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Mayer Brown LLP Washington, MN Document Search Results (76) Show: results per page Sort by:  | FCC Proposes New Do Not Call Rules Barring Automated Dialing of Emergency Response Facilities
Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 On May 22, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement certain provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act). The Tax Relief Act requires the FCC to create a Do Not Call registry for telephone...
|  | The WTO Appellate Body Finds US Dolphin-Safe Label Rules Discriminatory
Duane W. Layton, Margaret-Rose Sales, Paulette Vander Schueren; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 For the second time this year, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has issued a decision that prioritizes the competitive relationship between products subject to a technical regulation in its review of a panel’s decision. According to the Appellate Body, US labeling measures...
| | Seventh Circuit Holds that Companies Are Liable Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Placing Automated Calls to Reassigned Numbers
Archis A. Parasharami, Kevin S. Ranlett, Howard W. Waltzman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 In a case with potentially wide-ranging implications for compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that an entity that places an automated call to a reassigned number without the prior express consent of the new recipient...
| | US Environmental Protection Agency Issues Draft Guidance on Underground Injection Control Permits for Hydraulic Fracturing Using Diesel Fuel
Roger W. Patrick; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 9, 2012 On May 4, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or the “Agency”) released its draft guidance (the “Guidance”) explaining how federal permit writers should adapt existing underground injection control (UIC) requirements for Class II wells—which...
| | US Bureau of Land Management Proposes Rule for Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands
Roger W. Patrick; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 On May 4, 2012, the US Bureau of Land Management (“BLM” or the “Bureau”), which is part of the Department of the Interior, released its proposed rule for regulating hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. As expected, the proposal addresses public disclosure of...
| | New Presidential Order Targets Foreign Evaders of US Sanctions
Carol J. Bilzi, Simeon M. Kriesberg, Margaret-Rose Sales; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2012, previously published on May 4, 2012 President Obama has issued an Executive Order (E.O. 13608, May 1, 2012) aimed at foreign individuals and entities that have evaded US economic sanctions on Iran and Syria. This marks a further expansion of recent efforts by the Administration to target non-US persons and entities that undermine US...
| | The New CFTC and SEC Swap “Entity” Definitions-Highlights
Joshua Cohn, Curtis A. Doty, Jerome J. Roche, David R. Sahr, Donald S. Waack; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2012, previously published on April 30, 2012 On April 27, 2012, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (collectively, the “Commissions”) released the text (the “Adopting Release”) of their final rulemaking further defining the terms...
| | Fairness Hearing Required Prior to Dismissal of Settled FCA Case Over a Relator's Objection
Luke Levasseur, Marcia G. Madsen; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 26, 2012 The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an opinion involving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts. In United States ex rel. Schweizer v. Océ N.V., No. 11-7030 (Reissued April 20, 2012), the court held...
| | US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for “Domestic Transactions” Prong of Morrison
Domenic C. Cervoni, Joseph De Simone, Lisa H. Miller, S. Christopher Provenzano, Richard M. Rosenfeld; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2012, previously published on April 23, 2012 The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that addresses the ambiguity created by Morrison’s off-market transactions prong, announcing a standard for “domestic transactions” that combines tests proposed by both the Eleventh Circuit and the Southern District of New...
| | US Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Kappos v. Hyatt
Andrew Tauber; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 When the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) denies an application for a patent, the applicant may seek judicial relief in two different ways. The applicant may obtain review directly in the Federal Circuit (pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 141) or, in the alternative, the...
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