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James Moore Bollinger, Joseph R. Robinson, Robert Schaffer; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 31, 2013 On March 16, 2013, the United States will become a “first-to-file” country for determining the rights of different inventors competing for a patent covering the same invention. This is part of the recent “America Invents Act” (AIA). To best preserve your rights, consider...
| | Tobacco Companies Appeal Unsuccessful Challenge to Local Ordinances
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 Several tobacco companies have recently appealed a federal trial court’s decision to uphold two local ordinances that ban certain promotional discounts and severely restrict flavored tobacco products.
| | D.C. Circuit Invalidates President’s “Recess” Appointments to the NLRB
Katherine Birmingham, Richard Gerakitis, Evan H. Pontz; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 On January 25, 2013, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision that could potentially invalidate over a year’s worth of decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board. In Noel Canning v. NLRB, the D.C. Circuit held that President Obama’s purported recess...
| | Allocable Share Bill Again Introduced in Missouri
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 Missouri, the last remaining state in which nonparticipating manufacturers can obtain allocable share releases from their escrow payments, has again introduced legislation to repeal the release mechanism. The bill, Senate Bill 629, was introduced earlier this month.
| | Idaho Supreme Court Considers Tribal Tobacco Dispute
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 A case currently pending before the Idaho Supreme Court could establish new precedent regarding a State’s authority to regulate tribal tobacco sales.
| | Veggin’ Out: New FDA Proposed Rule Would Raise Standards for Produce in the United States
Robert "Rob" E. Browne, Matthew M. Morrissey, William P. Pipal, Diane J. Romza-Kutz; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 31, 2013 On January 16, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule designed to put into practice the goals set forth in the Food Safety Modernization Act (the “FSMA”) signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011....
| | FERC Proposes Reforms to Small Generator Interconnections
Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 On January 17, 2013, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) that would revise the pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures (“SGIP”) and Small Generator Interconnection Agreement (“SGIA”). The proposed revisions aim to reduce the time and...
| | Dispatched Workers to ‘Fry Squid’
Edward J. Epstein, Richard Grams; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 On December 28, 2012, half a year after it released a draft for public consultation, the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress enacted amendments to the PRC Labor Contract Law. The amendments to the PRC Labor Contract Law (“LCL Amendments”) will come into effect...
| | GAO Releases Recommendations on Improving Pipeline Incident Response
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 28, 2013 On January 23, 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report concluding that the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) should implement various recommendations...
| | CFPB ALERT: Decision Raises Doubt About Important CFPB Powers
David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 28, 2013 On January 25, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision that could invalidate many of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) regulations and supervisory activities over the past year. While the decision may be an important milestone for the Bureau, it will...
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