Public Policy Archive » July, 2007

Public Policy - July, 2007

135 articles

• House Votes To Overturn Ledbetter Decision
• FDA Looks To Improve Food Safety Oversight
• Nelnet Settles With Cuomo Over Kickbacks
• Scientists Lobby EU For New Stem Cell Rules
• House Unveils Bill To Criminalize IP Violations
• Committee Says EPA Must Rule On Calif.'s Request
• Environmentalists Slam USDA For Tax-Funded Coal
• Avandia Survives Scrutiny From FDA Panel
• FDA, Officials Hit With Suit Over Cancer Drug
• Baxter Recalls Infusion Pumps
• North Carolina AG Gets Good News In Bid-Rigging Case
• FINRA Launches Regulatory Operations
• Exxon Misread Alaska Pipeline Regulations: Court
• Tainted Ginger From China Recalled
• China To Get Tough On Product Safety
• Nigeria Delays Suit Over Pfizer Clinical Trials
• Air Traffic Controllers Lose Appeal In FAA Spat
• Judge Slams Antitrust Watchdog Over Gas Price Case
• CPSC Comes Under Fire For Staff Cuts
• SEC OKs Merger Of Stock Market Regulators
• Novartis's Zelnorm Enters Restricted Access Program
• Marcal Settles With EPA For $3M
• EPA Gets More Heat Over California Emissions Cap
• American Airlines Faces Fines Over Workplace Safety
• FERC Fines Amaranth $291M
• San Francisco Fights To Toss Suit Over Health Law
• CFTC, FERC Join Forces To Combat Manipulation
• Calif. Fines Kaiser Permanente $3M
• Nanotechnology Stays Off Label: FDA Report
• Court Sides With FERC In Gas Pipeline Dispute
• EU Proposes Deregulation Of Radio Spectrum
• Suits Squabble Over Energy Futures Jurisdiction
• EPA Takes Aim At ChemCentral Over Explosion
• Another Airline Alliance Asks For Antitrust Immunity
• More Former Expanets Execs Accused Of Fraud
• SEC Considers Two Shareholder Access Plans
• EU Sends Letters Alleging Banana Conspiracy
• FTC, DOJ Merger Reviews Up Slightly This Year
• Glaxo Sales Drop As FDA Hearings Approach
• ConAgra Settles SEC Charges For $45 Million
• SEC Settles Backdating Case, Sues CEO
• FERC OKs $400M Las Vegas Pipeline Expansion
• Smith Barney Censured For $50M
• Offshore Drilling Merger May Pose Antitrust Concerns
• Hartford Financial Pays $115M To Settle AG Probes
• Mining Cos. Agree To Pay Up For Site Cleanup
• Hedge Funds Plead Guilty To $195M Scam
• Appeals Court Checks FERC's Regulatory Authority
• Another Student Lender Settles Kickback Allegations
• Senators To Introduce Pay Discrimination Bill
• FTC Releases Docs On Whole Foods Merger
• Senate Approves Bill That Cuts Lender Subsidies
• Bush Forms Panel To Study Import Safety Concerns
• Clock Is Ticking For Qualcomm On Chip Ban
• Senate Panel Holds On To Post-Grant Patent Review
• Congress Will Examine Google, DoubleClick Merger
• Support For Net Neutrality Pours Into FCC
• Petroleum Council Makes Energy Forecast
• Equistar To Spend $125M On Cleanup
• SEC Says Schemers Siphoned $10M From Investors
• OM Group, Execs Settle SEC Fraud Charges
• Climate Change Bills Flood The Capital
• Easy-Bake Maker Recalls Toys After Burn Reports
• House Bill Would Stifle FDA's Plan To Close Labs
• Retailers Urge House To Address Interchange Fees
• Panel Gives Senate To-Do List On China Import Safety
• TXU Takeover Wins FTC Blessing
• Following Outcry, Feds Reopen Visa Request Period
• WTC Rescue Workers Sue Recovery Fund, Mayor
• Patent Appeals Board Ditches TSM For Stricter Tests
• Member States Must Cede To EU On State Aid: Court
• Patent Reform Passes Committee In Unanimous Vote
• AFL-CIO Triumphs In Vacating DOL Rule
• World Bank Bars Indian Drug Firms For Price-Fixing
• Lawmakers Call FDA Plan To Close Labs Risky
• Owens Corning To Divest EU Plants
• SEC Eyes Top Assurant Execs
• Lawmakers For FDA Regulation Of Tobacco
• Italian Oil Firms Settle Probe Into Petrol Price-Fixing
• Nuclear Lab Faces $3.3M Fine Over Security Breach
• Telstra User Awarded AUS$16M In Network Spat
• Product Safety Agency Asks Congress For More Power
• UBS Pays $23.3M To Settle With Cuomo
• Bill Unveiled To Force EPA To Rule On Emissions
• SEC Alleges Backdating Yielded $20M
• CPSC Seeks Tougher Safety Rules for Imports
• GAO Report On Pension Conflicts Draws Skepticism
• Medtronic May Have To Rethink Defense
• CFTC Chair Demands More Energy Futures Oversight
• House Gives Go Ahead To Drug Bill, Hurdles Remain
• New Bill Would Kibosh Mandatory Arbitration
• U.S. Slow In Fostering Telecom Competition: Report
• SEC Claims Power To Enforce Hedge Fund Fraud
• China Brushes Up Toothpaste Ingredient Laws
• Telecom Markets Vary Too Widely, EU Says
• Court Rules EU Meddled Too Much In De Beers Case
• SEC Closes Bear Stearns Muni Bond Inquiry
• EU Pushes To Break Up Energy Giants
• NYSE Disciplines Errant Company
• EU Pressure Leads Algeria To Modify Gas Contracts
• Bipartisan Climate Change Bill Introduced
• Alcoa Extends Deadline For Hostile Takeover
• FERC Likely To Meet Opposition To Natural Gas Rules
• German Energy Cos. Probed By Cartel Office
• Check Is In The Mail For Time Warner Investors: SEC
• Intl. Exchange Mergers Could Threaten U.S.: Experts
• SEC Looks Into Dendreon Following FDA Disclosure
• EU To Eye Google-DoubleClick Union
• Government Hit With Visa Class Action
• EEOC Revises Age Discrimination Rules
• Conflict Remains As EU Readies Vote On Treaty
• New Approval May Unlock Door To KeySpan Merger
• U.K. Competition Commission Details BSkyB Probe
• McCreevy Touts Hands-Off Approach To Regulation
• DOJ Wants More Time To Review Bus Merger
• SEC Takes A Closer Look At New Century
• Mittal Gets Final Extension To Sell Tin Mill
• Alcoa's $28M Alcan Bid Attracts DOJ Scrutiny
• BSkyB Rivals Decry Purchase Of ITV Stake
• Global Warming Bill Becomes Law
• SEC Int'l Accounting Standard Takes Shape
• EU Raids Door, Window Fittings Makers
• SEC Targets Assurant Execs In Reinsurance Probe
• SEC Sues Veritas Execs Over AOL Deal
• Italian Watchdog Probes Financial Sector
• FDA Toughens Dietary Supplements Guidelines
• Love Contracts Can Protect Employers From Liability
• FDA Pens Deal With EU Over Food Safety
• EC Looking For Answers In Next-Gen DVD Probe
• ITC Works Kinks Out Of Condom "Twist"
• World Bank Probes Siemens Contracts
• Calif. Global Warming Board Riled By Key Departures
• EC Calls For Nestle To Divest In Novartis Union
• CVS, Ex-Execs Settle Earnings Misstatement Claims
• Federal Reserve, SEC Slow Down With Banking Rules