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Public Policy - September, 2009

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• US, Canada Eye End To 'Buy American' Stimulus Flap
• JFTC Orders Qualcomm To Drop Licensing Provisions
• EPA Seeks To Rein In Large GHG Emitters
• Formosa Reaches $12.8M PVC Deal
• Judges Press Senate For More Federal Posts
• Boxer-Kerry Bill Pledges Big Cuts, With Few Details
• The EPA's Final Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule
• CIT Remands Vietnamese Shrimp Duty Determination
• UK Panel Limits Kraft's Window For New Cadbury Bid
• Public Option Compromise For Insurance Competition
• EPA, Obama Admin. Call For Chemical Law Reform
• Govs. Call For Strong Biologic Data Protection
• SEC Inspector General Calls For Stronger Enforcement
• Elan Subpoenaed By SEC Over Drug Disclosures
• Upping Competition Law Compliance For UK Directors
• Sens. To Look At Pro-Employer High Court Rulings
• WTO Chief Calls For Reform Of Global Banking Rules
• EU Clears $9B Panasonic, Sanyo Deal With Conditions
• Voter Group Asks DOJ To Investigate Diebold Sale
• CIT Rejects Union Steel Challenge Of Korea Duties
• NJ To Take Over Nuclear Regulation From Feds
• EU Takes Aim At Carbon Credit Carousel Fraud
• The Impact Of Updated REMIC Regulations
• Uncertain Future For Maine Minor Marketing Laws
• China's Impending Disclosure Of Origin Law
• US Bid To Clarify Shrimp Entry Bond Ruling Rejected
• Kerry, Boxer To Put Forth Tougher Climate Bill
• Arcelor Seeks To Add Voice To Steel Tariffs Suit
• EU Extends Antitrust Exemption For Shipping Lines
• China Intensifies Probe of US Poultry Dumping
• FTC Backs $1.7B K+S, Morton Merger After Divestiture
• Aiding And Abetting Liability For Securities Fraud
• Desert Rock Power Plant Plan Faces Further Review
• Chemical Safety Bill Raises Industry Concerns
• FDA Vet Joins Nixon Peabody From Latham & Watkins
• OSHA Inspections In The Ohio Oil And Gas Market
• Obama Names 1st Intellectual Property Czar
• The Shift In FCPA Enforcement Targeting
• AT&T Asks FCC To Target Google Voice Call-Blocking
• Deal Pros Brace For More Antitrust 2nd Looks
• Bermuda, Florida Insurance Regulators Forge Deal
• Buy American: Domestic, International Policy Collide
• Furniture Co. Escapes Anti-Dumping Duty Order
• Merck Diabetes Drugs Include Pancreatitis Risk: FDA
• WTO To Probe Brazil Orange Juice Tax Complaint
• US Lawmakers To Lift Ban On Chinese Poultry
• BIS Says Anonymous Downloads Don't Violate EAR
• Senate Dems May Unveil Climate Change Bill Soon
• WTO Farm Group Urges Notification Transparency
• Patent Reform And The Future Of Pharma Patents
• SEC Hires Policy Adviser For New Risk Division
• USTR Seeks Public Comments On Export Barriers
• US Swipes Back At Funai In Digital TV Spat
• EPA Sues Nebraska Ethanol Plant Over Pollution
• Varney Seeks Unified Single Firm Conduct Standards
• Europe Approves Plan For Stronger Finance Oversight
• Patient Groups Urge Congress To Support Biosimilars
• Regulators Urge More Oversight For Life Settlements
• Hungary Fines Visa, MasterCard $5.2M Over Fees
• Senate Panel OKs Satellite Broadcasting Bill
• Senate Panel Plans Looser Rules On Pay-For-Delay
• ITC Issues Ban On Illegally Imported Cigarettes
• ITA Says Korean Cos. Dumped Steel Plates In US
• ABA Seeks Quick Win In Red Flags Rule Challenge
• Canada's Industry Minister Eyes Avaya-Nortel Deal
• FDA Taps IOM To Study Premarket Approval Process
• US Fights Bid To Bar New Duties On Chinese Furniture
• Specter Urges ITC To Keep CTL Steel Plate Duties
• EPA Releases List Of Potential Water Contaminants
• NAIC Drafts Bill To Modernize Reinsurance Regulation
• DC Circ. May Keep Ban On Cable TV Agreements
• Conflict Bars Porcari From Airlines' ATI Review
• EU, US Extend 'Patent Prosecution Highway' Pilot
• Proposed Bill Aims To Spice Things Up At CIT
• Funai Fights US Bid To Toss Suit Over TV Imports
• Rep. Frank Dials Back CFPA Proposal
• EEOC Voices Strong Support For ENDA Legislation
• PG&E Leaves Chamber Over Climate Stance
• Spanish Cement Cos. Raided In Cartel Probes
• Executive Remuneration In Germany And The UK
• Poland, Estonia Win Bid To Strike EU Carbon Limits
• NY Court Backs Paterson In Lieutenant Gov. Pick
• Baucus Tweaks Bill To Make Health Care Cheaper
• UK Agency Lays £130M Fines On Bid-Rigging Builders
• EPA To Launch Emissions Reporting System In 2010
• Insurer Sues After Town's Coal Ordinances Are Voided
• FDA Ban Snuffs Out Flavored Cigarettes
• DOJ, FTC To Review Merger Guidelines
• US Awards $550M In New Renewable Energy Grants
• Cap-And-Trade Sparks Cross-Border Conundrum
• DC Circ. Tosses Election Commission's 527 Regs
• ITA Ups Dumping Margin On Chinese Glycine Co.
• Obama OTC Derivative Plan Needs Changes: Schapiro
• New Capital And Surplus Minimums For Texas Insurers
• ITC To Mull Duties On Chinese Imports Of SLP Pipe
• FERC Commissioner Kelly Opts Out Of 3rd Term
• Korean Piston Part Maker Evades US Import Duties
• Yellowstone Grizzly Returns To Endangered List
• Kahrs Loses Suit Over Wood Flooring Classification
• The Growing Benefits Of C-TPAT
• The Nationwide Recovery Audit Contractor Program
• Sack Makers Challenge DOC Ruling On Import Duties
• Patent App Backlog Is 'Unsustainable': WIPO Director
• FCC Plans To Propose Net Neutrality Rules
• US Notifies Traders Of New Chinese Tire Tarriffs
• EU Solidifies Public Funding For Broadband, NGN
• DOC Extends Order Denying Exports For Iranian Airline
• Hedge Accounting And OTC Derivatives Legislation
• Deal Makers Brace For Tougher Antitrust Review
• Restrictions On Choice Of Governing Law In China
• SEC Votes 5-0 To Propose Flash Order Ban
• Lawmakers Take Aim At Insurer Antitrust Exemptions
• State Regulators Push Senate To Overturn Stoneridge
• Derivatives Groups Say OTC Regs Will Drive Up Costs
• EPA Tightens Regs For Medical Waste Incinerators
• Obama To Urge Economic Vigilance At G-20 Summit
• FDA Says Allergan Misleads Public On Eyelash Drug
• SEC Creates New Risk Division Headed By Law Prof.
• China's WTO Complaint Says Its Tires Didn't Hurt US
• DOL Proposes ERISA Exemption For New GM
• Honest Services Fraud And The Antitrust Division
• SEC — Flexing FCPA Muscle
• The Evolution Of Legal Infrastructure For CCS
• Hundreds Weigh In On Pending Korea, Colombia FTAs
• BLM Violated Law In Quick Drilling Approvals: GAO
• SEC, FSA To Join Forces On Regulations
• House Panel Approves Satellite Broadcasting Bill
• EPA Vows To Reconsider Bush-Era Smog Standards
• Tweaks Bring FINRA Rules Into New-Media Age
• House Panel On Board With Railroad Antitrust Bill
• Schwarzenegger Orders Renewable Energy Increase
• Salazar Says Royalty-In-Kind Program To Be Nixed
• Fed Expands Its Consumer Protection Regulation
• Thermon Subsidiaries Fined Over Heat Tracing Exports
• EPA To Revamp 1982 Power Plant Discharge Rule
• Specter Hints Labor, Dems Agree On EFCA Terms
• Administration Fleshes Out Fuel Efficiency Proposal
• Intel Says $1B EU Antitrust Ruling Riddled With Errors
• Congress Urged To Ban Forced Predispute Arbitration
• Countervailing Duties To Stick For Italian Pasta Co.
• WTO Report Warns Of Increased Trade Protectionism
• US Fires Back In Tyco Suit Over Extinguisher Duties
• Litigation Fails To Stop Northern Rockies Wolf Hunts
• Improving Design Protection In Chinese Patent Law
• DPAs In SEC Enforcement Investigations
• Obama Seeks New Momentum On Regulatory Reform
• Australia Moves To Split Up Telecom Giant Telstra
• China Tires Case Could Lead To Widespread Fallout
• Dana Settles With SEC In Accounting Fraud Probe
• Duro Ex-Exec Tapped As Textiles Asst. Trade Rep
• EPA Had Right To OK Iowa Clean Water List: 8th Circ.
• Obama Extends Cuba Embargo For 1 Year
• Vacant Int'l Trade Posts Hinder Programs: Attys
• 9th Circ. Backs Ban On Tobacco Sales In SF Pharmas
• Solis Pledges OSHA Enforcement, EFCA Support
• EU Nears Rollout Of Cargo Van Emissions Tax Plan
• Feds Try To Shake Ford's NAFTA Refund Bid
• US To Impose Duties On Kitchen Racks From China
• Seeking Sustainable Executive Compensation
• Raising The Stakes For Foreign Agent Registration
• Obama's Tire Decision Spurs Chinese Ire
• World Leaders To Tackle Protectionism At G-20
• NM Court Gives Green Light To Emissions Limits Suit
• US Fights To Quash Broker's Suit Over Bag Duties
• ITC Launches Probe Of Funai, Vizio Displays
• EPA Scrutinizes Mountaintop Coal Mines More Closely
• Senate Committee Pushes For Export-Ready F-22
• Linear, AnalogicTech Strike Deal In ITC Patent Spat
• State Aid In Opel Sale To Get Heavy EU Scrutiny
• DOJ Seeks More Details On Microsoft-Yahoo Ad Deal
• EPA Plans Limits On Pesticide Use To Protect Salmon
• DOC To Revisit Ruling On Chinese Pipe Duties
• Cracking Down On Securities Fraud In Fla.
• EU To Review Bailout Banks' Bonus Structures
• Senators Slam SEC On Madoff Investigation Failures
• WildEarth Sues EPA To Clear Pollution Plan Backlog
• CIT Judge Backs Importer In Hand Truck Duty Feud
• Samsung LCD Televisions Infringe Sharp Patents: ITC
• DOL, IRS Urged To Step Up Misclassification Scrutiny
• 7th Circ. Won't Review EPA Air Quality Ruling
• Congressmen Urge ITC To Retain Steel Duties
• Coping With The New Export Control Paradigm
• ITC Names Director Of Investigations Office
• China Subsidizes Drill Pipe Producers: ITA
• DDTC Toughens Rules For Military Exports
• House Backs Surplus Lines Reform Bill
• Vizio Fights Funai Bid To Block Digital TVs
• CFTC Fines JPMorgan Unit Over Customer Funds
• Experts Urge Action On Medical Isotope Shortage
• ITA Extends Probe Of Duties On Argentine Honey
• No More Special Licenses For Some Exports To Sudan
• Unprecedented SEC Action Under SOX Section 304
• BIS Clamps Down On In-Country Transfers
• US Chamber, Others Seek Injunction On E-Verify Rule
• Bill Seeks To Unclog US Courts With New Judges
• Lobbying Disclosure Law A 'Vital' Interest: DC Circ.
• No Big Issues Found In Probe Of Coal Ash Sites: EPA
• Russia Clears Microsoft Of XP Antitrust Charges
• Red Bull Presses To Add Importers To 337 Probe
• EU High Court Backs Portugal's Gambling Restrictions
• FDA Unveils Online Registry For Tainted Food
• Revealing The CSB's Evolution And Future
• Importers Fired Up Over Duties On Chinese Furniture
• The Proper Blueprint For Passing Patent Reform
• Feds Ease Restrictions On Family Visits To Cuba
• Steel Duty Distributions Violate NAFTA: ThyssenKrupp
• CBP Seizes $3.9M Shipment Of Fake Gucci Shoes
• Paice Asks ITC To Investigate Toyota Over Hybrid Cars
• USPTO Puts Mark On Patentable Subject Matter Test
• Live365 Seeks To Halt CRB Rate-Setting Process
• USTR Looks To Combat Illegal Logging In Asia-Pacific
• US Antitrust Authorities Approve Delphi Sale To GM
• EU Puts Up Roadblock To $7.4B Oracle-Sun Merger
• IRS Issues Guidance On Reinsurer Risk Distribution
• A New Approach To OCS Renewable Energy
• In-House Report Says SEC Flubbed Madoff Probes
• Pakistan Fines Cement Cos. $77M For Alleged Cartel
• CIT Nixes Duties On MKS Radio Generator Imports
• PT Garuda Faces Australian Air Cargo Cartel Suit
• US' State-Based Insurance System A-OK: NAIC
• CIT Blasts ITC Decision To Keep Ball Bearing Duties
• Sierra Club Says EPA Must Regulate Coal Ash Sites
• EOS Wants US To Refund Duties On Laser Imports
• S. Africa Antitrust Body Seeks Fines For Steel Firms
• Cephalon Tries To Quash FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit
• CRB Judge Appointments Violate Constitution: Suit
• Utah County Can't Open Land To Vehicles: 10th Circ.
• US Parallels To Australian Climate Change Failure
• Insurance Chief Wants Bill To Nix $95M Katrina Fine
• ITC Claims Ruling Sticks In LG, Whirlpool Patent Case