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07.19.16

Methane Replaces Carbon Dioxide as Primary GHG Regulatory Target

Carbon dioxide, by far the most ubiquitous greenhouse gas (GHG) by volume, has long been the primary target of regulatory efforts to limit GHG emissions. The most significant climate change regulations over the past decade have focused squarely on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, with reductions ...


07.19.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, July 19, 2016

Massachusetts’s Marketplace eliminates cost-sharing for addiction treatment in some QHPs; Montana cuts uninsurance in half; and a Kaiser report identifies the 50 most costly drugs for Medicaid.


07.18.16

Brexit Will Cause Deal Flow Reduction

Britain's historic vote to exit the European Union has sent shock waves throughout the global economy and will certainly have economic and political repercussions for years.


07.15.16

Patchwork Expands as More Cities Adopt Paid Sick Leave

Following the recent example of Los Angeles and adding to the current patchwork of jurisdictions providing paid sick leave across the country, two other cities have enacted mandatory sick leave for employees.


07.14.16

VW Will Pay $14.7B in Largest FTC False Ad Suit

Volkswagen made a $14.7 billion deal with the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the California Attorney General over charges that the auto manufacturer deceived consumers with claims about emissions standards for its cars.


07.14.16

Sneak Peek: The Future of California’s Cap and Trade

Few government pronouncements are as highly guarded or anticipated as details of a California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) Cap and Trade amendment package. It may sound wonky, and Janet Yellen may disagree, but California’s Cap and Trade Regulation is a multibillion-dollar-a-year ...


07.14.16

Denial of Brady's Petition Calls Into Question His Strategy

Fourteen months after Tom Brady was suspended for 4 games by the NFL Commissioner, after several million dollars worth of litigation, Tom Brady remains suspended for 4 games. 


07.13.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, July 13, 2016

The President voices support for a public option; Vermont selects a Medicaid ACO; and Alabama ends enhanced primary care reimbursements.


07.08.16

eSports Recognizes the Value of Ethics

Previously unregulated eSports have established an integrity commission, in part to attract corporate sponsorships.


07.08.16

A Different Approach to Regulatory Relief

Community banks indeed need regulatory relief. Regulators generally agree, but their hands are tied as a decadelong enforcement environment drags on. Meanwhile, financial technology (fintech) firms assert they should not be subject to banking-type regulatory supervision as long as they are not ...