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Automotive
State Tax Alert for Businesses Subject to Illinois Tax
September 4, 2007
Supreme Court Environmental Rulings Boost Confidence in Alternative Energy Investments
April 9, 2007
Win for Dealers: Federal Court Gives Green Light to Antitrust Claim Against Truck OEM
April 6, 2005
Capital Markets
SEC Orders Sanctions Against Unregistered Broker-Dealers
July 21, 2009
Credit Crunch Affects Even High-Quality Borrowers
March 19, 2008
Commercial Lending
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
IRS Announces Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Check Initiative
August 30, 2007
Construction
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
IRS Announces Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Check Initiative
August 30, 2007
Recent Developments in New Jersey Construction Law
August 9, 2007
Florida Amends Homeowners' Associations Laws
June 20, 2007
Making It Easier to Be Green: Financial Incentives for Energy-Efficient Buildings
March 21, 2007
IRS Releases Interim Guidelines for Section 179D Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction
June 27, 2006
New Jersey Mansion Tax Amended to Exempt Certain Types of Transfers of Real Property
January 28, 2005
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Permit Revocation Rule for Incidental Take Permits
December 17, 2004
Energy
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
Hark...2007 Energy Legislation Signed into Law! But Who Got the Good Toys?
December 21, 2007
Supreme Court's Massachusetts v. EPA Ruling Cited as Basis for Denying Application to Expand Coal-Fired Power Plant
November 16, 2007
Supreme Court Environmental Rulings Boost Confidence in Alternative Energy Investments
April 9, 2007
Making It Easier to Be Green: Financial Incentives for Energy-Efficient Buildings
March 21, 2007
New York Restricts Use of Eminent Domain by Utilities, Part of National Trend
October 18, 2006
IRS Releases Interim Guidelines for Section 179D Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction
June 27, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Certification of Quality of Water Released from Hydroelectric Dams
May 16, 2006
Ninth Circuit: Water-Quality Exceedences Tied to Existence of Federal Dams Is Not a Violation of Federal Clean Water Act
October 14, 2004
Ninth Circuit Issues Decision in Salmon Listing Case
March 19, 2004
Financial Markets
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
State Tax Alert for Businesses Subject to Illinois Tax
September 4, 2007
SEC Extends Section 404 Compliance Date for Non-Accelerated Filers and Proposes Changes in Accelerated Filing Structure
October 4, 2005
Implications of Demands for Personal Contributions to Securities Settlements by Defendant DandOs
January 25, 2005
SEC Requires Registration of Hedge Fund Advisers Under the Investment Advisers Act
December 27, 2004
SEC Proposes Significant Revisions to Communications, Registration and Offering Procedures for Securities Offerings
December 21, 2004
Financial Services
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
SEC Proposes Significant Revisions to Communications, Registration and Offering Procedures for Securities Offerings
December 21, 2004
Gaming
Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Ban on Gaming Licensees' Political Contributions
May 6, 2009
Healthcare
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
2008 Physician Fee Schedule Includes New Anti-Markup Provision
December 6, 2007
Physicians May Now Write Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances
December 4, 2007
Revised Medical Staff Accreditation Standard Causes Consternation
November 15, 2007
Update on Medicaid Requirement for "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads
September 13, 2007
IRS Announces Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Check Initiative
August 30, 2007
Medicaid to Require "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads
July 31, 2007
OIG Provides Guidance on Hospital Investments in Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers
June 29, 2007
Draft of Redesigned Form 990 Released by the IRS
June 25, 2007
J-1 Physician Update
April 2007
IRS Announces Its "Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations"
February 7, 2007
HIPAA Violation May Form Basis for Lawsuit
February 1, 2007
Your Employees May Qualify for Supervisory Status under the NLRA
October 13, 2006
Turning Hospital Tax Exemption on Its Head: The Provena Covenant Medical Center Decision
October 6, 2006
J-1 Physician Update
August 28, 2006
Federal Preemption Impacts Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation
June 16, 2006
IRS Begins Hospital Community Benefit Compliance Initiative
June 6, 2006
Massachusetts Adopts Universal Healthcare Coverage Package
May 9, 2006
HRSA Proposed Rule Will Expand National Practitioner Data Bank's Reporting Requirements
April 17, 2006
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Default Rate for Medical Assistance Out-of-Network Emergency Services as Unconstitutional
January 10, 2006
OIG Warns Industry About Fraud and Abuse Implications of Pharma Manufacturers' Patient Assistance Programs for Part D Beneficiaries
November 29, 2005
2006 Exempt Organizations (EO) Implementing Guidelines
November 11, 2005
IRS Revises Form 990
October 21, 2005
IRS Guidance: When Intermediate Sanctions May Be Coupled with Status Revocation
October 4, 2005
Non-Profit Hospitals: U.S. Judicial Panel Refuses to Consolidate Uninsured Patient Litigation Cases
October 29, 2004
Medical Marketing Plans May Run Afoul of False Claims Act; Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Complaint
October 22, 2004
Non-Profit Hospitals: Reducing the Risk of Being Accused of Overcharging Uninsured Patients
August 17, 2004
National, Mass Tort-Type Class Action Litigation Accuses Non-Profit Hospitals of Overcharging the Uninsured
July 9, 2004
IRS Issues "Ancillary" Joint Venture Revenue Ruling
May 24, 2004
IRS Announces Enforcement Program for Intermediate Sanctions Involving Exempt Organizations
April 9, 2004
Information Technologies and Telecom
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
FCC Bans Exclusivity Clauses for the Provision of Video Services to Apartment Buildings
December 3, 2007
Net Neutrality - Revisited
August 22, 2007
E-Discovery: Admissibility of E-mails Critical for Success on Summary Judgment
July 31, 2007
California Court Orders Preservation of RAM Data
June 25, 2007
E-Discovery - The Long and the Short of "Accessibility"
April 13, 2007
FCC Adopts New Rules Restricting Telco Disclosure of Customer Data
April 13, 2007
Apartment Buildings and Exclusive Video/Internet Contracts: FCC Opens Rulemaking
April 4, 2007
SEC Permits Distribution of Proxy Materials via Internet Posting
March 29, 2007
Electronic Discovery: Know What You Have Before Your Adversary Does
March 6, 2007
E-Discovery: Understanding the Safe Harbor Provision
February 2, 2007
The FCC and Net Neutrality
January 23, 2007
E-Discovery: Identifying Internal Resources to Facilitate Electronic Discovery
January 3, 2007
Are You Ready for E-Discovery?
December 5, 2006
Telecom and the Elections: Issues of Multiple Ownership Limits and Net Neutrality
November 30, 2006
Federal Circuit Alert
Summer 2006
Supreme Court Reins In Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases
May 15, 2006
Vibes
May 1, 2006
Vibes
January 13, 2006
Federal Circuit Alert
December 2005
Vibes
November 17, 2005
Vibes
August 2005
Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
July 15, 2005
Supreme Court Upholds FCC Internet Access Policy
July 8, 2005
Federal Circuit Alert
July 2005
Software Distributors Potentially Liable for Inducing Copyright Infringement
June 30, 2005
Recent Developments in Immigration Law
February 24, 2005
FCC Enforcement Order
May 3, 2004
FCC Telemarketing Enforcement
April 15, 2004
Update on FCC Proceedings Affecting Business and Industrial Radio
January 6, 2004
Manufacturing
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
Third Circuit Decision Clarifies Proper Use of Lapp Factors in Trade Dress Infringement Actions
December 31, 2007
Federal Circuit Establishes New Standard for Willful Patent Infringement
August 24, 2007
Children's Products Safety Act of 2007 Proposed in U.S. Senate
August 13, 2007
FTC and DOJ Release Report on Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights
April 27, 2007
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Proposes Changes to Rules for Reporting Potential Product Hazards
July 10, 2006
Lessons on Substantive Consolidation: Third Circuit Reverses Order Substantively Consolidating Owens Corning
September 19, 2005
Federal Circuit Alert
September 2005
Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act Declared Unconstitutional by Commonwealth Court
August 3, 2005
Federal Circuit Alert
July 2005
The Complexity of Market Withdrawal for Dealers and Manufacturers
July 21, 2004
FCC Enforcement Order
May 3, 2004
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
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
Recent Developments in New Jersey Construction Law
August 9, 2007
Patent Licensee in Good Standing Can Challenge Patent under Declaratory Judgment Act
January 10, 2007
J-1 Physician Update
August 28, 2006
Federal Preemption Impacts Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation
June 16, 2006
Federal Circuit Alert
January 2006
Federal Circuit Alert
December 2005
Federal Circuit Alert
October 2005
Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act Declared Unconstitutional by Commonwealth Court
August 3, 2005
Federal Circuit Alert
July 2005
Expanded Rights for Preclinical Research Favor Innovator Drug Companies
June 15, 2005
Recent Developments in Immigration Law
February 24, 2005
Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy & Food
New HIPAA and HITECH Regulations Are Coming
December 21, 2009
FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding the Submission of Summary Bioequivalence Data for Abbreviated New Drug Applications
April 17, 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
Sports, Entertainment and New Media
Delaware Chancery Court Rules on Fiduciary Duties, Proxy Disclosure and Revlon Duties
August 1, 2007
SEC Proposes Significant Revisions to Communications, Registration and Offering Procedures for Securities Offerings
December 21, 2004
