On February 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order that reaffirms its existing policies regarding the analysis of horizontal market power when reviewing mergers and other transactions under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and when assessing eligibility for market-based rate authority under FPA Section 205.

In an Order on Complaint issued November 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) made it clear that all long-term firm point-to-point transmission service must be provided pursuant to a transaction-specific service agreement.

D.C. Circuit awards attorneys’ fees to intervenors whose issues were not addressed in and whose participation had no effect on the litigation.

On July 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance titled "510(k) Device Modifications: Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device."

Under the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will require travelers from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to pay operational and travel promotion fees when applying for ESTA beginning September 8, 2010.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2012 Visa Bulletin.

The Department of State (DOS) has published the Visa Bulletin for October 2011, announcing that the cutoff dates for the EB-2 India and EB-2 China categories will advance by 60 days to July 15, 2007, as of October 1, 2011.

In a move that appears to be the first of its kind by any state prosecutor’s office, on May 28, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (the DA’s Office) issued guidelines to prosecutors on the filing of criminal charges against businesses and other organizations.

State Supreme Court adopts new eDiscovery rules similar to federal rules, but specifically rejects federal jurisprudence.

Beginning January 1, 2012, nonprofit corporations formed in the District of Columbia will be subject to a revised District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (Act) that provides new requirements, modifies certain default rules, and clarifies many aspects of the law with respect to the governance of nonprofit corporations. D.C. nonprofits are encouraged to review their governing documents to confirm whether changes are necessary to comply with the Act or to take advantage of revised provisions

In the wake of the Supreme Court's Windsor decision, employers should review and, if necessary, revise their FMLA policies and procedures to ensure compliance.

On November 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued orders clarifying aspects of its policy on Return on Equity (ROE) determinations for electric transmission projects.

Filing reminds generators with significant high-voltage tie lines that they can be subject to Reliability Standards typically applied to transmission owners and transmission operators.

DEA's recent position against a national pharmacy chain and a wholesale distributor expands the proactive monitoring and auditing requirements for pharmacies and wholesale distributors to include site visits and possibly medical necessity reviews.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its May 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applications.

This highly anticipated decision strikes down the NLRB's new election procedures in their entirety, finding the Board did not act with the required three-member quorum when it approved the final rules in December 2011.

On December 2, in Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp., Docket No. 25-1-0217, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed a lower court holding and reinstated a jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff who was fired after copying more than 1,800 confidential company documents and sending them to her attorneys for use in her pending against the company.

In George Grigos and Aramingo Diner, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, Case No. 10- 3684 (Common Pleas, Phila., Dec. 21, 2010), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an insurance company’s failure to properly and timely handle a claim violated the requirements of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Insurance Practices Act (UIPA).

Sabine Pass is granted an NGA Section 3 authorization to site, construct, and operate facilities to liquefy and export domestically produced natural gas.

Judge upholds Board's authority to issue the rule requiring notice, but strikes down penalty provisions.