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David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 In recent enforcement actions, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to show its regulatory teeth in the FCRA arena. On April 30, 2013, the FTC settled charges against two criminal record vendors, Filiquarian Publishing LLC and Choice Level LLC, as well as their CEO Joshua Linsk, for various...
| | NYPSC Approves 1,000 MW Champlain-Hudson DC Transmission Line
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 On April 18, 2013, the New York State Public Service Commission (“NYPSC”) approved construction of the 1,000 MW Champlain-Hudson direct current transmission line. When built, the Champlain-Hudson line is anticipated to deliver primarily hydroelectric power from Canada to New York City.
| | Wastewater NPDES Permits: Legal Protections
Douglas A. Henderson, Byron Kirkpatrick, E. Fitzgerald Veira, Justin T. Wong; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 Full disclosure and strict compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting process under the Clean Water Act (CWA) has its benefits. That was the message delivered in a recent decision by the Federal District Court of Alaska in Alaska Community Action on...
| | Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Arising out of Denial of HAMP Loan Modification
David N. Anthony, Nicola Harrison, John C. Lynch, S. Mohsin Reza; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 On April 19, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in Spaulding v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (4th Cir. Apr. 19, 2013), a case in which borrowers were denied a Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) mortgage loan modification by their servicer, Wells Fargo...
| | FERC Offers Guidance on Re-Certification Filings of Exempt Wholesale Generators
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 On April 18, 2013, the Commission dismissed a self-recertification filed by an Exempt Wholesale Generator (“EWG”), Prairie Breeze Wind Energy LLC (“Prairie Breeze”). The Commission provided additional guidance regarding self-recertification for EWGs, and specifically what...
| | FERC Issues NOPR for Cyber Security Reliability Standards
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 On April 18, 2013, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) to approve the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Inc.’s (“NERC”) Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standards. The proposed CIP standards...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Allows Defendants’ Strategy of “Picking Off” Named Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective Action
David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 22, 2013, previously published on April 16, 2013 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk - a long-awaited ruling regarding whether a case becomes moot when the lone plaintiff receives an offer of judgment from a defendant under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 to satisfy all of the plaintiff’s claims. The...
| | SEC Releases FAQs Regarding Rule 15a-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers
Lisa A. Raines, Thomas M. Rose, Shona Smith; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2013, previously published on April 18, 2013 The SEC has released certain Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding Rule 15a-6 and foreign broker-dealers.
| | IRS Releases Guidance on Beginning of Construction for Renewable Energy Facilities
Craig M. Kline, David B. Weisblat; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2013, previously published on April 17, 2013 On April 15, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released notice 2013-29 (the “Notice”) which provides guidance on what constitutes "beginning of construction" for purposes of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Under ATRA, a qualified facility (as...
| | Senate Confirms Sally Jewell as Secretary of the Interior
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Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 15, 2013 On April 10, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Sarah “Sally” Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior. On February 7, 2013, President Obama nominated Ms. Jewell to replace outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Ms. Jewell had a confirmation hearing before the...
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