Dockets

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC. et al

  1:2013cv00727
  Filed in District Of Columbia District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and STATE OF TEXAS. Defendant: CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC., RAVE HOLDINGS, LLC and ALDER WOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
  Cause Of Action: Antitrust Litigation
  (May 19, 2013)

• Boston Semi Equipment LLC

  1:2013cv11216
  Filed in Massachusetts District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Plaintiff: Boston Semi Equipment LLC. Defendant: Teradyne, Inc.
  Cause Of Action: Antitrust Litigation
  (May 16, 2013)

• Marucci Sports, L.L.C. v. Natl Collegiate Athl Assn, et al

  13-30568
  Filed in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Plaintiff - Appellant: MARUCCI SPORTS, L.L.C. Defendant - Appellee: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION and THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS.
  (May 15, 2013)

• TEAMSTERS HEALTH SERVICES AND INSURANCE PLAN LOCAL 404 v. RECKITT BENCKISER, INC. et al

  2:2013cv03130
  Filed in New Jersey District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Plaintiff: TEAMSTERS HEALTH SERVICES AND INSURANCE PLAN LOCAL 404. Defendant: RECKITT BENCKISER, INC., RECKITT BENCKISER, LLC, RECKITT BENCKISER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD. and RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC and other.
  Judge: Claire C. Cecchi
  Cause Of Action: Antitrust Litigation
  (May 15, 2013)

• City of Palo Alto et al v. LG Chem, Ltd. et al

  3:2013cv02242
  Filed in California Northern District Court
  Type of Suit: Antitrust
  Plaintiff: City of Palo Alto, City of Richmond and Eric McGuire. Defendant: LG Chem, Ltd., LG Chem America, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. and other.
  Judge: Maria-Elena James
  Cause Of Action: Antitrust Litigation
  (May 15, 2013)

Legislation

• Bill Introduced: S.917 Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act of 2013

  A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers.
  (May 7, 2013)

• Bill Introduced: S.922 Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013

  A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes.
  (May 7, 2013)

• Bill Introduced: S.913 Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013

  A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes.
  (May 7, 2013)

• Bill Introduced: S.860 Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013

  A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs.
  (May 4, 2013)

• Bill Introduced: H.R.1777 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013

  To create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.
  (April 24, 2013)

Regulations

• Rule - Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation

  Small Business Administration
  Rule
  Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation
  ,
  33980-33981 [2011-14156]
  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 124 [Docket No. SBA-2011-0013] 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) published a document in the Federal Register on Friday, May 13, 2011, concerning 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation. SBA announced holding tribal consultation meetings to discuss the... [read document]
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  (June 9, 2011)

• Rule - Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program

  Rural Business-Cooperative Service
  Rule
  Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program
  ,
  31217-31220 [2011-13061]
  Rules and Regulations Federal Register Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 104 / Tuesday, May 31, 2011 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Utilities Service Farm Service Agency 7 CFR Part 1980 RIN 0575-AC83 Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule... [read document]
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  (May 30, 2011)

• Proposed Rule - Small Business Size Standards: Transportation and Warehousing

  Small Business Administration
  Proposed Rule
  Small Business Size Standards:
  Transportation and Warehousing
  ,
  27935-27952 [2011-11717]
  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 121 RIN 3245-AG08 Small Business Size Standards: Transportation and Warehousing AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase small business size standards for 22 industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing. As part of its ongoing initiative to review all size standards, SBA has evaluated... [read document]
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  (May 12, 2011)

• Rule - 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes: Tribal Consultation Meetings

  Small Business Administration
  Rule
  8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes:
  Tribal Consultation Meetings
  ,
  27859-27860 [2011-11712]
  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 124 [Docket No.: SBA-2011-0013] 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings; request for comments. SUMMARY: On February 11, 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) published a final rule in the Federal Register making changes to the regulations governing the section 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. SBA... [read document]
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  (May 12, 2011)

• Proposed Rule - Small Business Size Standards; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

  Small Business Administration
  Proposed Rule
  Small Business Size Standards; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
  ,
  27952 [2011-11707]
  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 121 RIN 3245-AG07 Small Business Size Standards: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of comment period. SUMMARY: On March 16, 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposed to increase small business size standards for 35 industries and one sub-industry in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 54,... [read document]
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  (May 12, 2011)

Articles

• Dispute Resolution in Public Contracts: Lessons from Select International Best Practices

  Sandeep Verma Ministry of Defence, Government of India Date Posted: May 19, 2013 Last Revised: May 20, 2013
  (May 19, 2013)

• The Risk Management Duties of the Board of Directors

  Hanne Birkmose, Mette Neville & Karsten Engsig Sørensen (eds.), Boards of Directors in European Companies – Reshaping and Harmonising Their Organisation and Duties, Forthcoming , Christoph Van der Elst Tilburg Law School Date Posted: May 21, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 3 downloads The Market Abuse Directive and the Notion of Inside Information - Case C-19/11 Markus Geltl v Daimler AG Hellenic Review of European Law (2012) Vol. 32, Issue 2-3 pages 257-264 Thomas Papadopoulos University of Oxford Date Posted: May 21, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 5 downloads Corruption in Internet Governance - Bribery, Cronyism and Nepotism Ewan Sutherland University of Witwatersrand, LINK Centre Date Posted: May 20, 2013 Working Paper Series 3 downloads Trademarks, Triggers, and Online Search Catherine Tucker Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Management Science (MS) Date Posted: May 19, 2013 Working Paper Series 8 downloads Dispute Resolution in Public Contracts: Lessons from Select International Best Practices Sandeep Verma Ministry of Defence, Government of India Date Posted: May 19, 2013 Last Revised: May 20, 2013
  (May 19, 2013)

• The Social Costs of Choice, Free Market Ideology and the Empirical Consequences of the 401(k) ...

  Mercer Bullard University of Mississippi - School of Law Date Posted: May 12, 2013 Working Paper Series 171 downloads Does Legal Protection of Minority Shareholders Facilitate Stock Market Development? Wenming Xu University of Bologna Date Posted: May 12, 2013 Last Revised: May 20, 2013
  (May 19, 2013)

• Terminology Confusion: 'Negotiate' and 'Discount'

  DCInsight, Vol. 6, p. 11, January-March 2011, Wayne State University Law School Research Paper No. 2013-13 John Dolan Wayne State University Law School Date Posted: May 11, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 3 downloads Bad Faith and Unconscionability DCInsight, Vol. 18, p. 6, July-September 2012, Wayne State University Law School Research Paper No. 2013-12 John Dolan Wayne State University Law School Date Posted: May 11, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 4 downloads Globalizing Legal Drafting: What the Chinese Can Teach Us About Ejusdem Generis and All that The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, p. 41, 2007 Preston M. Torbert University of Chicago Law School Date Posted: May 11, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 5 downloads The Crisis Exposed by Pari Passu Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 40, p. 87, 2011 Preston M. Torbert University of Chicago Law School Date Posted: May 11, 2013 Accepted Paper Series 8 downloads To Skin a Cat: Qui Tam Actions as a State Legislative Response to Concepcion University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 46, No. 4, 2013 Janet Cooper Alexander Stanford Law School Date Posted: May 10, 2013 Last Revised: May 19, 2013
  (May 18, 2013)

• Quadratic Vote Buying as Efficient Corporate Governance

  University of Chicago Law Review, Forthcoming, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 643 Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Date Posted: May 13, 2013 Last Revised: May 19, 2013
  (May 18, 2013)

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