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"ALI Takes Position on Foreign Judgments (Including Those Against the Media)"
11/14/2005
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After more than five years of study and debate led by Reporters Andreas F. Lowenfeld and Linda Silberman of New York University Law School, the membership of the American Law Institute (ALI) approved the final draft of "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute" at its annual meeting this past May.
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"Lucky 13 - Texas Rules of Judicial Administration Coordinate Mass Tort Litigation"
09/12/2005
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Mass tort litigation, whether in the toxictort or products liability arena, begins almost instantaneously with large-scale exposure to a toxic substance or with the failure or recall of a product.
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Brochures
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Women's Initiative Brochure
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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Brochure
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V&E; 2002 Year in Review
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Interviews
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"What does the SEC look for? Games against time"
11/11/2003
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One of the weaknesses of GAAP is that, by itself, it can't necessarily differentiate between fraud and "aggressive accounting."
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Presentations and Speeches
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"The Texas Public Information Act—Protecting Your (Third Party) Confidential Information"
07/28/2005
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The Texas Public Information Act (the “Act”) was adopted in 1973. The purpose of the Act is to maintain the people's control “over the instruments they have created,” and requires that information in the possession of a governmental body be generally available to the public. Often a governmental body will possess information involving a third party; such information could be subject to disclosure under the Act.
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"Public Finance 2005 Legislative Update"
06/28/2005
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V&E; E-Communications
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"Court of Appeals Upholds Government’s Position That Acquiring Even a Passive Ownership Interest in a Competitor May Violate U.S. Merger Laws"
11/03/2005
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In a case of significance to businesses and people that own partial interests in competing entities (less than 100%), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the acquisitions of voting or passive financial interests in competitors could violate Section 7 of the Clayton.
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"Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Announce Expedited Antitrust Procedure and Guidance for Post-Hurricane Relief Efforts"
09/30/2005
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This week the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission announced an expedited procedure for providing antitrust guidance on proposed business collaborations relating to the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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V&E
Newsletters
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Benefits Bulletin
Periodic bulletins designed to educate clients about matters of interest in the employee benefit plans and executive compensation areas.
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Corporate Governance and Compliance Bulletins
A series of bulletins on issues raised by the Sabarnes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC regulations, stock exchange and other self-regulatory organization requirements and corporate governance initiatives.
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Energy Currents
These bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain developments within the energy industry.
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Health Briefs
V&E; tracks on a weekly basis new Federal and Texas regulations of interest in the health industry.
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Health Headlines
These bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain events in health law.
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Healthcare Legal Update
A newsletter with feature length articles distributed on an "alert" basis.
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HIPAA Headlines
The HIPAA Headlines discuss developments and the effects of the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, and the Standard Transactions Rule.
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Litigation News
Quarterly newsletter designed to highlight the activities of the firm's litigation and appellate sections and educate clients about current litigation trends.
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TCEQ Regulatory Watch
These monthly bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain events in environmental law.
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Telecommunications E-Lert
These newsletters are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain developments in telecommunications law.
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