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07.01.10

The Dodd-Frank Act Will Open All States To Interstate De Novo Branching

One section, covering half a page in the 2,300 page Conference Committee Report for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, will remove the key political compromise of the 1994 Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act. 


06.28.10

IAB To Produce Standards For Tablet Ads

A task force of the Interactive Advertising Bureau has launched a program to produce recommendations on standards and to establish best practices for tablet and e-reader display ads.


06.25.10

New “Green Chemistry” Rules Proposed

Earlier this week California’s long-anticipated “Green Chemistry” rules were proposed by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).


06.23.10

Air Board Cap and Trade Workshops Highlight More Details

Earlier this week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held three workshops in their continued march toward adoption of a Cap and Trade (CT) program this year.


06.22.10

Diet Supplement Manufacturer Settles False Claims Suit for $2.5 Million

The maker of the dietary supplement Mega-T has agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement in a class action suit that accused the company of making false weight loss claims regarding its product line.


06.18.10

Manatt’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Receives National Ratings for Excellence in Chamber

Manatt’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Division was recognized as one of the nation’s leading practices for both advertising transactional work and litigation in the newly published, eighth annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.


06.15.10

The Current Regulatory Environment and its Impact on Bank Directors

First, pessimistic, negative and critical examinations with calls for increased capital and other remedial action.


06.11.10

Implementing National Health Reform in California:  Changes to Public and Private Insurance

The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), in a report authored by Manatt Health Solutions, provides an initial assessment of the task that lies ahead for the state of California and its partners in implementing the coverage-related provisions of federal health reform legislation, known ...


06.11.10

Bonds Wins in the 9th: Players, PEDs and the Rules of Evidence—or 'Say Hey' versus Hearsay

On June 11, 2010, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the District Court’s exclusion of key steroids evidence against all-time home run king Barry Bonds.


06.07.10

FDA Warns Drug Company About Sponsored Sites

The Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications issued a warning letter to pharmaceutical company Novartis about two disease-awareness sites sponsored by the company—even though the sites didn’t mention the company’s drugs by ...