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Capital Markets
SEC Orders Sanctions Against Unregistered Broker-Dealers
July 21, 2009
Credit Crunch Affects Even High-Quality Borrowers
March 19, 2008
Commercial Lending
Title Insurance Companies Eliminate Creditors' Rights Coverage for Real Estate Buyers and Lenders
February 11, 2010
Eleventh Circuit Hands a Victory to Developers and Their Construction Lenders: Pukka Ruling Reversed on 99 Lot HUD Exemption
December 10, 2008
Legal and Practical Considerations for Purchasers of "Broken" or Distressed Condominiums
December 4, 2008
FDIC Implements Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
November 20, 2008
Highlights of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
October 6, 2008
Construction
Amendments to New York Prompt Payment Act Broaden Enforcement
March 5, 2010
Title Insurance Companies Eliminate Creditors' Rights Coverage for Real Estate Buyers and Lenders
February 11, 2010
President Obama Announces Winners of $2.3 Billion in New Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits
January 13, 2010
DOE and Treasury Announce Availability of $2.3 Billion in ARRA Tax Credits for Investments in Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects
August 21, 2009
Deja Vu: Pennsylvania Re-Amends Its Lien Law to Again Permit Broad Waivers of Lien Rights on Residential Property Projects
August 20, 2009
DOE and Treasury Actions Open the Gate for the Flow of Renewable Energy Stimulus Package Funds
August 5, 2009
Congress Continues Its Efforts to Stem Perceived Fraudulent Activity in Federal Procurement
April 2, 2009
Right around the Corner: Pennsylvania's Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act Opening for Business
March 30, 2009
President Issues Executive Order Encouraging the Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects
March 9, 2009
President Obama Issues Memorandum Directing Federal Procurement Reform
March 4, 2009
Supreme Court Clarifies the Extent to Which the False Claims Act Applies
June 27, 2008
Energy
Sizing Up the FCC's Controversial National Broadband Plan
March 18, 2010
DOE Expands Enforcement and Regulations for Energy Efficiency (How Many Energy Lawyers Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?)
March 17, 2010
President Obama Announces Winners of $2.3 Billion in New Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits
January 13, 2010
DOE Announces New Loan Guarantees for Conventional Renewable Energy Projects
October 16, 2009
DOE and Treasury Announce Availability of $2.3 Billion in ARRA Tax Credits for Investments in Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects
August 21, 2009
DOE and Treasury Actions Open the Gate for the Flow of Renewable Energy Stimulus Package Funds
August 5, 2009
Potential Implications of President Obama's "Cap and Trade" Program
March 18, 2009
Marcellus Shale: Material Drinking Water Risks?
November 25, 2008
The Sun Will Continue to Shine on Renewable Energy: A Surprise Ending to the Renewable Energy Tax Credits Debate
October 6, 2008
Carbon Policy: In the Absence of Federal Legislation, California Announces Aggressive State-Level Carbon Strategy
June 30, 2008
"The Little Tax Credits That Could": The Ongoing Saga of the Renewable Energy Tax Credits
May 27, 2008
Financial Markets
IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice Update
March 8, 2010
SEC Starts Pension Fund Group to Prosecute for "Pay to Play"
October 19, 2009
SEC Orders Sanctions Against Unregistered Broker-Dealers
July 21, 2009
Legal and Practical Considerations for Purchasers of "Broken" or Distressed Condominiums
December 4, 2008
Highlights of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
October 6, 2008
SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Use of Company Websites to Disclose Information for Investors
August 15, 2008
Financial Services
IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice Update
March 8, 2010
Data Security Compliance Deadlines Are Quickly Approaching
February 16, 2010
Title Insurance Companies Eliminate Creditors' Rights Coverage for Real Estate Buyers and Lenders
February 11, 2010
New RESPA Rules for Consumer Protection in Real Estate Settlements and Loans
January 27, 2010
SEC Finalizes Proxy Disclosure Enhancements
December 28, 2009
Criteria for Disclosure of Swiss Accounts Announced: Now That the Offshore IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program Has Ended, What's a Taxpayer to Do?
November 24, 2009
Words Matter: Financial Advisors Need to Be Careful Using Form Engagement Letters
November 6, 2009
DOE Announces New Loan Guarantees for Conventional Renewable Energy Projects
October 16, 2009
SEC Orders Sanctions Against Unregistered Broker-Dealers
July 21, 2009
FDIC Implements Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
November 20, 2008
Nasdaq Suspends Minimum Listing Requirements
October 27, 2008
Highlights of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
October 6, 2008
Feds Force Businesses to Implement Identity Theft Prevention Measures by Fall 2008
July 30, 2008
Gaming
Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Ban on Gaming Licensees' Political Contributions
May 6, 2009
Healthcare
Sizing Up the FCC's Controversial National Broadband Plan
March 18, 2010
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Requests Comments on Expanding WTO Duty-Free Pharmaceutical List
March 15, 2010
Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Reporting Obligations Delayed, but Uncertainty Remains
March 12, 2010
New York Restricts Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
March 11, 2010
FDA to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Corporate Officials in the Pharmaceutical Industry
March 11, 2010
New HIPAA and HITECH Regulations Are Coming
December 21, 2009
Compliance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
December 9, 2009
Exception to Pennsylvania's One-Disease Rule: Pre-1992 Asbestos Plaintiffs May File New Claims
October 26, 2009
Have You Registered Under MMSEA? New Reporting Obligations and Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payers
October 15, 2009
New Jersey Governor Signs Landmark Hospital Law
September 14, 2009
Compliance with New HIPAA and FTC Health Breach Notification Rules: What Healthcare Entities and Businesses Need to Know
August 28, 2009
Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA Signed into Law
June 22, 2009
Preparing Your Workplace for a Potential Swine Flu Pandemic: A Checklist for Employers
April 29, 2009
Electronic Health Records: The Time for Implementation Is Now
January 29, 2009
Third Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Whistleblower Action: Ensure That Physician-Hospital Written Agreements Are In Effect
January 29, 2009
Office of Inspector General Solicits Comments Regarding New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts
January 5, 2009
$100,000 HIPAA Enforcement
October 7, 2008
OIG Issues Final Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities
October 2, 2008
Ninth Circuit Opens Door to Pricing Suits by 340B Entities
September 3, 2008
OIG Reports on FDA Generic Drug Review Process
June 23, 2008
Nursing Homes Be Aware: OIG Issues Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance
May 21, 2008
Pain Pumps: The Next Medical Device Litigation Wave?
May 2, 2008
New Case Adopts "Common Sense" Approach to Academic Medical Center Stark Exception
May 2, 2008
Government Spotlight Shifts to Physicians' Consulting Arrangements with Device Makers
March 28, 2008
OIG Approves Prompt Payment Discount Arrangement
February 21, 2008
Information Technologies and Telecom
Sizing Up the FCC's Controversial National Broadband Plan
March 18, 2010
Data Security Compliance Deadlines Are Quickly Approaching
February 16, 2010
Tougher Penalties for Breach of UK Data Protection Laws
January 13, 2010
New HIPAA and HITECH Regulations Are Coming
December 21, 2009
Internet's Expansion with Internationalized Domain Names May Spur Registration Boom and Cybersquatting
November 3, 2009
FTC Extends Compliance Deadline Again for "Red Flag" Identity Theft Rules
July 30, 2009
Telecommunications Consumer Data: A Privacy Update
March 2, 2009
D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC Split Decision That Verizon Violated Communications Act in Its Handling of Cable TV Company "Porting" Requests
February 19, 2009
Digital Television Conversion Update
February 11, 2009
Telecom and Broadcast Policy Under the Obama Administration
January 22, 2009
Massachusetts Extends Compliance Deadline on New Information Security Rules Applying to Unsuspecting Businesses
November 18, 2008
ICANN Releases Draft Applicant Guidebook for New Generic Top-Level Domains
October 30, 2008
Massachusetts Forces Businesses to Implement Sweeping Information Security Measures by January 1, 2009
October 14, 2008
"Red Flag" Rules May Snare Unsuspecting Businesses
September 16, 2008
Feds Force Businesses to Implement Identity Theft Prevention Measures by Fall 2008
July 30, 2008
Unusual FCC Decision on "Porting" Finds Chairman Martin in a Minority of One
July 16, 2008
Insurance and Reinsurance
Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Reporting Obligations Delayed, but Uncertainty Remains
March 12, 2010
Title Insurance Companies Eliminate Creditors' Rights Coverage for Real Estate Buyers and Lenders
February 11, 2010
New RESPA Rules for Consumer Protection in Real Estate Settlements and Loans
January 27, 2010
Have You Registered Under MMSEA? New Reporting Obligations and Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payers
October 15, 2009
Highlights of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
October 6, 2008
Manufacturing
DOE Expands Enforcement and Regulations for Energy Efficiency (How Many Energy Lawyers Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?)
March 17, 2010
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Requests Comments on Expanding WTO Duty-Free Pharmaceutical List
March 15, 2010
FDA to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Corporate Officials in the Pharmaceutical Industry
March 11, 2010
New Jersey Supreme Court Extends Long-Arm Jurisdiction to Foreign Manufacturers Under the Stream-of-Commerce Theory
February 12, 2010
President Obama Announces Winners of $2.3 Billion in New Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits
January 13, 2010
U.S. to Prohibit Drawback Claims for Excise Tax on Imports?
November 5, 2009
DOE and Treasury Announce Availability of $2.3 Billion in ARRA Tax Credits for Investments in Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects
August 21, 2009
Split Vote by CPSC Signals That Tracking Labels Must Be Placed on Children's Products by August 14, 2009
May 27, 2009
The Walls Are Closing In: Chinese Drywall Issues Prompt Legislation and Litigation
May 21, 2009
CPSC Delays Enforcement of Lead and Phthalate Testing and Certification Requirements
February 2, 2009
With Consumer Product Industry Struggling to Comply with New Safety Law, CPSC Holds Fast on Lead Ban But Eases Other Compliance Positions
January 23, 2009
General Conformity Certificates Must Accompany Many Consumer Product Shipments Starting November 12, 2008
October 14, 2008
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Bars Expert Testimony in Toxic Tort Actions
October 7, 2008
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Requests Comments on Expanding WTO Duty-Free Pharmaceutical List
March 15, 2010
FDA to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Corporate Officials in the Pharmaceutical Industry
March 11, 2010
FDA Seeks Comments on "Risk Information" in Advertising from Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers
May 28, 2009
FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding the Submission of Summary Bioequivalence Data for Abbreviated New Drug Applications
April 17, 2009
Wyeth v. Levine: U.S. Supreme Court Finds That State-Law Failure-to-Warn Claims Are Not Federally Preempted
March 6, 2009
Anticipated Policy Changes for Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Funding Under the Obama Administration
January 30, 2009
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Citizen's Petitions
January 29, 2009
FDA Issues Final Guidance for Industry on Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles
January 22, 2009
FDA and Other Agencies Issue a Draft Guidance for Good Importer Practices
January 21, 2009
FDA Issues Notice of Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program
January 21, 2009
Federal Preemption of Failure to Warn Claims Against Generic Drug Companies
October 7, 2008
Ninth Circuit Opens Door to Pricing Suits by 340B Entities
September 3, 2008
New FDA Final Rule Amends the Changes Being Effected (CBE) Regulations
August 27, 2008
DEA Issues Proposed Rule on E-Prescribing
July 10, 2008
OIG Reports on FDA Generic Drug Review Process
June 23, 2008
FDA Announces Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act for Drug Safety Five-Year Plan
May 6, 2008
Key Pharma Preemption Ruling in Third Circuit
April 14, 2008
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Be Aware
February 29, 2008
FDA Will Not Implement User Fee Program for Advisory Review of Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertisements
January 24, 2008
