Public Policy Archive » April, 2007

Public Policy - April, 2007

112 articles

• Kroes Cautions Against Loosening State Aid Rules
• Study Finds Compliance Not Deterring Companies
• Lawmakers Push To Save Online Radio
• BofA Threatens ABN Amro With $220B Suit
• Experts Praise Patent Reform, Suggest Changes
• Regulators Want Review Of BSkyB Deal
• Kerry Proposes Ban On Carbon-Unfriendly Coal Plants
• EU Court Tentatively OK's Branded Drug Resale
• Lawmakers Ask DOE To Help In Student Loan Probe
• National Grid Hampering U.K. Gas Meter Competition
• Brazil Threatens To Break Merck's Efavirenz Patent
• EPA Reveals New Rules For Coal-Fired Power Plants
• Minnesota AG Takes Aim At Senior Annuity Insurer
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Leaves Clients Without Heat
• House Renews Push To Ban Discrimination Of Gays
• Lawmakers To Introduce Bill To Amend OSHA
• Congress Votes Down SOX Amendment
• EU Parliament Adopts Harsher Piracy Punishments
• House Mulls Crackdown On "Wal-Mart Banks"
• SEC Moves Toward International Accounting Standard
• EU Parliament OK's Rules For Gene Therapy Industry
• FDNY Could Face Discrimination Suit
• Eyeing Energy Firms, Germany To Tighten Cartel Law
• Mexican Antitrust Agency Targets Banking Industry
• Sallie Mae, Directors Face Numerous Investigations
• FTC OK's Tribune Sale, But Bigger Hurdles Expected
• EPA Considers California's Plan To Curb Emissions
• Supreme Court Ditches Medicaid Kickback Case
• DOE Documents Detail Sallie Mae Stock Ownership
• EU Drops Probe Of Funding Of German Broadcasters
• Case Puts EU Merger Policy Under Scrutiny
• Kentucky River Case Causes Workforce Scrutiny
• Minimum Wage Bill Pact Negotiated
• U.K. Makes Move Toward Private Damages
• Microsoft Asks EU To Advise On Royalties
• FEMA Under Fire Over Contract Bidding
• DOL Mulls Changes To FLSA's Child Labor Rules
• Senate Likely To OK Bill To Spur Energy Innovation
• House Says Yes To "Say On Pay"
• Spain Wants Power To Veto Enel Decisions
• FERC: Transparency Needed In Natural Gas Market
• Fed. Insurers Not Ready For Climate Change: Report
• Bolivian Congress Approves New Oil Contracts
• Ruling Calls For Court To Review Contracting Bias
• Germany Aims Competition Reforms At Energy Sector
• Report Targets EU Electricity Market Condensation
• FDA Revitalization Bill Progresses In Senate
• Petrobras To Appeal Antitrust Decision On Ipiranga
• Hospitals, Doctors Join Action Against Blue Cross
• Panel Recommends 15% Cut In CO2 Emissions
• Japan's FTC Raids Steel Pipe Construction Cos.
• Lawmakers Take Issue With Ch. 11 Executive Pay
• Ex-Amkor Attorney Charged With Insider Trading
• India May Change Rules For Mittal Investment: Report
• Bush Says No To "Say On Pay"
• E.C. Fines Brewers €273M, Breaking Cartel Fine Record
• Senate Blocks Medicare Drug Bill
• DOJ Official Says Reverse Payments Not Illegal
• Universal, BMG Merge Approval Imminent: Source
• Motorola, Chip Makers Face "Battle-Tested" Patents
• Patent Reform Bill Lands In House, Senate
• E.C. To Fine Brewing Giants For Beer Cartel: Report
• DOJ, FTC: IP Practices Can Be Pro-Competitive
• DOJ Strikes $74M Settlement For Site Cleanup
• After Divestiture, FTC To Allow Drug Acquistion
• High Court Hears Home Care Worker's Wage Case
• Maryland Backs Down In "Wal-Mart Law" Fight
• Lawyers Up In Arms Over Landmark Wage Ruling
• High Court Blocks State's Regulation Of Wachovia Unit
• FTC Seeks To Block Pennsylvania Gas Co. Acquisition
• SEC Mulling Arbitration Policy: Report
• Lawmakers Mull Carbon Emissions Bills
• Judge Issues Temporary Block Of Refiners' Merger
• Google Rivals Decry DoubleClick Deal
• Medicare Drug Bill Passes Senate Committee
• Governors Send Support For Biologic Bill
• Panel Confirms Shoddy Conditions At Walter Reed
• European Parliament Panel OK's Mobile Roaming Cap
• Lawmaker Sends TXU Allegations To State AG
• FTC Opposes Oil Refiners' Merger
• EPA Unveils Renewable Fuel Standards
• EU Accuses Shipping Cos. Of Forming A Cartel
• Abbott Backs Down In Kaletra Pricing Fight
• Despite Definite Veto, Senate Pushes Stem Cell Bill
• Subprime Lenders Need More Regulation: Lawmakers
• Oil Price-Gouging Laws Harmful To Economy: Study
• India Begs Novartis To Drop Patent Challenge
• Juries Side With Doctors: Study
• South Korea Fines Rubber Companies $6M
• TXU Says It Will Not Shut Power Plants
• Pilots Sue FAA Over Mandatory Retirement Age
• FTC Head Calls For Transparency In Energy Policies
• Negotiating Medicare Fees Would Save $30B: Study
• Sinclair Oil Fined $5.5M For Violating Clean Water Act
• California Sued Over Law For HIV Patients
• Report Slams Sirius XM Merger
• Cox Backs Clearer SOX Provision
• Pfizer's U.K. Drug Distribution Deal Draws Scutiny
• Car Makers' Case Against Vermont Moves On
• E.U. Renews Commitment To Unified Patent System
• Worker Visa Requests Soar Past Cap On First Day
• EPA Moves Ahead With California's Emissions Request
• Total Denies Execs Summoned Over Iran
• E.C. Will Take Spain To Court Despite E.On's Exit
• Drug Companies Spend Record On Lobbying
• Panel Urges Repeal Of Robinson-Patman
• Nevada Power Pays $90M To Resolve Pollution Claims
• Bristol-Myers Subpoenaed Over Plavix Deal
• Senate Eyes Penn. Health Insurers' Merger
• State Department Urged To Thwart "Gas OPEC"
• U.S. Flips Policy On China's Paper Subsidies
• Chinese Union Lambasts Fast-Food Giants' Wages