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Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Two bills recently introduced in Congress would substantially increase federal excise taxes on tobacco products, and probably allow the imposition of new federal excise taxes on e-cigarettes.
| | Utah Legislation Would Tax and Regulate E-Cigarettes as Tobacco Products
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 A bill pending in the Utah legislature, House Bill 372, would tax and regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products under Utah law.
| | Minnesota Bills Would Tax Little Cigars as Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Companion bills recently introduced in the Minnesota legislature would tax little cigars at the same rates as cigarettes.
| | Public Health Lobby Fuming Over Super Bowl Ad for E-Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Officials with the American Lung Association and American Cancer Society are complaining about an advertisement aired during the Super Bowl for electronic cigarettes.
| | Takeaways from the TPE Show
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 We enjoyed seeing our friends and meeting new ones at the Tobacco Plus Expo show in Las Vegas on January 30-31. We also attended a meeting of electronic cigarette companies just before the show.
| | Reminder! Follow FDCPA Requirements Strictly
David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 18, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 On March 1, 2013, the Third Circuit clarified the law on validation notices required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), stressing that debt collectors should adhere not only to technical statutory requirements but also to draft language that effectively communicates such notice...
| | Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Materiality to Obtain Class Certification
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Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 On February 27, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, 568 U.S. --- (2013), in which it held that plaintiffs in a putative securities fraud class action based on the “fraud-on-the-market” theory are not...
| | All Trust Beneficiaries Were Required Parties in a Case Involving No Contest Clause
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia recently held that all trust beneficiaries were necessary parties to litigation involving the application of a trust’s no contest provision. Graves v. Vitu, (W.D. Va. Feb. 2013) is just one of many cases involving the...
| | FERC Announces Gas-Electric Coordination Technical Conference
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On March 5, 2013, FERC announced the details of its upcoming technical conference focused on the scheduling practices of natural gas and electric markets. The technical conference is the second of two technical conferences ordered by FERC in a November 15, 2012 order to address common issues...
| | President Obama Announces Nominations for EPA and DOE Positions
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On March 4, 2013, President Barrack Obama announced the nominations of Gina McCarthy for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and Ernest Moniz for Secretary of the Department of Energy (“DOE”). If confirmed, Ms. McCarthy will replace Administrator...
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