Public Policy Archive » January, 2007

Public Policy - January, 2007

113 articles

• Antitrust Watchdog Eyes News Print Industry
• GOP Challenges Governor With Rival Health Plan
• Senate Bill Would Ban Authorized Generics
• SEC OK's Expanded Soft-Dollar Pools
• E.U. Looks To Reduce Fuel Emissions
• Japan Clarifies Corporate Merger Rules
• Italy Illegally Blocked Autostrade-Abertis Deal: E.C.
• FDA Reveals Big Changes In Tracking Drug Safety
• Russia Bids To Limit Access To Energy Projects
• France Drops Class Action Bill
• Chavez Handed Power To Take Over Energy Sector
• Piracy, Counterfeiting Cost $100B A Year: WIPO
• Shell, Iran Deal May Violate U.S. Sanctions
• Health Data Collectors Attack Prescription Law
• FTC Takes Deeper Look At $919M Biotech Merger
• E.C. Will Not Scrap Interchange Fees: Report
• Amid Uproar, Novartis Files Gleevec Appeal
• Iraq Officials Run Into Trouble With Oil Draft Law
• Thailand Breaks Patents For Plavix, HIV/AIDS Drug
• Senate To Hear Testimony On Fuel Economy
• Senators Urge Heightened Scrutiny Of Airline Mergers
• Italy Passes Sweeping Liberalization Laws
• SEC Launches Formal Probe Of Home Builder
• SEC Toughens Stance On PIPEs deals
• Norway: Apple iTunes DRM Out Of Tune With Law
• U.S., European Regulators To Step Up Cooperation
• Thailand Mulls Breaking Patents On Two Drugs
• AFL-CIO Boosts Efforts To Pass Union Law
• Japan Eyes Shared Patent Process
• SEC Mulls Easing Burden For Smaller Companies
• Utilities Commission Faces "Hot Gas" Suits
• US Airways, Delta Heads Testify At Senate Hearing
• Doctors, L.A. County Resolve Benefits Dispute
• E.C. Hauls Spain To Court Over Merger
• U.S. Senate Kills Minimum Wage Bill
• SEC OK's Updates To NASD Arbitration Code
• Italy's Bank Scandal Drops Off E.C.'s Radar
• Bayer Shells Out More Over Baycol
• Senate Democrats Call For Clean Energy Boost
• U.S. Wants To Scrap Antitrust Policy
• U.S. Steps Into Fray In IPO Antitrust Case
• E.On Head Blasts E.U.'s Energy Unbundling Plans
• E.U. Court Advisor Rejects Bid To Close Drug Loophole
• SEC Delays Decision On Board Nominations
• SEC's Proposal May Lure Foreign Companies
• U.S. Targets Banks In Online Gambling Probe
• Regulator Seeks Info From Endesa, E.On
• NASD Firms Approve Consolidation With NYSE
• Ruling Poses Problem for California Health Plan
• Senate Prepares To Scrutinize US Air, Delta Merger
• India's Patent Laws Fall Short, Report Claims
• House Bill Would Curb Retailer-Owned Banks
• N.Y. Bar Slams Mandatory Retirement At Firms
• Italy Urged To Liberalize Gas Retail Market
• Antitrust Watchdog Forces Drug Divestitures
• Bush Lauds Genetic Nondiscrimination Bill
• Steel-Making Industry Under Price-Fixing Scrutiny
• House Passes Energy Bill To Cut $14B In Tax Breaks
• Senate Panel OKs Deferred Pay Changes
• E.U. Parliament Votes In Favor Of Rail Competition
• U.S. Competition Watchdog Decries Drug Deals
• FTC Approves Annual Raise Of Merger Threshold
• Judge Postpones Trial Over CA Auto-Emission Law
• Attorneys' Fees Eyed At Supreme Court Hearing
• Official Knew About Oil Lease Mistake 3 Years Ago
• Senate Bill Targets Reverse Payments
• France Must Unbundle Too, Says Piebalgs
• Visa: E.U. Should Think Twice Before Scrapping Fees
• South Korea Considers Cartel Fine Reductions
• Canadian Pharmacists Protest U.S. Drug Exports
• Bill Would Give NFL Veto Power In Team Relocations
• Lawmakers Launch "Blue Card" Bill
• Stem-Cell Law Passes House; Bush Veto Looming
• Medicare Reform Faces Challenges, Rival Proposals
• Democrats Seek To Close Loophole For Energy Cos.
• FDA Seeks $87.4M Hike In Prescription Drug User Fees
• Effects Of Proposed Medicare Changes Disputed
• E.U. Delays Decision On Universal-BMG Deal
• E.U. Eyes Damages In Antitrust Cases
• Small Drug Sellers Seek Marketing Law Change
• Iowa Democrats Look To Boost Minimum Wage
• Competition Agency Suspects Tortilla Price-Fixing
• Kroes Threatens To Break Up E.U. Utilities
• Bush Ends Drilling Ban In Alaska, Gulf
• Impax Laboratories Reacts To SEC Suspension
• Supreme Court Hears Union Free Speech Case
• U.S., E.U. Butt Heads Over Air Agreement
• Minimum Wage Passes House, On To Senate
• Senators Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
• CA Governor Pushes To Cut Greenhouse Gases
• Congress Tackles Medicare Drug Plan
• India Mulls Data Protection
• Russian Oil Shutoff Raises Concerns In E.U.
• Accounting Errors Could Bankrupt Mills
• Maryland Fails Low-Wage Workers: Report
• U.S., Japan To Harmonize Patent Procedures
• Patent Outsourcing Thrives Amid Lingering Concerns
• Kroes Renews Battle Cry For Energy Unbundling
• Iraq Poised To Open Doors To Giant Oil Companies
• New Bill Clears Path For $4 Generics
• New Congress Takes Up Energy Issues
• Schwarzenegger Seeks Universal Health Coverage
• Italian Regulator Reduces Fines For Oil Cos.
• Antitrust Probe May Sting E.U. Energy Firms
• Bayer, TrimSpa Settle With FTC Over Ads
• Mergers Face Challenges With Democrats In Charge
• Drug Innovation Stalls Despite R&D Spending: Report
• Unions Sue U.S. Over Worker Gear
• Supreme Court Fills Schedule With Antitrust Cases
• Emerging Legislation: Stem Cell Research
• Suit Filed Over Plan To Close New York Hospitals
• Allstate Buries Hatchet With N.Y. For $18M
• Jobs Did Nothing Wrong: Apple