The Latest Assault on Deepwater Assets: The Vanishing Suspension of Production
June 17, 2011
On May 31, 2011, the Interior Department issued a decision significantly reinterpreting what a lessee must demonstrate to obtain a suspension of production. The decision...
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Fulbright Western Lands & Energy Monthly Update - June 2011
June 17, 2011
Serving the Many Masters: Understanding Local Regulations of Oil & Gas Operations
In states with active shale development, an increasing number of county...
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Supreme Court Gives Failed Class Actions Second Chance in State Court
June 17, 2011
On June 16, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held in Smith v. Bayer Corp ., No. 09-1205, 564 U.S. ___ (2011), that federal courts cannot enjoin state courts from...
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House Hearing Suggests FCPA Amendments May Be Forthcoming
June 17, 2011
On June 14, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, chaired by Congressman Jim...
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Texas Legislature Joins Growing Number of States in Requiring Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
June 16, 2011
On May 31, 2011, the Texas Legislature adopted HB 3328, requiring hydraulic fracturing operators to disclose the chemical constituents of fluids used in the fracturing...
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Social Media Surveillance: Now the Boss Knows What You Did Last Summer. . . And She Has Some Questions
June 2011
Social media may be the antithesis of privacy. After all, it's called "social" media because its users intend for their postings to be viewed by people in...
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Insights into LEED and Green Building Design and Operations
June 14, 2011
Robert Barnes , real estate senior counsel and LEED-GA in Fulbright’s Los Angeles office, was the moderator for this web seminar, which began with an overview...
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Supreme Court Further Curtails Private Securities Fraud Suits Against Outside Advisers
June 13, 2011
The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision today that sharply limits private federal securities fraud suits against persons and entities who prepare disclosures on behalf of...
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SEC Adopts Whistleblower Rules
June 8, 2011
Background
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted the final rules implementing the whistleblower program established by the Dodd-Fr...
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Supreme Court Addresses Legal Standard for Inducing Infringement—Finds “Willful Blindness” Proves Knowledge of Patent
June 8, 2011
On May 31, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision holding that induced infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) requires knowledge that the induced acts...
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Supreme Court Vacates Fifth Circuit’s Denial of Class Certification in Federal Securities Fraud Suit
June 7, 2011
The Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday that could lead to the filing of more federal securities class action lawsuits against companies headquartered in the Fifth...
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HHS Publishes Proposed Rule Revising Privacy Rule’s Requirements for Accounting of Disclosures
June 7, 2011
On May 31, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule implementing a provision of the HITECH...
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U.K. House of Commons Committee Urges Support for Shale Gas Extraction
June 6, 2011
A U.K. parliamentary committee in the House of Commons has urged the government to support plans for shale gas drilling in the U.K. In a report issued on May 23, 2011, the...
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Corporate Governance At-A-Glance
June 02, 2011
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Update: SEC Proposes Listing Standards for Compensation Committees
William Penn P'ship v. Saliba , 13 A.3d 749 (Del...
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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona E-Verify Law
June 2, 2011
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