Article(s) published by this organization: 119
 | "Toke Time" for Medical Marijuana - New Federal Enforcement Rules Announced Holland & Hart LLP; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 19, 2009 The Justice Department announced new guidelines for medical marijuana use and dispensaries today that directs federal law enforcement officials to reallocate their resources away from federal prosecution of medical marijuana users and dispensaries in states that have "legalized" medical... |
| Internal Revenue Service Position on Performance-Based Compensation Changes Effective in 2010 Jane Oglesby Francis, Rebecca L. Hudson, Elizabeth A. Nedrow, Leslie Thomson, Brenda R. Berg; Holland & Hart LLP; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 22, 2009 Media scrutiny of executive compensation packages in publicly-traded companies is a clear consequence of the current economic crisis. Even before now, however, executive compensation has been on the regulators' agendas. One of the tools the Internal Revenue Service has in its arsenal is Internal... |
| Internal Revenue Service Position on Performance-Based Compensation Changes Effective in 2010 Lawrence E. Volmert; Holland & Hart LLP; October 28, 2009 In two recent actions, EPA has signaled that it may be pushing for aggregating oil and gas activities under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Operating Permit programs. |
| 10th Circuit Affirms Summary Dismissal of Nephrologists' Monopolization Shootout in the Streets of Durango Holland & Hart LLP; October 28, 2009, previously published on October 9, 2009 Dr. Mark F. Bevan has a thriving nephrology practice in Farmington, New Mexico. Mercy Medical Center of nearby Durango, Colorado repeatedly invited him to provide kidney dialysis and other nephrology services in Durango, which he declined. The hospital then with the financial support of the ... |
| FERC Requests Comments Concerning Transmission Planning Processes and Cost Allocations Steven W. Snarr, Michael N. Thatcher; Holland & Hart LLP; October 16, 2009 On October 8, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Request for Comments in Docket No. AD09-8-000, soliciting information and comments from stakeholders in the electric transmission industry concerning the need to refine the transmission line planning process,... |
| EPA Releases Proposal to Subject Stationary Sources of GHGs to Major Permit Review James Arnold Holtkamp; Holland & Hart LLP; October 6, 2009 On September 30, 2009, EPA released its much-anticipated proposed rule addressing permitting of stationary sources of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The 416-page proposal would subject stationary sources emitting 25,000 tons per year ("tpy") of CO2 equivalent ("CO2e")... |
| Beware of Inflexible Return-to-Work Policy Following Exhaustion of Workers' Compensation Leave Emily Hobbs-Wright; Holland & Hart LLP; October 6, 2009 Employers that have a policy of automatically terminating employees who fail to return to work following the exhaustion of workers' compensation leave need to be aware that such a policy puts companies at risk of a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act... |
| Produced Water Rulemaking Announced by State Water Officials Christopher L. Thorne, William H. Caile; Holland & Hart LLP; September 25, 2009 On August 31, 2009, the Colorado State Engineer formally announced an administrative rulemaking intended to facilitate the further regulation of produced water from oil and gas wells in the state. The rulemaking is the latest in a series of developments regarding regulation of produced water by... |
| In Re Bose (Medinol Standard of Fraud in Trademark Cases Reversed) Larry Tronco; Holland & Hart LLP; September 25, 2009 Owners of U.S. trademark registrations can breathe a sigh of relief. The specter of losing valuable trademark registrations as a result of inaccurate statements to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") just became more remote. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has... |
| Appeals Court Reinstates Climate Change Injury Claims James Arnold Holtkamp; Holland & Hart LLP; September 25, 2009 On September 21, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision reversing a lower court's dismissal of claims brought against several major electric utilities seeking to abate CO2 emissions from power plants owned by the utilities because of alleged injuries from... |
