President to sign Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: summary of certain key provisions *

USA - July 9 2012
President Obama is expected to soon sign into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).

Co-authors: Michael N. Druckman, Christine "Christie" Bloomquist .

U.S. Supreme Court Matrixx decision rejects statistical significance as bright-line test of materiality *

USA - April 11 2011
In its unanimous opinion in Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano issued on March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed its long-established standard for determining materiality with respect to securities fraud claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the SEC's Rule 10b-5.

Co-authors: David F. Wertheimer , Joseph Gilligan, Michael L. Charlson.