Public Policy Archive » September, 2007

Public Policy - September, 2007

117 articles

• FTC Launches Pilot International Fellowship Program
• FDA Orders Halt To Unapproved Cough-Suppressants
• Obama Criticizes Bush's Competition Enforcement
• Mutuals.com, Execs Settle With SEC For $5M
• Judge Seeks To Stick Edison With $200M Penalty
• Clinical Trial Patients Barely Protected By FDA: Study
• House OKs Bill To Protect Popcorn Workers
• President Bush Signs Drug User Fee Bill
• Net Neutrality Law? Don't Hold Your Breath: Lawyers
• XM, Sirius Merger Still Paused As DOJ Considers Info
• House Dem Sides With CFTC Over FERC
• Bill Aims At Beefing Up Food, Product Safety
• Microsoft, Google Spar Over DoubleClick In Senate
• Congress Mulls Overtime For Home Workers
• Student Loan Bill Cuts Subsidies To Lenders
• SEC, Federal Reserve Bless Bank Exemptions
• FDA Warns Consumers About Pain Drug
• FERC Finally Kicks Up Gas Clamp-Down Efforts
• FWS Sued For Greenlighting Army Base
• Hedge Fund Group To Examine Investor Protection
• EEOC Sues Adelphi U. For Gender Discrimination
• SEC Probes Credit Agencies Over Subprime Loans
• FINRA Rules Limit Dismissal Motions In Arbitration
• States AGs Get On Board With Bus Merger
• WTO To Mediate U.S, China IP Dispute
• Cribs Recalled Over Two Years After Baby's Death
• House Subpoenas Chao Over Utah Mine Docs
• EU Cos. Want Inclusive SEC Accounting Standards
• House Bill Would Strengthen Food Import Laws
• Rep. Accuses Bush of Thwarting Calif. EPA Waiver
• Reps Seek Unysis Probe After Security Breach
• FERC Won't Rehear Order On NERC Authority
• Bill Proposes Credits For Energy-Saving Utilities
• Italian Watchdog Investigates Railway Giant
• AAI Questions FERC On Electricity Merger Review
• House Committee Passes Union-Friendly RESPECT Act
• House Bill Would Allow Courts To Modify Mortgages
• Senators Back FERC In Turf War Over Amaranth
• Zeroing OK For Administrative Review: Fed. Circ.
• SEC Adopts Temporary Investment Adviser Rule
• FERC Rules Call For More Transparency From Gas Cos.
• Kroes Rebukes U.S. Criticism Of Microsoft Ruling
• Senate Committee Passes Railroad Antitrust Act
• Reid Fights Power Plants With Renewable Energy Bill
• House Approves FDA Drug User Fee Legislation
• Auditors Get Slaps On Wrists Over NCFE
• Energy Firms On High Alert In Wake Of Subpoenas
• Congress Grills CPSC, Mattel On Lead In Toys
• FDA Claims Dirty Advertising Over P&G Sanitizer
• Fastener Cartel Tacked With €328.6M Fine
• N.Y. Law Gives Employees Breaks For Breastfeeding
• Senate Committee Mulls Attorney-Client Privilege Bill
• DOJ Fights Injunction Bid In "No-Match" Suit
• Dole Recalls Poisoned Lettuce
• CFTC, Congress Seek Answer To "Enron Loophole"
• USPTO Faces Revolt Over Patent Rules
• Ill. To Let Employee Suits Go To State Courts
• Feds Marginally Lift Fannie, Freddie Portfolio Caps
• California Passes Cloned Food Labeling Bill
• 11 Nations Join Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
• Court Orders Microsoft To Pay €497M Antitrust Fine
• Part Of Pollution Case Moot: American Electric
• Bankruptcy, Pension Reform Has Limited Effect: GAO
• WTO To Probe China's IP Protection Efforts
• Lawmakers Blast EPA For Slow Cleanup Of Sites
• Iowa AG Rakes Monsanto For Seed Licensing Info
• R.I. Proposes $2.4B Lead Paint Cleanup Plan
• Chamber Seeks Tougher Naked Short-Selling Rules
• AG Asks National Grid To Drop Appeal Of FERC Ruling
• GAO Report Slams SEC Procedures: Report
• Improper Use Of Fentora Can Be Deadly: Cephalon VP
• Disgruntled With U.S. Duties, China Goes To WTO
• QVC Recalls Convection Ovens Over Fire Danger
• Impact Of Vt. Emissions Case Proves Hard To Gauge
• EU Issues Antitrust Guidelines For Shipping Cos.
• Two Indicted In DOJ's Marine Hose Crackdown
• SEC Charges Firms Over Unregistered Audit Reports
• Two New Articles Add More Fuel To Avandia Fire
• EU Court Rejects Complaints Over La Poste Subsidies
• U.S. Senate Votes To Save Prevailing Wages
• Parties Split On SEC's Oil Reserves Reporting Rules
• Controversies Dim Prospects For Fall Energy Bill
• U.S., China Work To Stop Lead Paint In Toys
• Business Coalition Joins AFL-CIO's "No-Match" Suit
• Oklahoma Regulator Nixes $1.8B Power Plant
• States Want Extended Antitrust Oversight Of Microsoft
• Telefonica Appeals €151.9 Million Fine
• South Korean Antitrust Agency Completes Intel Probe
• Senators Warn BP On Methane Project
• U.S. Officials Call For Shift In Import Safety Controls
• Bayer, Others To Pay $15M To Clean Up Himco Site
• Schumer Pushes For Lifting Fannie, Freddie Loan Cap
• Senators Urge Action On Microwave Popcorn Flavoring
• Australia Probes Google-DoubleClick Merger
• Mine Safety Chief Comes Under Attack At Hearing
• Two Firms Pay $500K To Settle SEC Allegations
• Hyundai Fined $67M For Breaking Fair Trade Laws
• House Ushers In New Era With Patent Reform Act
• Gas Legislation May Raise Pump Prices: FTC
• EU Opens Probe Into INEOS Plastics Merger
• Judge Nixes Bid To Hasten "No-Match" Case
• Mittal Fined $96M By South African Antitrust Body
• DOJ Refutes LCD Plaintiffs' Objection To Stay
• DOJ Cautions Against Net Neutrality Rules
• Judge OKs Insider Trading Settlement In Drug Case
• FERC Gives Its Blessing To TXU Merger
• CNET Backdating Probe Dropped By SEC
• California Mulls "Win-Win" Incentives For Utilities
• Bill Banning Chemical In Baby Toys Heads To Governor
• Government To Release Nuclear Oversight Papers
• U.S., U.K. To Coordinate Patent Applications
• AXA Advisors To Pay $3.8M Over Brokerage Fees
• Latino Meatpackers Sue Feds Over Dawn Raid
• Judge Denies DOE Request To Use Nevada's Water
• Congress May Take Up Patent Reform Bill By Friday
• Judge Stalls Government's "No-Match" Plan
• GdF, Suez Agree To New Merger Terms