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SEC Advises on Proxy Card Presentation of Say-On-Pay Vote
Laura D. Richman, February 15, 2012
On February 13, 2012, the staff of the US Securities Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued the following Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation addressing how the advisory say-on-pay vote should be presented on proxy cards:

FDA Issues Highly Anticipated Draft Guidance on Biosimilars
Andrea C. Hutchison,Joseph A. Mahoney, February 14, 2012
On February 9, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three draft guidance documents regarding biosimilars (a/k/a follow-on biologics). These documents reflect the agency’s attempt to assist applicants seeking approval of a proposed biologic product under the abbreviated...

US Federal District Court Suggests that the Commerce Clause Bars RCRA Citizen Suit over Localized Contamination
Jaimy L. Hamburg,Nicholas R. Johnson, February 8, 2012
A federal District Court Judge in Nevada has suggested that the Commerce Clause bars application of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to a localized plume of contaminated groundwater. The case, Voggenthaler v. Maryland Square, LLC, presents a new twist on the constitutionality of...

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