Mondaq Business Briefing articles from March 2007

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from March 2007

The New Age Discrimination Legislation: What Partnerships Need To Know.
March 1, 2007... The new Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the "Regulations") came into force on 1 October 2006 and prohibit discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of age. Even though genuine partners in a firm do not qualify...

Conflicts - A Policy Issue?(insurance policies)
March 1, 2007... Insurers and insureds often have to consider more than disputes with a third party - the terms of the policy between the insured party and the insurers may mean that their interests can diverge. The terms of the policy may override the usual...

Mashelkar Committee Withdraws Its Report.(trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights )
March 1, 2007... In an unprecedented twist in the legislative process, the Technical Expert Group on Patent Law Issues requested the Government of India to withdraw its Report that was submitted by the Group on December 29, 2006. The Government of India...

Landmark Court Of Appeal Judgment - Could You Uknowingly Be A Party To A Price Fixing Agreement?
March 1, 2007... The Court of Appeal recently ruled that customers who discuss their future pricing intentions with their suppliers run the risk of being accused of price fixing. This judgment follows the appeals made by Argos, Littlewoods and JJB Sports...

Freedom Of Information - Resisting The Siren Voices.
March 1, 2007... The Scottish Court of Session (Inner House) on 23 January 2007 upheld the decision of the Scottish Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) by refusing an appeal by the Scottish Ministers against a decision of the Commissioner ordering them...

Executive Pensions Targeted By The CRA.(Canada Revenue Agency)
March 1, 2007... The Rulings Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is restricting benefits under supplementary pension plans (SERPs). This may put a number of existing SERPs at risk and will constrain the design of new SERPs. Unfortunately, the CRA has...

DOL's Final Rule Regarding "Able And Available For Work" Should Remind Employers To Challenge All Unemployment Claims.(Department of Labor)
March 1, 2007... On January 15, 2007, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule setting forth the requirements that state unemployment insurance (UI) laws must condition the payment of benefits on the claimant being able to work and...

Damages: Your Building Is Defective - Are You Entitled To Demolition And Reinstatement Costs Or Simply The Costs Of Repair?
March 1, 2007... Since The Board of Governors of the Hospitals for Sick Children and Another v McLaughlin & Harvey plc and others - ("the Great Ormond Street case") [1987] 19 Con LR 25) - it has become something of a construction lawyer's "rule of thumb" that...

Ten Thoughts About Equity Compensation for Investors and Entrepreneurs.
March 1, 2007... By Scott A. Webster, Lynda T. Galligan, John R. LeClaire and Jeffrey C. Hadden Equity compensation is a subject that captures the attention of private equity and venture capital investors and company management teams alike. For many years,...

Maladministration.(pensions regulations)
March 1, 2007... When the High Court recently held that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions had been wrong to reject a finding of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the decision was underpinned by local government jurisprudence. The Ombudsman in her...

The Review of EU Consumer Protection Rules: European Commission Seeks To Boost E-Commerce Within the Internal Market.
March 1, 2007... The European Commission is engaged in a major new initiative which will fundamentally overhaul core EU consumer protection law1 and is now inviting comments on various proposals set out in a Green Paper which seek to create a borderless on-line...

Employment Status: Looking Outside The Employment Contract.(Employment Appeals Tribunal)
March 1, 2007... In Ministry of Defence HQ Defence Dental Service v Kettle the EAT provided useful guidance on when tribunals can look outside the written terms of the relevant contract to determine a person's employment status: A tribunal must firstly...

Exercise Of Supplemental Jurisdiction To Entertain Claims Alleging Infringement Of A Foreign Patent Was An Abuse Of Discretion.
March 1, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a rare interlocutory appeal, found the district court lacked supplemental jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. s.1367 to entertain a claim for infringement of a foreign patent. After the patent...

"Essential" Steps From Specification May Limit Scope Of Patent Claims.
March 1, 2007... In construing the scope of a product claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the process for making a product can be within the scope of a product claim when the "patentee makes clear that the process steps are an...

Recapture Rule Pre-Empts Ability To Rewrite Claims.(MBO Laboratories Inc. v. Becton Dickinson & Co.)
March 1, 2007... In a decision that centered on application of recapture rule in the context of claim construction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a district court's grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent relating...

Recent Hardship Decision - Permanent v Upston.
March 1, 2007... On 16 March 2007 the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down a ground breaking decision. It appears to be the first time that a borrower has made a hardship application as a cross claim in possession proceedings. The hardship...

NSW Planning, Environment & Government Update.(Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2007)(New South Wales)
March 1, 2007... Contents Important Amendments To Planning Regulations Some Welcome Relief For NSW Landowners With Existing Use Rights Important Amendments To Planning Regulations Land And Environment Court Update The approach to the...

A Greek Drama? Parallel Trade: Recent Developments In The Pharmaceutical Industry.
March 2, 2007... Recent events in the pharmaceutical industry have shown that, owing to state intervention leaving differing prices across the European market, the competition rules may be applied less stringently to conduct that interferes with parallel trade...

New Tax Reporting For Employee Stock Options And Purchase Plans.
March 2, 2007... Congress recently passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 amending section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code. The amendment is effective on January 1, 2007, but the new reports will not be due until 2008. Previously, Code section...

Looking Ahead: Resale Price Maintenance And The World After Leegin.
March 2, 2007... Sometime this spring or early summer, businesses should consider policies on resale price maintenance. For nearly the last 100 years, any agreement permitting a manufacturer, supplier, or licensor to control the price at which others would...

The Toxic Substances Control Act: EPA's Enforcement Of This Oft-Forgotten Environmental Statute.(Environmental Protection Agencies)
March 2, 2007... This article appeared in the February 2007 edition of the ABA Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee Newsletter When one thinks of environmental enforcement, the statutes that typically jump to mind are the Clean Air Act and the...

Business Tenancies: More Change Proposed.
March 2, 2007... The repeal of section 57 of the 1954 Act and the addition of a new ground of opposition to renewal has been proposed. On 28 February 2007 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a consultation paper looking at this area....

CSA To Overhaul Adviser, Dealer And Investment Fund Manager Registration.(Canadian Securities Administrators)
March 2, 2007... The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have now released for comment the much anticipated proposed NI 31-103 - Registration Requirements (the Proposed Registration Rule), along with the accompanying companion policy (the Companion Policy)...

Review Sought Of Board's Decision To Forbear From Regulating Gas Storage.
March 2, 2007... The Ontario Energy Board (the Board) has received three motions to review its November 7, 2006 decision on regulatory forbearance in the Natural Gas Electricity Interface Review Proceeding, EB-2005-0551 (the NGEIR Proceeding). The Board's...

Inspection Duties And Temporary Disconformities.(construction industry)
March 2, 2007... Construction professionals' inspection duties are notoriously difficult to define but often ground negligence actions. The wordings of appointments vary significantly. For instance, the RIBA forms used to require the architect to supervise...

Carbon Trading On The Horizon.(environment compliance)
March 2, 2007... Barely two weeks ago, federal environment minister, John Baird, rejected the notion of an international carbon trading market. That, however, was before opposition MPs passed a bill requiring compliance with the Kyoto Protocol and before Prime...

New Renewable Energy Incentive Program.(Canada. Clean Air Act 1971)
March 2, 2007... As part of its new suite of environment-centred legislation, on January 19, 2007 the federal government announced an initiative entitled the ecoEnergy Renewable Initiative. January saw a significant number of federal initiatives in the area...

Environment @ Gowlings - February 2007.(Quebec. Superior Court appointed Johanne Mainville)(Halton Recycling Ltd. vs. Newmarket town)(Quebec passed Bill 49)(Quebec. Forest Act 1986)
March 2, 2007... Edited by Jennifer Mesquita Federal News Virtual Elimination List Established PBDE and PFOS Added to List of Toxic Substances PBDE and PFOS Regulations Proposed 2-Butoxyethanol Regulations Enacted Rapid Screening of...

U.S. District Court In New Jersey Weighs In Again On The Issue Of "Use" In The Context Of Search Engine Keyword-Triggered Advertising.
March 2, 2007... By Sheldon H. Klein and David S. Modzeleski Another decision considering the issue of trademark "use" in the context of search engine keyword-triggered advertising has just been issued by the federal district court in New Jersey. In Buying...

Export Control Update: US Developments With Respect To Sudan.
March 2, 2007... Two key things have happened with respect to Sudan: Congress passed and the President signed on October 13, 2006 the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (H.R. 3127, pub. Law no. 109-344) and The President issued Executive Order...

How the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Will Affect Medicaid Providers.
March 2, 2007... Last year, President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, P.L. 109-171 (DRA), which includes several provisions designed to improve federal and state oversight and enforcement actions against fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program....

Changing Climate.(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)(Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis )
March 4, 2007... The science of climate change is now certain, and the implications for business are clear... IPCC Report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - a UN mandated body which brings together 2,500 scientists from 130...

Recent Developments of Importance: Canadian Issues.(Canada. Competition Act 1986)
March 4, 2007... Originally published in the 2007 LExpert/The American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Introduction This year marks the 20th anniversary of Canada's Competition Act ("Act"). The adoption of the Act in 1986 saw...

IRS Enforcement Initiative Focuses On Nonprofit Organizations' Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance Procedures.(Internal Revenue Service)
March 4, 2007... Executive Summary Action: IRS announces the second stage of an enforcement initiative examining post-issuance compliance by nonprofit organizations that use taxexempt bond financing. Impact: Nonprofit organizations should develop...

A (Final?) Word Of Warning.(Employment Appeals Tribunal)(employee dismissal lawsuit)
March 5, 2007... Employers should not rely on expired warnings, according to the EAT in Airbus UK Ltd v Webb. In July 2004 Mr Webb was summarily dismissed for washing his car when he should have been working. On appeal a lesser sanction, a final written...

Eurovision.(briefs)
March 5, 2007... Europe gradually becomes smokefree France and Germany are both introducing smoking bans this year. The German Government has however scrapped proposals to introduce a nationwide ban on smoking in public places following concerns that...

The "Winter Tax Package" - Important Corporate Tax Changes in Denmark.
March 5, 2007... The Danish Government proposes to make some very significant changes to the corporate tax regime, some with effect from 1 January 2007. The proposed changes would impact all parties with interests in a Danish company. All Danish companies...

Brent Bravo Unlawful Deaths Scandal Returns To Haunt Royal Dutch Shell.
March 5, 2007... By John Alfred Donovan *Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer issues Letter of Censure to Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director of Shell EP Introductory comments by John Alfred Donovan: 5 March 2007 On 1 March 2007, I sent an email to Terry...

Liability and Reliance in Relation to Vendor Due Diligence.
March 5, 2007... The legal investigation of a target company in M&A transactions, i.e. a "legal due diligence", has traditionally been performed on behalf of the potential purchaser. The trend over recent years has however been that the investigation is...

The Taxation of Partial Demerger.(Finland)
March 5, 2007... The Legal basis for the Partial Division The Council Directive 2005/19/EC of 17 February 2005 amended the Directive 90/434/EEC 1990 (the "Merger Directive") on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of...

Doing Business In... Handbook 2007: Q&A.(Cayman Islands)
March 5, 2007... Legal System 1. What is the legal system (civil law, common law or a mixture of both)? The Cayman Islands are administered as a British Overseas Territory, but have a significant degree of internal self-government. The Cayman Islands...

OFT's PPRS Market Study: Should Value-Based Pricing Be The Way Forward?(Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme)
March 5, 2007... This is for the UK's Department of Health to decide once it has digested the 1,000 or so pages of the OFT's market study on the operation of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS). The study recommends retaining the PPRS structure of...

The Dangers Of Overbroad Work Rules: Union-Free And Unionized Employers Beware.
March 5, 2007... Most employers across the United States have a compilation of work rules - some more detailed than others - to guide their employees' workplace conduct. However well-intentioned and necessary to establish workplace norms, without careful...

Temporary Absence From Work Because Of Illness Or Injury May Not Be That Temporary.
March 5, 2007... A recent decision of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia has identified that protection from dismissal available to ill or injured employees provided by the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (the Act) extends to when employees are not...

DLA Phillips Fox Part Of Global Legal Solution For The Linde Group.
March 5, 2007... DLA Phillips Fox will provide legal services to The Linde Group in Australia and New Zealand as part of a new legal services outsourcing model across Linde's global operations. The Linde Group is the leading international gas and...

Litigation: Service Of Process On The Elusive Foreign Defendant.
March 5, 2007... Introduction The recent Hong Kong High Court case of Victor Chandler (International) Ltd v Zhou Chu Jian He (2006), involves Victor Chandler (the Plaintiff) a well known bookmaker registered in Gibraltar and Zhou (the Defendant) a wealthy...

The Sherman Act Section 1 - Canadian Developments.
March 6, 2007... Originally published in ABA Sherman Act Section 1 Newsletter (Fall 2006/Winter 2007) Competition Bureau Concludes Examination of Gasoline Prices in Canada Following Hurricane Katrina Following a thorough examination of the Canadian...

California Court Issues Latest Important Decision For Insurers Regarding Liability Coverage For TCPA Claims.
March 6, 2007... This year promises to be another busy one for courts addressing whether commercial general liability policies provide coverage for claims involving violations of the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. s.227 ("TCPA"). Under the...

Northern California District Court Expands Information Retention Requirements.
March 6, 2007... The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has revised Civil Local Rule 16-9 and issued a new Standing Order for all Judges regarding the required contents of Joint Case Management Statements filed pursuant to...

National, Or Community Trademark After Romania's Accession To The European Union.
March 6, 2007... After the historical moment of the European Union's expansion on 1 May 2004, which was the biggest expansion in the European history, starting with 1st January 2007 Romania assumed the rights and obligations which result from the membership....

Survivor Takes $240 Or 10% Whichever Is Greater!!!
March 6, 2007... Introduction The British Virgin Islands has been the trail blazer in the international sphere, constantly reforming BVI corporate and commercial laws in an effort to keep our financial services industry ahead of the pack, but from a...

Attack On All Fronts?(Legal Services Bill)
March 6, 2007... The Legal Services Bill is intended to make sweeping changes to legal services regulation and complaints handling. However, some may regard the new legislation as a missed opportunity if it fails to address a number of problems with the...

How To Avoid Becoming A Casualty Of The Costs Wars.(Solicitors' Practice Rule 15)
March 6, 2007... Among the quickest ways to lose a client or sour a good result are misunderstandings or errors in respect of costs. Worse still, certain errors can expose solicitors to the risk of claims. Despite this, it is surprising how often clients are...

Second Circuit Decision "Squarely Holds" Accountants May Be Primarily Liable Under Federal Securities Laws.(David Overton v. Todman & Co.)
March 6, 2007... In a decision issued yesterday, the Second Circuit held that an accountant has a duty to correct its certified opinions, and may incur primary liability under s. 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 if it fails to fulfill that duty in certain circumstances....

Canada's New Chemicals Management Plan.
March 6, 2007... Article by Robert Fishlock, [c] 2007, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Environmental Law, January 2007 On December 8, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the federal government's new...

Fashion Law: Why (And How) You Should Copyright Your Work.
March 6, 2007... What Copyright Currently Protects Copyright protects original, non-useful works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. The main obstacle for the fashion industry when seeking copyright registration is the "useful article"...

Canadian Income Trust M&A.
March 6, 2007... Article by Brendan Reay, Jeff Lloyd and Michael Gans, [c] 2007, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Securities Law, February 2007 With approximately 250 income trusts in Canada, representing an...

SDNY Blocks SEC Enforcement Case As Time-Barred.(Securities and Exchange Commission v. Thomas Jones and Lewis Daidone)
March 6, 2007... On Monday, Judge Richard Casey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a significant decision regarding the application of the statute of limitations to actions brought by the Securities and Exchange...

Supreme Court Rules on Punitive Damages.(Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams)
March 6, 2007... In Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, etc., decided February 20, the Supreme Court held that punitive damages may not be awarded to punish a defendant for injuries caused to persons not involved in the lawsuit in which such damages are...

Banks Beware When Documenting And Securing Renewal Loans.
March 6, 2007... A complicated set of facts recently led the Tennessee Court of Appeals to a decision that sends a simple message to banks: When documenting a renewal loan, be careful when dealing with the collateral that secured the earlier loan. If a bank...

English Court Intervenes In Foreign Proceedings To Stop Potential Unfairness.
March 6, 2007... In a recent application before Mr Justice Langley in the Commercial Court in London, two of the world's largest reinsurance broking houses came head to head in a claim concerning the due process of an overseas court. The dispute between broking...

Top Ten Mistakes When Drafting And Negotiating Contracts.
March 6, 2007... Commercial litigation often occurs as a result of common and recurring mistakes that are made during the drafting and negotiation of contracts. As litigators and transactional attorneys, we (and our clients) often wish that we could...

E.News @ Gowlings - February 2007.(Inter-Plus)(Dawn's Place)
March 6, 2007... Edited by Louis Benoit Contents Microsoft Enjoys Groundbreaking Success In Counterfeit Battle Web Sites Could Face Assessments Over GST Ruling Wal-Mart Joins Forces With Hollywood Congress Welcomes Policy Debates On Data...

Ogier Guernsey Advise Dominion Funding On $450 Million Structured Finance Deal Designed To Meet Exceptional Demand For Popular New Fund Concept.
March 6, 2007... Guernsey, 28 February 2007, Dominion, an International Fund Management group, in conjunction with ABN AMRO and NM Rothschild, announce the successful conclusion of $450 million structured finance deal. Background Established in...

Recent Expansion Of SLS's Services Concerning The Establishment Of A Team Of EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) Managers.(Studio Legale Sutti)(Brief article)
March 6, 2007... Recent Expansion Of SLS's Services Concerning The Establishment Of A Team Of EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) Managers. In 2006, further to the Italian liberalisation of multisciplinary professional practices , Studio Legale Sutti expanded...

Unlicensed Builders Cannot Use Security Of Payment Legislation In Queensland.(Cant Contracting Pty Ltd v Casella)
March 6, 2007... In a judgment which will interest all participants in the construction industry, a recent Queensland Court of Appeal decision held that unlicensed builders in Queensland cannot utilise the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004...

Construction Bulletin.(Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd)
March 6, 2007... Court Of Appeal Blows Hole In Security Of Payment Act The New South Wales Court of Appeal has 'blown apart' one of the key features of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (SOP Act). A payment claim could be...

Miracle Drug Or Overdose? The EEOC's New Treatment Of Healthcare Workers And The Americans With Disabilities Act.("Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act")
March 6, 2007... On Feb. 26, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued "Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act." Revealing a significant bias against healthcare employers, the EEOC's Q&A Fact Sheet...

Border Control - Protecting your IP From Misuse In Your Export Markets.(intellectual property)
March 7, 2007... By Catherine Logan* It is all very well to be conscientious about protecting your intellectual property (IP), and this is relatively easy within Australia given that our laws in this area are about as sophisticated as they come. ...

Federal Circuit Precludes Follow-On Suit Against Users Of Infringing Device.
March 7, 2007... As a general proposition, a patent owner need not sue all infringers at the same time; different infringers may be pursued individually (or in groups) in multiple suits. However, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently...

Requisite Proof Of Inducement To Infringe Step-Based Method Claims.(E-Pass Technologies Inc. v. 3Com Inc.)
March 7, 2007... Addressing whether a plaintiff had presented evidence sufficient to overcome defendants' motion for summary judgment of non-infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit outlined the required elements to support a claim of...

Provoking Interference Proceeding Gives Rise To Waiver Of Eleventh Amendment Immunity.(Vas-Cath, Incorporated v. Curators of the University of Missouri)
March 7, 2007... In a decision addressing a state's waiver of constitutional immunity under the Eleventh Amendment, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that by initiating and participating in a contested interference proceeding before the...

Deposition Practice In Interference Proceedings Clarified.
March 7, 2007... In a recent decision on a motion to exclude evidence, an expanded panel of Administrative Patent Judges of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (the Board) took the opportunity to address what...

Federal Circuit Affirms Refusal To Register Bose Speaker Shape (Again).
March 7, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's refusal to register Bose's speaker design mark pursuant to the doctrine of res judicata, based on the Court's earlier refusal to register...

Increase In Limit Of Fii Investment In Debt Securities.(Brief article)
March 7, 2007... The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has by its Circular dated 5th April 2006 increased the limits of cumulative debt investment from US$ 1.75 billion to US$ 2 billion for Foreign Institutional Investor ("FII")/ Sub Account...

Use In Commerce Must Be Lawful In Order To Acquire Priority.(CreAgri Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences Inc.)
March 7, 2007... Addressing whether use in commerce must be lawful in order to establish trademark priority, the Ninth Circuit, in a case of first impression, adopted the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) policy that "only lawful use in commerce can give...

Equitable Laches May Be Shorter Statute Of Limitations Period.
March 7, 2007... Affirming in part and reversing in part the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs' copyright infringement claim under the equitable doctrine of laches, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that,...

Only Musical Recordings Eligible for Copyright First Sale Exception.
March 7, 2007... Addressing for the first time the issue of whether the record rental exception to the copyright first sale doctrine applies to all sound recordings or only musical sound recordings, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the...

Court Confirms Constitutionality of Copyright Renewal Terms.
March 7, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a constitutional challenge against the extension of copyright renewal terms (previously upheld by the Supreme Court in its 2003 decision in Eldred v....

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Proposed Statement on Subprime Lending Practices.
March 7, 2007... Contents: Developments of Note Federal Banking Agencies Issue Proposed Statement on Subprime Lending Practices Mutual Fund Distributor Enters into Consent Order with State of Washington Regarding Arrangements Permitting Financial...

Two Federal Circuit Decisions Clarify Walker Process Antitrust Claims.
March 7, 2007... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided two cases involving Walker Process antitrust claims. In one case the Court clarified the types of threats that could subject a fraudulent patent holder to Walker Process...

Communications Law Bulletin - February 2007.
March 7, 2007... The Month in Brief In February, the new Congress asserted its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") with probing questions to the commissioners and hearings before the Senate Commerce Committee. House...

A Practical (?) Approach To Reimbursing Employee Business Expenses.
March 7, 2007... Under California Labor Code section 2802, employers are obligated to indemnify employees for all expenses incurred in the course and scope of their employment. This obligation, though simple-sounding enough, has always raised issues concerning...

FTC Requires Rambus To License DRAM Technology.(Federal Trade Commission)
March 7, 2007... As part of its first decision addressing participation in a standard-setting body, the U. S. Federal Trade Commission issued an order imposing penalties on Rambus for its misrepresentations and omissions of relevant information from a...