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Supreme Court refuses to hear Teck Cominco’s appeal

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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January 31 2008

On January 7, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Teck Cominco Ltd. of a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Ontario court allows summons for US company

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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January 31 2008

On January 17, 2008, the Superior Court of Justice in Sarnia issued an order directing a lower court to summon DTE Energy Co. to face charges in a Canadian court for allegedly violating provisions of Canada’s Fisheries Act

Resale price maintenance lessons from Leegin

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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April 28 2008

This article discusses prohibitions on vertical resale price maintenance (“RPM”) in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. (“Leegin”

Canadian and U.S. orders on short selling and issuer repurchases: new expiry dates

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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October 7 2008

The OSC and SEC have changed the expiry dates of their emergency orders on short selling and issuer repurchases of their own securities as follows

Corporate governance developments in the United States may affect Canadian companies

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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May 28 2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to give shareholders of U.S. public companies the right to have their nominees for election as directors included on the company’s proxy alongside the board’s nominees

North American leaders agree to cooperate on climate change

Torys LLP
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Canada, Mexico, USA
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September 11 2009

On August 10, 2009, at a North American summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, the leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada issued a joint declaration that committed their three countries to work together on climate change and clean energy issues

New protocol to the Canada-US Income Tax Convention affects M&A transactions

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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October 25 2007

The fifth protocol (Protocol) to the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention (Treaty) was signed on September 21, 2007

Cross-border environmental litigation

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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May 30 2008

Courts on both sides of the border have signaled that in some circumstances local environmental laws can be used against foreign companies

Climate change disclosure heats up

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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November 3 2008

What public companies are, and are not, disclosing about their climate change risks and opportunities is becoming increasingly important in Canada and the United States

Midwestern states and Canadian province sign greenhouse gas reduction strategy

Torys LLP
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Canada, USA
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November 30 2007

On November 15, 2007, nine midwestern governors and the premier of Manitoba signed the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, a strategy to reduce GHG emissions in their jurisdictions through energy efficiency, renewable energy and other initiatives

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