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Public Policy - July, 2009

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• Food Safety Bill May Put Too Much On FDA's Plate
• Senate Confirms FWS Veteran To Steer Agency
• Say-On-Pay Bill Passes House Along Party Lines
• WTO To Investigate US Ban On Chinese Poultry
• Obama Taps Former Lawmaker To Join CPSC
• Dow Loses Bid To Overturn NMFS Salmon Ruling
• EU Set To Back Lufthansa-Austrian Airlines Merger
• Oil Contractor To Pay $1M To Avoid FCPA Case
• Unions May Look To NLRB If EFCA Fails To Pass
• House Panel OKs Bill To Reverse Leegin Ruling
• DOC Eases Anti-Dumping Order Against Chinese Cos.
• House Panel Takes On Railroad Antitrust Bill
• Senate Probes Financial Giants Over Mortgage Crisis
• Top House Dems Unveil OTC Derivatives Principles
• Insurers, Others Weigh In On US Model BIT Reform
• Penn State Study Opposes Hydraulic Fracturing Bill
• EU Inks Trade Deal With Papua New Guinea
• Fate Of La. Rules On Lawyer Ads Lies With Judge
• Senate May Ban Carbon Derivatives Trading: Kerry
• Food Importers Sue US Over Retaliatory Duties
• Male Enhancement, Bodybuilding Products Recalled
• Sens. Seek Help For Chinese Drywall Homeowners
• Food Safety Enhancement Act Shy 7 Votes In House
• House Approves 6-Month Flood Insurance Extension
• Sen. Committee OKs Extended Fed. Whistleblower Aid
• FDA Says Bodybuilding Products Contain Steroids
• Obama Renews Myanmar Sanctions, Jade Ban
• FTC Delays Red Flags Rule For Another 90 Days
• Doctor Hides Ties To Medtronic At Senate Hearing
• FDA To List Mercury Dental Fillings As Moderate Risk
• US, China Pledge Trade Cooperation At Summit
• House Bill Calls For Greater Proxy Transparency
• House Committee Gives Thumbs-Up To 'Say-On-Pay'
• Zipper Maker Settles Waste Storage Violation Claims
• EU Considers Tweaks To Block Exemption Rules
• US Officials Seek Comment On Trade With Korea
• CFTC Chief Backs Position Limits On Energy Futures
• ITC To Review Argentine Wire Duty For 3rd Time
• Auto Task Force Chief Defines Post-Bankruptcy Goals
• DC Circ. Rules Against Milk Producers In Pricing Spat
• Japan Targets Qualcomm With Antitrust Order
• Merrill, UBS Fined Over Closed-End Fund Sales
• Experts Debate Federal Insurance Charter In Senate
• Okla. Utility Wins $100M For Union Pacific Overcharge
• Tafas V. Doll Could Become Moot: USPTO, GSK, Tafas
• P&G Challenges Duties On Citric Acid Imports
• SEC Makes Naked Short-Selling Rule Permanent
• Kohl Demands Close Scrutiny Of Live Nation Deal
• Schumer Urges SEC To Look Into Flash Trading
• Crisis Sparks Jump In Trade Remedy Cases: Report
• ITC Votes To Pursue Chinese Wire Decking Probe
• House Bill Calls For Truth In 'Trans Fat-Free' Labeling
• NLRB Finds ALPA Charge Has Merit: Staff Union
• Microsoft Browser Choice May Allay EU Antitrust Fears
• China Issues New Monopoly Rules For Financial Cos.
• Say-On-Pay Bill Headed To House Floor: Rep. Frank
• DOL Should Up ERISA Fund Guidance: Attys
• Aussie Execs Now Face Jail Time For Price-Fixing
• SEC Approves Exemptions For 2 CDS Clearinghouses
• Specter Calls To Lower Civil Pleading Standard
• EPA To Analyze Impact Of Hazardous Waste Rule
• Bill Would Require Every Employer To E-Verify
• Obama Unveils Rules For Systemic Risk Regulation
• ABA Up In Arms Over FTC Red Flags Rule
• Bill Proposes Liability Trust Fund For CO2 Deposits
• SEC Proposes Bar On Pay-To-Play Pension Schemes
• CFTC, SEC Eye Joint Regulation Of OTC Derivatives
• Workers United Claims Win In Union Spat
• EPA To Look Into Lead Monitoring Requirements
• USDA Says Farmers Win With Cap-And-Trade
• CPSC Issues Tracking-Label Guidance
• EU Fines Calcium Carbide Suppliers €61M Over Cartel
• House OKs $150M For Natural Gas Vehicle Research
• EU Backs Extension Of Car Sales Antitrust Exemption
• Fire Hazard Prompts Polaris To Yank ATVs
• SEC Hits Perry With Merger Arbitrage Fine
• Senate Panel Clears FCC Nominees
• DC Circ. Tells SEC To Re-Examine Annuity Rule
• High Court Rulings Spark Talk Of New Civil Rights Act
• DOJ Seeks DTCC Info In Credit Default Swap Probe
• 9th Circ. Rejects Trout Groups' FERC Challenge
• Obama Sends Rating Agency Reform To Capitol Hill
• Biometrics Key To Employment Verification: Schumer
• Govs. Seek More Energy Incentives In Climate Bill
• Obama To Tap Sommers For 2nd CFTC Term
• CPSC Denies Lead Exclusion For Kids' Rhinestones
• EU Launches Probe Of Google Digital Library Deal
• LSI Points ITC Toward WSJ Article In Chip Probe
• House Committee To Consider Say-On-Pay Legislation
• EU Targets Energy, Tech, Drugs For Antitrust Action
• Verizon To Let Small Carriers In On Exclusive Deals
• Companies Cheer Reports Of Card-Check's Death
• House Passes Bill In Support Of Bird Conservation
• Attorneys Expect Invigorated EEOC Under Berrien
• EPA, 177 Parties Settle Calif. CERCLA Suit For $3.6M
• 2 House Committees Greenlight Health Care Overhaul
• Senate OKs USPTO Transfer Of Trademark Funds
• SumTotal Settles Shareholders' Fiduciary Duty Suit
• FERC Spares Small Utilities From Power Market Rule
• Miss AG Warns Residents Over Chinese Drywall
• FDA Launches Safety Review Of Asthma Drug Xolair
• Md.'s Liquor Rules Break Antitrust Law: 4th Circ.
• Insurers Fight Inclusion Under CFPA Oversight
• Lawmakers Call On FCC To Review Access Fee Data
• SEC Wants Munis To Feel More Like Stocks
• FERC Powers Forward With Smart Grid Policy
• DOJ, Financial Data Co. Confirm CDS Antitrust Probe
• Farmers Slam Food Safety Bill In Congress
• DOI Pulls Ore. Forest Plan Over Legal Flaws
• EPA Plans To Revise Ozone Monitoring Rule
• NC Lawmakers Aim To Shore Up Beach Insurance
• Democratic Senators Rip Health Insurance Industry
• Senate Committee Passes Health Care Reform Bill
• Jones Day Atty Asks EEOC To Clarify High Court Case
• DOE Moves Ahead With FutureGen 'Clean Coal' Plant
• White House Unveils Hedge Fund Regulation Bill
• Austria Sent To Court Over €42M In Aid To Insurer
• Sen. Committee Ups Health Care Fraud Penalties
• FDA Requires Labeling Changes For Transplant Drugs
• EU OKs State Aid For UK Carbon Reduction Plan
• SEC Considers New Rules For Credit Rating Industry
• Male Enhancement Pills With Tadalafil Face Recall
• Calif. Lawmakers Mull Meal Break Exemption
• Salazar Calls For Reform Of 1872 Mining Law
• For Some Copyright Filers, Online May Be Only Option
• FWS To Mull Endangerment Ruling For Parrots
• Bill To Overturn Leegin Introduced In House
• Sens. Settle On 12-Year Exclusivity For Biologics
• Ohio Sen. Stalls EPA No. 2 Nominee Over Climate Bill
• Lincoln Life Policies Valid Despite Scheme: Judge
• Dosage Issue Spurs Recall Of Acetaminophen Drops
• CPSC Says Rhinestones Not Exempt Under CPSIA
• EU Targets Philips, Others In LCD Cartel Probe
• Japan Fines Panasonic Unit In Price-Fixing Probe
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Equity's Appeal Of CFTC Fraud Case
• DC Circ. Orders EPA To Revisit Bush-Era Smog Rule
• EU Moves To Curb Bank Bonuses That Fuel Risk
• Mich. Bills Would Up Insurers' Bad Faith Penalties
• EPA Initiates Finance Rules For Hardrock Mining Cos.
• SEC Puts Calif. IOUs Under Federal Securities Law
• Solar, Wind Experts Want Full Press Into Alt. Energy
• Treasury Offers Bank Warrants For Bargain: Report
• Green Groups Attack Bush-Era Energy Corridor Plan
• CPSC Details Progress In Chinese Drywall Probe
• Sediment From Valero Refinery Not Hazardous: EPA
• Obama Taps Management-Side Lawyer For NLRB
• NJ Supplement Makers Sued Over Labels, Dirty Plant
• House Bill Aims To Extend Flood Insurance Program
• Continental Wins Bid To Join Star Alliance
• Reid Pushes Back Deadline For Climate Bill
• G-8 Agrees To Cut Emissions By 80 Percent
• RI Ups Fines For Industrial Pollution
• EU Court Shaves Peugeot Fine In Dutch Export Suit
• Italy Passes Law To Allow Limited Class Actions
• Cartel Execs Will Be Put Behind Bars, ACCC Warns
• Del. Authorizes Rate Reviews For Health Insurance
• Senate Votes To Permanently Adopt E-Verify
• Bill Aims To Hand Carbon Market Oversight To CFTC
• EU Hits E.ON, GDF Suez With €1.1B Price-Fixing Fine
• House OKs $70M Funds Transfer At USPTO
• Euro Regulators Propose Short Sale Disclosure Rules
• Former Patents Commissioner To Advise USPTO
• EPA Nonattainment Rulings On Soot Stand: DC Circ.
• Kennedy Adds To List Of Follow-On Biologics Bills
• UK Moves To Regulate PPI Market
• Groups Seek More Data On NPS Snowmobile Rule
• CFTC Considers Limits On Energy Trading
• EU Price-Fixing Fines Loom For E.ON, GDF Suez
• Kohl Calls For Antitrust Action In Cell Phone Market
• China Unveils Final Anti-Monopoly Rules
• FDA Orders Stronger Warning For Propoxyphene
• FDA Hatches New Egg Safety Guidelines
• Fed. Circ. To Reconsider Tafas V. Doll
• Airline Alliance Calls DOJ Antitrust Review Flawed
• EU To Reveal Antitrust Cases Against Drugmakers
• DC Circ. Denies Review Of FERC Refund Order
• Canada Air Cargo Antitrust Probe Nets Qantas Plea
• Experts Push Global Pact On Carbon-Capped Trade
• Novartis Loses Glivec Patent Fight In India
• Fed Would Be Independent Risk Regulator: Vice Chair
• DOJ Antitrust Division Puts Big Telecoms In Hot Seat
• Atty Says Ore. Labor Law Likely Preempted
• NJ Court Reverses Agency's Ruling On Cleanup Grants
• Key Officials Sent To Sell Senate On Climate Bill
• Geithner Trots OTC Reform Plan Before House
• EU Raids Special Glass Cos. On Cartel Suspicions
• EU Outlines Potential Derivatives Reforms
• ICE To Investigate 652 Businesses For I-9 Compliance
• FDA Panel Pushes Acetaminophen Painkiller Ban
• FDA Mandates Labels For Pfizer, GSK Smoker Drugs
• UK Fund Group Wants Tighter Post-Madoff Rules
• SEC Signs Off On NYSE Broker Vote Ban
• EPA Rule Calls For Cleaner Cruise Ships, Oil Tankers
• CPSC Stays Lead-Level Enforcement For Kids' Bikes
• Republicans Raise Ruckus Over Critical GHG Report