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Amie N. Broder, Robert A. Friedman, Mark A. Goldsmith; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 3, 2013, previously published on May 31, 2013 After more than twenty years of waiting for guidance, final Treasury regulations have been issued under Code Section 336(e) that allow taxpayers to elect to treat the sale, exchange, and/or distribution of a corporation’s stock in a subsidiary as a deemed disposition of the subsidiary’s...
| | U.S. Supreme Court: Are Parens Patriae Actions Removable to Federal Court Under the Class Action Fairness Act?
Anne Hampton Andrews, David N. Anthony, Ashley L. Taylor, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 On May 28, 2013, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in State of Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp., 701 F.3d 796 (5th Cir. 2012), to resolve a circuit split on whether parens patriae cases, where the state is the sole plaintiff acting on behalf of its residents, may be removed to...
| | Supreme Court Overturns U.K. Energy Windfall Tax Decision
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 On May 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a “windfall tax” imposed on a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (“PPL”) by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) is creditable for U.S. tax purposes. The Supreme Court held that the predominant character of the tax was...
| | DOL Issues Guidance on Exchange Notice That Must Be Provided to Employees
Jeanne E. Floyd, Jonathan A. Kenter, Josh F. Norris, Evelyn Small Traub; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Technical Release 2013-02, which provides temporary guidance and a temporary model notice to employees of coverage options under the government-run health care exchanges. The guidance also includes an updated model election notice...
| | FERC Staff Presents Annual Market Report on the State of Energy Markets
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 On May 16, 2013, FERC’s Office of Enforcement and Office of Electric Reliability jointly presented their annual assessment of the condition and reliability of the energy market to FERC. The presentation, titled Summer 2013 Energy Market and Reliability Assessment, predicted an increase in...
| | DOE Approves Second LNG Export Application for Non-FTA Countries
Peter S. Glaser, Kevin C. Greene, Daniel L. Larcamp, Clifford S. Sikora, Lara L. Skidmore; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 On May 17, 2013, the Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE/FE”) conditionally approved the application of Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (together, “Freeport”) to export Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) to countries...
| | Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 Refocuses TSCA Reform
Douglas A. Henderson, John H. Johnson, Angela Levin, H. R. Bert Peña, George Y. Sugiyama; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 24, 2013 This week, Senators Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ and David Vitter, R-LA introduced a bipartisan bill that would overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). While the Senate has debated the concept of TSCA reform for several years now, the introduction of this bipartisan bill represents the start of...
| | Price Advertisements Matter in Ruling on Alleged Phony Discounts from "Original" and "Regular" Prices
Karen F. Lederer, Eric L. Unis; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 The FTC Guides Against Deceptive Pricing and the false advertising laws of every state prohibit false claims of savings from original or regular price. A decision just issued by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals should serve as a reminder that retailers may face consumer class actions based on...
| | CFPB Cracks Down on Sham Affiliated Business Arrangements Under Section 8 of RESPA
David N. Anthony, Maryia Y. Jones, John C. Lynch; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 On May 17, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) barred a Texas homebuilding company and its affiliate (Respondents) from engaging in real estate settlement business, including mortgage origination, for five years. Respondents were also ordered to disgorge all kickbacks that...
| | Victory for the Mortgage Industry in Georgia
John C. Lynch, Jason E. Manning, Andrew Pittman, Alexandria J. Reyes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 22, 2013 In a decision much anticipated by the residential mortgage industry in Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the holder of a security deed is authorized to conduct a non-judicial foreclosure without holding an interest in the underlying note. The Court also held that Georgia’s...
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