Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

LABELING

LANHAM ACT

– Standing of restaurant to attack rival allegedly rigged promotional games denied (U.S., rev den), 94:301

LAWYERS

LEGISLATION, FEDERAL

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House

– – HR 971, Pharmacies, exemption allowing price negotiations, cost estimates released by Cong. Budget Office, 94:45
– – HR 2885, Credit relief services, monitoring measure, House panel hearing held, 94:519
– – HR 3541, Do-Not-Call reauthorization, bill signed, 94:183
– – HR 4008, Restaurant receipts, class suit barred absent harm, Senate passes, 94:521; bill signed, In Brief, 94:576
– – HR 5546, Credit card fees, merchant negotiation, Conyers (D-Mich) introduces, 94:269; Visa and MasterCard groups oppose bill at hearing, 94:524; House panel reports bill, 95:65
– – HR 5633, Insurance scores, credit-based, House panel hearing held, 94:525
– – HR 6062, Insurance scores, credit-based, House panel hearing held, 94:525
– – HR 6074, NOPEC bill, removing protection for global oil cartel, House passes, 94:516
– – HR 6248, Credit card interchange fees, disclosure, Welch (D-Vt) introduced, 94:598

– Senate

– – SJRes 28, Media ownership rule, disapproval, Senate passes, 94:518
– – S 495, Data security, Leahy (D-Vt) and Specter (R-Pa) urge floor action, 94:319
– – S 781, Do-Not-Call reauthorization, permanent collection of fees, House passes, 94:130; bill signed, 94:183
– – S 1492, Broadband data collection, Senate passes, 95:338
– – S 1625, Spyware, banning installation, Pryor (D-Ark) introduces, 94:596
– – S 2450, Attorney-client privilege, disclosures and waivers, bill signed, In Brief, 95:291
– – S 2831, FTC reauthorization act introduced, 94:370; expansion of FTC power requires scrutiny, 94:647

LEMON LAWS

– Damages, questions certified to Wis. judiciary (7th Cir.), 95:90; certification withdrawn, In Brief, 95:124; questions recertified, In Brief, 95:170
– Good faith of consumer required for award (Wis. Ct. App.), 94:395

LICENSING

– Canada

– – Cellular telephones, license conditions to promote competition issued, 94:281
– – Export conspiracy against Canadian cars, licensees lack claim (1st Cir.), 95:46

– European Union (EU) proposes greater consumer access to online music, films and games, 94:28
– Microsoft

See MICROSOFT LITIGATION

– Patents, refusal to license Ethernet standard, unfairness doctrine applied (FTC), 94:71; comment period extended, In Brief, 94:184
– Sports, former NFL headgear licensee fails to state monopolization claim (7th Cir.), 95:205

LIENS

– Car loan assignee lacks claim against title firm mechanics lien (N.D. Ill.), 94:648

LIMITATIONS PERIODS

See STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

LITHUANIA

– Gas-powered power plant, EU approves state aid, 94:168

LOUISIANA

– Insurance price fixing, La. attorney general suit properly removed to federal court (5th Cir.), 95:122
– Motor vehicles, Volvo, federal court specifies forum for termination dispute (E.D. La.), 94:252
– Tobacco industry

– – Master Settlement payment calculation, dispute may be arbitrated (La. Ct. App.), 95:13
– – Product liability claims not barred (U.S., rev den), 94:596