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Final Fee Disclosure Regulation: Additional Hurdles for Service Providers and Plan Fiduciaries
Michael K. Blais,Daniel C. Hagen,Alan S. Miller,Evan Miller,Sara R. Pikofsky,Steven J. Sacher, February 10, 2012
On February 2, 2012, the Depar tment of Labor (“DOL”) released the much-anticipated final regulation on service provider fee disclosures. Although the DOL had issued an interim final regulation in July 2010 (see “Fee Disclosure Regulation: Department of Labor Provides Leverage for...

West Virginia and Pennsylvania Tax Policy for the Marcellus and Utica Shale Formations: Ensuing Border Wars?
Jessica L. Brown,Jeffrey S. DeVore,Francis A. Muracca, January 26, 2012
In a tough economic climate where many states are cutting incentives and raising tax rates in an effort to increase revenue and close vast budget deficits, debate continues as to the extent that state and local taxation are affecting the exploration of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica...

The Rising Tide of Public Nuisance Claims
Thomas E. Fennell,Deborah Storey Simmons, January 18, 2012
Public nuisance claims in public interest tort litigation appeared in 1994, when more than 40 states sued tobacco companies to recoup costs allegedly attributable to citizens’ tobacco use. Public interest tort litigation typically features a combination of public nuisance law and mass torts...

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