EPA Proposed Rule Would Make Corrections to Emissions Reporting Requirements

A proposed rule signed May 27 by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson would make technical corrections to greenhouse gas reporting requirements…

Environmental Group Sues EPA to Prevent Delays in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition in federal appeals court May 28 challenging the schedule by which EPA plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources Center for…

FTC Delays Red Flags Rule Enforcement Until December 31, Calls for Congressional Fix

The Federal Trade Commission May 28 again delayed enforcement of its Red Flags Rule, pushing the date forward to Dec. 31…

Pequot Hedge Fund, Ex-Chairman Agree to Pay $28 Million; SEC Said They Had Tip on Microsoft Earnings

Pequot Capital Management Inc., a once successful hedge fund that closed about a year ago, and its chairman and chief executive officer, Arthur Samberg, agreed May 27, in the U.S. District Court for…

BNA INSIGHTS: Westward Ho: Covered Bonds Make Their Way to the Land of Opportunity

Since the securitization markets collapsed two years ago, many have asked whether covered bonds might offer a suitable alternative to commercial mortgage-backed…

Supreme Court Finds Federal Court Challenge to Ohio Tax Benefit Is Barred by Comity

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 1 that, under the comity doctrine, a federal lawsuit brought by retail natural gas suppliers that challenges Ohio’s natural gas taxation scheme as unconstitutional must…