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More on Melamine . . .

Kenneth Odza
November 21, 2008 16:16

I was interviewed recently by Food Innovation Weekly on “Melamine, Recalls and Crisis Management.” This question-and-answer article discusses how the waves of melamine issues circling the globe affect the way a company should think about crisis management. I suspect that we’re not...

FERC Order Allows Tying of Capacity at Open Access Terminals to Release of Related Pipeline Capacity

November 21, 2008 15:06

FERC yesterday issued an order on rehearing regarding its final rule governing the release of firm capacity by shippers using interstate natural gas pipelines and open access LNG terminals. The Commission generally reaffirmed its decision to remove the maximum rate cap on short-term capacity...

Class Action Defense Cases—In re SemGroup Energy: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Plaintiff Motion To Centralize Class Action Litigation In Northern District of Oklahoma

Michael J. Hassen
November 21, 2008 13:16

Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiff Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Unopposed by Common Class Action Defendants or by Plaintiffs in New York Class Action, and Transfers Class Actions to Northern District...Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiff...

Today at the Supreme Court | 11.21.08

Jason Harrow
November 21, 2008 12:51

No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders are expected to be released from the Court today. Oral arguments will resume December 1. To follow developments on Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who collapsed Thursday night while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in Washington,...

Time's 2008 Inventions of the Year: Chicago Connections

R. David Donoghue
November 21, 2008 11:03

Time has  published a list of 2008's best inventions -- click here to read it.  Here are a couple of inventions with Chicago connections: 12.  MacroMarkets -- MacroMarkets was instrumental in  starting  housing futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the...

Obama's Radio Address is Streamed on the Internet - Demonstrating Why There Need Not Be Any Return of the Fairness Doctrine

David Oxenford
November 21, 2008 05:13

Last week, President-elect Barack Obama delivered his first weekly radio address since he was elected President.  The broadcast made news, not only for its content, but also because it was streamed on the Internet, particularly on You Tube, but also retransmitted on many other...

Privacy under the 44th President? Will the New Administration Bring a New Playbook?

Brendon Tavelli
November 21, 2008 03:58

  As we prepare to welcome both the 44th President and a revamped Congress to Washington, it is time to consider what privacy under the new administration will look like. Barack Obama polled strongly on the campaign trail as the candidate most likely to advance individual privacy rights,...

No Longer Good Law

Lyle Roberts
November 21, 2008 03:28

As discussed in The 10b-5 Daily before, whether the Tellabs decision on pleading scienter (i.e., fraudulent intent) can best be described as a victory for plaintiffs or defendants has to be evaluated on a circuit-by-circuit basis. In the U.S. Court...

Cabela’s Settlement Includes Audit Requirement

November 21, 2008 03:06

Last week we reported on the settlement agreement that Cabela’s, the outdoor supply store, entered into the the Bureau of Industry and Security (”BIS”) to settle allegations that the company had exported 76 rifle scopes without the required BIS licenses. This was the...

The Voluntary Carbon Standard Issued Revised Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Documents

November 21, 2008 01:25

The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) issued its revised stanard that addresses forest-based voluntary carbon credits. The standard is known as the Guidance for Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...