Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

LABOR

– Maintenance work, temporary restraining order obtained in credentialing scam (D. Md.), 97:11
– Work-from-home scam, FTC claims filed (C.D. Cal.), 97:11

LAWYERS

See ATTORNEYS

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 233, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, witnesses debate potential effects of bill in panel hearing, 96:509; panel reports bill favorably, 97:112; bill reported by House Judiciary Committee, 97:283
– – HR 573, Fair Prescription Competition Act, introduced by Emerson (R-Mo) referred to Energy and Commerce Comm., 96:157
– – HR 627, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, introduced by Maloney (D-NY), 96:322
– – HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act, Bono Mack (R-Cal), Barrow (D-Ga) and Barton (R-Tex) introduce, 96:402; Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection panel examines bill, 96:452
– – HR 1706, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act, Rush (D-Ill) introduces, referred to Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees, 96:317; FTC and AARP endorse legislation in panel hearing, Barton (R-Tex) and PhRMA raise concerns, 96:317; Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection panel clears bill, 96:557; FTC chairman supports ban on reverse payments, 96:641
– – HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act, Rush (D-Ill) introduces, 96:452; Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection panel approves bill, 96:560
– – HR 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act, introduced by Rush (D-Ill), manager's amendment cleared by Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection panel, 96:563
– – HR 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act, Welch (D-Vt) introduces, referred to Financial Services Comm., 97:402; testimony from consumers, card providers, and merchants at hearing, 97:427
– – HR 2675, Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act, passed under suspension of House rules, 96:585; Senate passes bill, 96:617
– – HR 2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, Conyers (D-Mich) introduces, 97:402
– – HR 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, Frank (D-Ma) introduces, 97:36
– – HR 3190, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, panel reports bill favorably, 97:112
– – HR 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, Conyers (D-Mich) introduces, 97:326; panel hearings, 97:393; Judiciary Committee reports measure, 97:447; Congressional Budget Office estimates no significant cost to bill, 97:474; Center for Am. Progress urges repeal of statutory antitrust immunity, 97:478
– – HR 3763, Exemptions to the Red Flag Rule for certain businesses, Adler (D-NJ) introduces, 97:430

– Senate

– – S 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, Judiciary Comm. defers consideration, In Brief, 96:190; Judiciary Committee votes to report bill to floor, 96:210; Kohl (D-Wis) strikes deal for compromise, avoiding cloture vote, 96:558
– – S 148, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, Kohl (D-Wis) introduces, ABA opposes, 96:450; witnesses testify on impact of resale price maintenance at panel hearing, 96:503; ABA section chair responds to additional questions from panel, 97:11
– – S 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, Kohl (D-Wis) sponsors, 96:213; administration position on reverse payments sought, 96:399; FTC chairman supports ban on reverse payments, 96:641; bill likely to include exemptions where customers benefit, 97:290
– – S 414, Consumer Credit Protection Act, introduced by Dodd (D-Conn), amendment offered by Crapo (R-Idaho), 96:322
– – S 501, Fair Prescription Competition Act, Rockefeller (D-W Va) sponsors, 96:213
– – S 1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, Durbin (D-Il) introduces, 97:402
– – S 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, Leahy (D-Vt) introduces, 97:326; Judiciary Comm. hears testimony, 97:423

LICENSING

– Cell phone patents

– – CDMA technology, cell phone purchaser lacks standing, 97:240
– – Japan, draft cease order sent to Qualcomm for restrictive licensing terms, 97:129
– – UMTS standard, indirect purchasers lack standing to challenge licensing (S.D. Cal.), 96:241

– EU, Standard & Poor's faces monopoly abuse charges over licensing agreements for securities identification numbers, 96:72
– La., riverboat casinos, Noerr-Pennington doctrine does not immunize bribery to secure gambling licenses (La.), 96:567
– Professional wrestling licensees, statute of limitations (2d Cir.), In Brief, 96:591

LOUISIANA

– Dentistry, FTC urges rejection of bill to restrict in-school care for children, 96:462
– Marine salvage, post-Katrina actions may have been anticompetitive (E.D. La.), 96:163
– Motor vehicle franchise agreement made prior to Dealer's Day in Court Act not subject to Act (E.D. La.), 96:516
– Riverboat casinos, Noerr-Pennington doctrine does not immunize bribery to secure gambling licenses (La.), 96:567