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David C. Boch, W. Hardy Callcott, Jason S. Pinney; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 22, 2012 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is amending Rules 13201 and 2263 to provide that whistleblower disputes are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. This change aligns the rules with the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...
| | Investment Fund Settles Enforcement Case With OFAC Relating to Iranian Sanctions
Rebecca S. Hartley, Carl A. Valenstein; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 Genesis Asset Managers, LLP (“GAM”) agreed with the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on May 21, 2012, to remit $112,500 to settle potential civil liability for an alleged violation of the Iranian Transactions Regulations that occurred in August 2007. OFAC is...
| | Reversal of Fortune: 11th Circuit Reverses District Court and Affirms Florida Bankruptcy Court on Controversial Fraudulent Transfer Decision (In re Tousa, Inc., et al.)
Ainsley G. Moloney, Steven Wilamowsky; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 18, 2012 On May 15, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided Senior Transeastern Lenders et al. v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (In re TOUSA, INC., et al.), No. 11-11071 (11th Cir. 2012), a decision with potentially significant implications for commercial...
| | Revised Regulations for Delineating Critical Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act
Sandra Franco, Ella Foley Gannon, Camarin E.B. Madigan, Michael B. Wigmore; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS and, together, the Services) issued the final rule revising the regulations for publishing the proposed and final boundaries of an endangered species’ designated critical habitat. With the goal of being...
| | State Water Resources Control Board Unanimously Adopts Low-Threat Case Closure Policy for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Sites
Colleen P. Doyle, Diana Pfeffer Martin, Jill C. Teraoka, Suedy Torabi; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 On May 1, 2012, the California State Water Resources Control Board (the “State Board”) voted unanimously to adopt a controversial Low-Threat Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) Case Closure Policy. This policy establishes criteria to determine when site closure is appropriate...
| | SEC Approves MSRB’s New Underwriter Disclosure Requirements
Elizabeth H. Baird, W. Hardy Callcott, Timothy C. Foley, Paul M. Tyrrell; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 On May 4, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board interpretive notice (“the Notice”) regarding MSRB Rule G-17. The Notice describes certain disclosure and other obligations of municipal securities dealers when they act as...
| | Employers Need Not Post the NLRB-Authored Notice Advising Employees of Their Rights Under the NLRA — For Now
Jenny K. Cooper, Richard Spitaleri; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on April 30, 2012 On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the "D.C. Circuit") issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily enjoined the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") rule that would require employers to post an NLRB-authored notice advising...
| | FTC Loses the Androgel Appeal; Court Skepticism of “Pay for Delay” Claims Continues
Thane D. Scott, Hill B. Wellford; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 On April 25, 2012, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in the Androgel litigation, Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al., affirming the District Court’s dismissal of the FTC’s complaint. This decision continues a trend of losses...
| | California Public Utilities Commission Proposes RPS Procurement Overhaul
Sarah M. Barker-Ball, William D. Kissinger, Devin M. McDonell, Monica A. Schwebs; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 On April 5, 2012, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposal that, if adopted, will dramatically change the way utilities purchase renewable energy in California. The ruling, authored by CPUC Commissioner Mark Ferron as part of the 2012 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)...
| | Ninth Circuit Rejects “Selective Waiver” of Attorney-Client Privilege
Krystal N. Bowen, Charlene S. Shimada, Lucy Wang; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2012, previously published on April 24, 2012 On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in In re Pacific Pictures Corporation that a party may not selectively waive attorney-client privilege by voluntarily producing privileged materials to the government while maintaining the privilege in civil litigation.
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