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Foreign Corrupt Practices and International Trade

Robert J. Becerra, Esq. of Fuerst Ittleman PL was one of the two presenters in the Florida Bar, International Law Section Continuing Legal Education webinar entitled, "Managing Criminal Exposure under the FCPA and Other Laws Impacting International Trade", held March 15, 2012.

FDA Announces it Will Not Ban BPA

The saga surrounding BPA continues. After much ado, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will not ban bisphenol A (BPA). Today the FDA denied in […]

FDA Publishes “First-of-a-Kind” Guidance for Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Decisions

On March 27, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a “first-of-a-kind” guidance document for industry and FDA staff entitled, “Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration […]

IRS Bolsters Transfer Pricing Operations Unit

The IRS has recently gone on a hiring spree, bringing on board personnel with expertise in law, accounting, and economics, needed to identify, audit, and litigate “transfer pricing” cases.  Transfer […]

Update: Sackett v EPA: Supreme Court Declares EPA Compliance Orders “Final Agency Action” Subject to Judicial Review Under the APA.

On March 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. In a unanimous decision, the Court held […]

Members of Congress Unhappy with FDA Draft Guidance entitled, “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues”

As we previously reported, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released a Draft Guidance for Industry entitled, “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues” (“the NDI Draft Guidance”), […]

U.S. District Court Strikes Down FDA’s Qualified Health Claim for Green Tea and Breast and Prostate Cancer

After nine years of ongoing litigation, on February 23, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Connecticut struck down the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (“FDA” or […]

Park Doctrine Insurance Offered to Cover Responsible Corporate Officer Liability

The FDA has made clear that prosecuting individuals for strict liability misdemeanors under the Park Doctrine, also known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine” (“RCO”), is a priority amid the […]

Third Circuit Reverses Tax Court In Tax Exempt Interest Case

On March 19, 2012, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the Tax Court which had held that Internal Revenue Code section 103 did […]

Tax Court Rules that U.S. Virgin Islands Partnerships are Corporations under “Check the Box” Regulations

On March 19, 2012, Judge Jacobs in speaking for the Unitd States Tax Court ruled that a United States Virgin Islands (USVI) limited liability company (LLC) is treated under the […]