Despite concerns about the economy, job creation and environmental impacts of offshore drilling, the federal government continues to move toward regulation of carbon...

CMS Issues Guidance Regarding Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Direct Data Entry Option On May 25, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS&q...

The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Eleventh Circuit Finds Twombly and Iqbal Significant Bar to RICO Action...

Based on recent activity at the United Nations and in the U.S. Congress, increased sanctions against Iran appear likely. This briefing provides a summary of recent activity...

Also known by employers as California’s “sue your boss” law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (the “PAGA”) has lived up to&n...

On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed its version of the bill for comprehensive financial reform sponsored by Senator Christopher Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee...

Over the last few years, the cry for reform of the U.S. patent system has grown louder as entities that do not manufacture or sell products have reaped large rewards by...

The proponents of American exceptionalism may well delight in an increasingly popular provision of U.S. federal law: 28 U.S.C. 1782, which allows parties to seek discovery...

The proponents of American exceptionalism may well delight in an increasingly popular provision of U.S. federal law: 28 U.S.C. 1782, which allows parties to seek...

CMS Publishes Supplemental Proposed IPPS for FY 2011 Containing Health Care Reform Legislation Requirements On May 21, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Fulbright partner Don DeGabrielle will be speaking on "International Judicial Assistance" at the monthly meeting of the International Law Section of the...

THE US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) made several attempts to improve transparency and competition in energy markets over the past five years. Most recently,...

Brokerage Company Supervisors and Representatives Charged With Failure To Act As “Gatekeepers” Under Securities Laws   IRS Plans to...

The case of In re Condor Insurance Limited, 601 F.3d 319 (5 th Cir. 2010), recently decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, is a significant...

Earlier today, the Supreme Court rejected efforts by the National Football League and its member-teams to characterize the licensing and marketing of team intellectual...