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Lawsuits Challenge EPA Ozone Rules From Both Sides

In October, the EPA tightened the standards for ozone limits from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion. […]

NYT Hammers Consumer Arbitration Clauses

In the immediate wake of another Supreme Court decision upholding the legality of class-action waivers in arbitration agreements, the New […]

New M&A Concern: National Security

The Pentagon and other U.S. agencies will soon propose legislation that would allow regulators to block proposed corporate mergers based […]

Critics Slam IP Rules In Pacific Trade Pact

In negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), intellectual property provisions are proving to be a major bone of contention. A […]

Egg-less “Mayo” Gets FDA OK

Back in August the FDA sent a letter to Hampton Creek, a successful San Francisco start-up with a healthy-food mission. […]

The War On Guns Vs. The War On Cigarettes

Why did one succeed while the other makes no headway? A big city columnist whose wife grew up in Alaska […]

SCOTUS, Again, Upholds Class-Action Waiver In An Arbitration Agreement

DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, decided on December 14, was pending in the California court system when the Supreme Court ruled […]

Five Cybersecurity Trends for 2016

This short list includes some familiar advice “low hanging fruit,” as well as a warning…

Preemption Battle Shaping Up Over Drone Regs

Conflict over drone registration may be brewing, according to a post from Hogan Lovells, and it’s not between regulators and […]

Laws Mute On Intent Can Criminalize The Innocent

Two laws introduced in Congress aim to address absence of language as to the violator’s intent, a problematic loophole in […]

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