Energy & Utilities Law, Health Law

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-17-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/17/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Governor’s Fourth and Fifth Vetoes of the Session Sustained - Last week,...more

False Claims Act Focus - April 2013

by Mary Beth Bosco, Laurence Freedman, Michael Guiffre, Susan Baldwin Hendrix, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/15/2013

EDITOR’S NOTE - The last few months have not failed to provide interesting False Claims Act (FCA) activity in the courts. We begin our newsletter by examining a case brought in the energy sector, alleging that a...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 4: Multiple Bills Passed and On the Way to Governor Bentley's Desk

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/5/2013

On the afternoon of February 28, the House of Representatives and Senate sent differing versions of the Local Control School Flexibility Bill to conference committee. A few hours later, the conference committee reported a...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

by Jennifer Cetta, Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations, and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-03 -- Feb 8, 2013 .

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/8/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-01 -- Jan 11, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 1-11-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/11/2013

In this week’s issue: - Legislature Completes Its First Week - Majority Party Discusses Its Legislative Agenda - New Constitutional Officers Sworn into Office - Federal Decision Issued Regarding MaineCare...more

Leaked New York Department of Health Report: Hydraulic Fracturing Can Be Safely Conducted

by George Skupski | BakerHostetler on 1/10/2013

A previously confidential New York state agency report analyzing the human health impact of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) operations released to a limited number of media outlets last Thursday concludes that HVHF...more

The Imminent Wave of Federal Regulations

by John Bowman, John F. Cooney, Douglas Green, Ted Ramirez | Venable LLP on 1/7/2013

President Obama’s second term promises to be among the most intense periods of regulatory activity since the late 1970s. The major focal points for new rules will be three of the country’s largest industries: health care,...more

Election 2012 Results And Impacts

by Tim Lynch | Morgan Lewis on 11/19/2012

Results - President Obama became only the second Democratic president to win reelection since Franklin Roosevelt (Bill Clinton being the other), winning both the popular and Electoral College votes. Along with...more

2011-2012 Massachusetts Legislative Session

by Mintz Levin on 10/5/2012

The formal legislative session for 2011-2012 concluded on July 31st. The session was defined by landmark legislation in healthcare cost containment, economic development, energy, and consumer protection. The Legislature will...more

Capital Thinking Update - July 23, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 7/25/2012

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense, Homeland...more

Washington Insight - July 2012

by King & Spalding on 7/6/2012

In This Issue: - Insider’s View - The Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care - Round Two: Congress Reacts to the SCOTUS ACA Ruling - Developments in Energy - Down the Back Stretch - Appropriations Bills Continue to...more

Hydraulic Fracturing: A Future Source of Silicosis Claims?

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/12/2012

In April 2012, Eric Esswein, an industrial hygienist from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, made a statement at a conference sponsored by the Institute of Medicine that was guaranteed to attract the...more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 5.18.12

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/21/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

Capital Thinking Update - March 26, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/29/2012

In this issue: General Legislative; Agriculture; Budget, Appropriations; Education; Energy; Environment; Financial Services; Health Care; Tax; and, Transportation. Excerpt from General Legislative On Monday,...more

Capital Thinking Updates - February 27, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/1/2012

In This Issue: Legislative & Regulatory Activities in the following categories: - General Legislative - Budget, Appropriations - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial...more

Patton Boggs Insights - January 2012 - Regulatory Agencies: MSHA Reinstates Conferences

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/30/2012

MSHA has resumed a practice it abandoned nearly four years ago to grant operators the opportunity to meet with enforcement personnel in pre-assessment safety and health conferences to discuss contested citations and/or...more

Capital Thinking Updates - January 23, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/25/2012

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Budget, Appropriations - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - International, Defense, Homeland Security - Tax - TechComm -...more

ML Strategies’ Outlook for 2012

by Mintz Levin on 1/20/2012

As the second session of the 112th Congress gets underway ML Strategies has prepared the attached “Outlook for 2012” to provide a sense of what issues the Congress and Federal agencies may undertake this year. For...more

Are Prosecutors Pushing the Envelope Too Far?

by Michael Volkov on 1/19/2012

Federal prosecutors continue their aggressive enforcement of criminal laws against companies and individuals using aggressive investigative techniques, novel theories and new strategies which are testing the limits of due...more

Anti-Corruption Risks for Private Equity -- Portfolio Companies

by Michael Volkov on 1/18/2012

The Justice Department and the SEC are targeting private equity companies for anti-corruption enforcement. Private equity companies are most at risk in their ownership of private equity companies....more

Is Massachusetts the NIMBY Capital of the World? What Will Be the Impact of the Wind Turbine Health Impact Study?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 1/18/2012

Yesterday, the “Independent Expert Panel” convened by MassDEP to review whether wind turbines cause any adverse health effects issued its report. I was pleased that the headline in the Boston Globe was that “Wind turbines...more

McNees Insights -- December 2011

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/16/2011

IN THIS ISSUE: Year-End Tax Planning 2011; Planning and Paying for Long-Term Care; and Gifting and Marcellus Shale. Excerpt from Year-End Tax Planning 2011 Year-end tax planning is especially challenging this year...more

Green Building Update - August 17, 2011

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 8/25/2011

In This Issue: Court dismisses lawsuit against USGBC; GREEN BUILDING FOCUS - The legacy of a green pioneer; PepsiCo executive values LEED; $450M LEED community to replace power plant; Orange County USGBC proposes green...more

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