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Articles in December, 2004 issue of Mondaq Business Briefing

• MMA Changes to Medicare Reassignment Rules
• Labor Negotiations in the Face of Rising Employee Health Care Benefits Costs.
• Changing the Terms of a Pension Scheme.
• Immigration Client Alert - H-1B And L-1 Visa Reform.
• Advantages of Listing on The Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
• Taxpayer Fails to Catalyze the Tennessee Court of Appeals to Expand the Industrial Machinery Exemption
• ''Happy Litigators ...Happy Mediators'' The Court of Appeal Mediates.
• IRS Clarifies Control Group Rules For Tax Exempts.
• IRS Proposes Regulations on Phased Retirement Under a Pension Plan
• What is a Medicare Administrative Resolution to a Provider Reimbursement Review Board Appeal Worth? In Certain Cases, Apparently Not Much.
• Unclaimed Property Law Compliance - a Company Cannot Avoid Unclaimed Property Law by Creating a Private Escheat.
• Bankruptcy Courts May Authorize Rejection of FERC-Regulated Contracts.
• New Legal Alliance for Africa.
• Securities Offering Reform: Communications Proposal.
• EPA Proposes to Extend Regulation of Cooling Water Intake Structures to Manufacturing Sector.
• Fixed Charges on Book Debts: the Saga Continues.
• California Prop. 64 Reins In Victimless Unfair Competition Consumer Lawsuits.
• Successful Risk Programs: Be Strategic.
  by Mark Carey
• Supreme Court Allows Fair Use Defense To Trademark Infringement Even If Some Confusion Is Likely
• SEC Staff Issues Frequently Asked Questions Relating to New Form 8-K Rules
• Is Your Joint Venture a Sham in the Eyes of HUD? - As Seen Through the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
• European Commission launches Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010.
• Identifying and Dealing With Troubled Suppliers.
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Issues Guidance for Managing Open Source Risks.
• International Treaty Co-Productions With Canada - An Overview For Producers.
• Gross v. Net....The Debate Continues in California And Arizona; California - GM Revisited.
• An Increasing Preoccupation at Home.
• Fair is Fair: Trademark Fair use Defense Does not Require Absence of Confusion
• SEC Grants Extension For Filing Section 404 Internal Control Reports And Attestations
• German Media Funds.
• SEC Updates Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Auditor Independence
• New Section 409A Rules.
• JCAHO Revises Standard MS.1.20 on Medical Staff Bylaws
• Reexamination as a Limited Alternative to Litigation.
• Making the Slope and Grade - the Department of Justice's Aggressive New Posture on Accessible Design.
• Employment Law Commentary, November 2004 - A New Day in the California Legislature: Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes Most Labor Bills.
• Does Your Privacy Policy Comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act?
• Employee Pension Rights Upon the Transfer of a Business.
• Thomson Financial Names Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP Top Issuer Counsel for First Three Quarters of 2004.
• SEC Delays Final Accelerated Filer Phase-in Period and Defers Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Compliance Date for Smaller Accelerated Filers.
• Securities Offering Reform: Shelf Registration Proposal.
• Indian Patent Regime Vis-A-Vis European Patent Regime - A Comparative Analysis : How far are the Indian Patent Laws Lagging Behind Their European Counterparts?
• Written Description - A Must Or Not?
• Important New Second Circuit ADEA Decision: Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
• Engineering Drawings Exclusion Claim From Ohio Property Tax Fails.
• The Ordinary Meaning Trumped by Inferences Drawn From Intrinsic Evidence.
• Threats Aimed at Impeding Another's Commercial Activity Create a Justiciable Controversy
• Registration of "foradodge.com" Violates ACPA.
• Shelley Should Face Recall, But Not Yet Resignation
• Caveat Emptor or "Let The Buyer Beware" Applying Diligent Investor Principles to Trademark and Copyright Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions.
• New Cases: Is a Forex Dealer Trading Inside or Outside South Africa?
  by Peter Surtees
• Proposed Section 403(b) Regulations
• To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate?
• Medicare Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals and Units.
• e-gov Bulletin - December 2004.
• New California Law Imposes General Duty On Businesses Regarding Security Of Sensitive Personal Information.
• Council Reaches Agreement on Permanent Ban of Six Phthalates, Against Positive Results of Scientific Risk Assessments.
• Employment Law Commentary, November 2004 - California Supreme Court Embraces Wage/Hour Class Actions.
• Who Wants to be a Director in Hong Kong?
• The House of Lords Restrict Occupiers Liability for Accidents: Tomlinson v. Congleton Borough Council and Others (2004).
• Court of Appeal Rules on the Application of Rules of Natural Justice to Adjudication
• Article 2 Applies Even Though Death Occured After Release From Prison.
• Securities Offering Reform: A Takeoff From The Aircraft Carrier.
• Securities Offering Reform: Prospectus Delivery Proposal.
• New York Advisory Opinion Finds That Ohio Company's Local Telephone Listing and Independent Repair Centers in New York do not Create Franchise Tax Obligations.
• Termination For Fear Of Complaint Is Unlawful Retaliation.
• Federal Banking Regulators Issue Guidance on BOLI
• OTS Rules Thrift Op Subs May Underwrite ABS
• Piper Rudnick And DLA Combine To Create A Global Legal Services Organization Merged Firm to Have 2,700 Lawyers in 49 Offices in 18 Countries.
• Due Diligence in Acquisitions: Focus on Product Distribution Issues.
• Keyword Advertising - Legal Threats.
  by Pekka Tarkela
• SEC Proposes Securities Act Reform
• Cross-Border Securities Lending - Still Problematic.
• New California Law Requires Disclosure From Businesses That Share Personal Information for Direct Marketing Purposes.
• In Case of First Impression, Federal Corcuit Rules That Contractor Forfeited Patent Rights:Highlights Need to Establish and Implement IP Policies.
• AIBT Announces The Nassau Conference
• Supreme Court Decides Important Trademark Fair Use Case.
• SEC Postpones Filing Date for Internal Control Reports for Smaller Accelerated Filers.
• The ICC's New Dispute Board Rules
• The BVI International Business Company at the Crossroads

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