2335.html 2006-10-18 Your Employees May Qualify for Supervisory Status under the NLRA http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2331.html 2006-10-13 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2329.html 2006-10-12 Turning Hospital Tax Exemption on Its Head: The Provena Covenant Medical Center Decision http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2324.html 2006-10-06 Changes Proposed to Philadelphia Zoning and City Planning Provisions http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2327.html 2006-10-06 New Publication Requirements for New York Limited Liability Entities http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2318.html 2006-09-22 SEC Revises Executive Compensation Disclosure http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2313.html 2006-09-19 Pennsylvania Provides Alternatives to Developers of Planned Communities for the Keeping of Deposits http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2315.html 2006-09-19 Preparing for Imminent Changes to Federal and State Court Rules on Electronic Discovery http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2302.html 2006-09-11 Illinois Latest State to Respond to Kelo Decision http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2294.html 2006-09-05 SEC Proposes Further Extension of Section 404 Compliance Dates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2292.html 2006-08-29 USCIS Announces Expansion of the Premium Processing Service http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2289.html 2006-08-28 J-1 Physician Update http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2291.html 2006-08-28 National Labor Relations Act and Minimum Wages Updates http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2281.html 2006-08-16 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2282.html 2006-08-16 New Environmental Due Diligence Rule for Prospective Buyers http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2279.html 2006-08-15 Federal Circuit Alert http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2275.html 2006-08-10 H-1B Master's Cap Has Been Reached http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2262.html 2006-08-02 Stock Options Backdating Controversy Raises Issues http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2261.html 2006-08-01 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Proposes Changes to Rules for Reporting Potential Product Hazards http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2235.html 2006-07-10 Supreme Court Expands Scope of Unlawful Retaliatory Conduct http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2229.html 2006-06-30 California Appellate Court Weighs In on Section 1800 and Federal Preemption http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2226.html 2006-06-28 IRS Releases Interim Guidelines for Section 179D Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2224.html 2006-06-27 Federal Preemption Impacts Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2220.html 2006-06-16 IRS to Initiate Tax-Exempt Bond Audit Program http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2217.html 2006-06-14 IRS Begins Hospital Community Benefit Compliance Initiative http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2209.html 2006-06-06 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2205.html 2006-06-05 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2198.html 2006-05-31 California Part of National Backlash Against Supreme Court's Eminent Domain Decision http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2193.html 2006-05-25 Executives of Public Companies Will Be Required to Retain Independent Tax Services for Personal Use http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2195.html 2006-05-25 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Certification of Quality of Water Released from Hydroelectric Dams http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2190.html 2006-05-16 Georgia Enacts Restrictions to Eminent Domain, Part of a National Trend http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2185.html 2006-05-15 Supreme Court Reins In Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2189.html 2006-05-15 Massachusetts Adopts Universal Healthcare Coverage Package http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2179.html 2006-05-09 California Supreme Court Takes Up Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice Claims Against Former Law Firms http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2173.html 2006-05-02 Vibes http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2171.html 2006-05-01 Recent Developments in Immigration Law http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2165.html 2006-04-25 HRSA Proposed Rule Will Expand National Practitioner Data Bank's Reporting Requirements http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2159.html 2006-04-17 New Jersey Assembly Holds Hearings on Eminent Domain, Part of a National Debate http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2160.html 2006-04-17 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Imposes New Requirements on 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