The Other Side of the Sunshine Act: Reporting Ownership & Investment Interests
March 21, 2013
Although efforts to prepare for Sunshine Act reporting often focus on payments and transfers of value, physician ownership and investment interests and the interests of...
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Climate Change Back on the Front Burner: Beijing & Washington D.C. - A Tale of Two Cities
February 26, 2013
This Fulbright Briefing is in collaboration with the global law firm Norton Rose.
Introduction: The Power of Speech
President Obama's Inaugural...
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Texas Power Plants Obtain TCEQ Ruling Supporting Pollution Control Property Tax Exemption for HRSGs
December 7, 2012
On December 5, 2012, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TECQ") explicitly affirmed that equipment that avoids polluting emissions solely by...
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Comment Period Opens for EU Proposed Framework on Medical Device Regulation
November 29, 2012
On 12 November 2012, the UK government, through the Medicines and Healthcare products RegulatoryAgency ("MHRA"), launched a consultation(1) on the...
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First Bank of Delaware to Pay $15M for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
November 21, 2012
In its first enforcement action of the year, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), in conjunction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...
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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces new Patent Office Satellite Locations
July 5, 2012
As a result of the passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) last year, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is now required to open regional offices. The U.S...
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Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Apply Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Exception to the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
June 18, 2012
Introduction
The learned intermediary doctrine remains alive and well in Texas. In an important decision for the pharmaceutical industry, the Texas Supreme Court...
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