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13 Nov 2014, 5:00 am
Courtesy of Mike Imbroscio of Covington (who was on the winning team) today’s post is about a very satisfying Cymbalta win – not only did warning causation fail under the learned intermediary rule, but the warning for the drug was held adequate as a matter of law. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 6:19 am by Jim Sedor
Know Before You Go: An ethics overview for Capitol Hill holiday partiesRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 12/1/2014 The same congressional ethics regulations that ban lobbyists from treating lawmakers and staff to most lunches, dinners, or other gifts also govern the December social circuit in Washington. [read post]
7 Jun 2018, 9:33 pm by Jim Sedor
Trade Groups in Turmoil in the Trump EraRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 6/7/2018 Trade associations, traditionally the backbone of K Street’s lobbying corridor, find themselves in the throes of disruption. [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 11:00 pm by Jim Sedor
Federal: House Judiciary Advances Foreign Lobby OverhaulRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 1/17/2018 The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would tighten oversight of lobbyists who work for foreign governments or companies. [read post]
1 Aug 2014, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
” Mini-Mega Donors Dominate Downtown Giving Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 7/29/2014 Individual lobbyists typically do not reach into the highest levels of personal campaign contributions; that is an echelon billionaires dominate. [read post]
29 Mar 2019, 8:01 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
‘No PAC Money’ Pledges Leave Corporations in a Partisan BindRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 3/21/2019 It is not just the number of members of Congress pledging not to accept money from PACs for corporations and trade groups (more than 50 so far) that is a problem, but their party affiliation – almost entirely Democratic. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 6:07 am by Jim Sedor
Ethics Watchdogs Make a Career of It Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 3/16/2017 Norm Eisen, President Barack Obama’s White House ethics czar, and Richard Painter, an ethics lawyer from the George W. [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Federal: K Street Reinvents Itself in the Era of TrumpRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 2/15/2018 Political upheaval, partisan stalemate on Capitol Hill, and technological innovations have all disrupted and transformed the $4 billion-a-year federal lobbying business. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Federal: Candidates Say ‘I Approve This Message’ Because of John McCainRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 8/25/2018 The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act survived a well-funded legal challenge in 2003 only to suffer subsequent and major rollbacks in court and at the FEC. [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 6:46 am by Jim Sedor
Federal: Billionaire Donors Bypass K StreetRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 7/29/2015 The most politically generous billionaires invest almost unlimited personal resources in supporting federal candidates and super PACs. [read post]
31 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Federal: K Street Women Seek Closer Ties to Female LawmakersRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 1/30/2019 A collection of female lobbyists and organizations is launching a new effort, called 131 & Counting, to welcome the unprecedented number of women now serving in the U.S. [read post]
27 Apr 2018, 8:49 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Mulvaney Backlash May Drive Political Money ChangesRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 4/26/2018 Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget chief and interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told banking executives that as a member of Congress he always met with constituents, but never out-of-town lobbyists unless they gave him campaign money – part of an exhortation to the bankers to push their agenda on Capitol Hill. [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 6:21 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbyists Woo Potential Freshmen Long Before Election DayRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 8/2/2016 Lobbyists do not wait until after Election Day to begin courting next year’s freshman class in Congress. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Companies, Nonprofits Put Brakes on Foreign Lobbying BillsRoll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 3/2/2018 A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to strengthen enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 5:00 am
It wasn’t a complete win, but the summary judgment outcome in Rheinfrank v. [read post]
12 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
How the Jan. 6 Riot Could Make It Tougher to Lobby MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 2/8/2021 The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the lobbying industry online. [read post]
26 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lott, Breaux Announce Move to Crossroads Strategies Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 6/15/2020 A week after exiting Squire Patton Boggs, former U.S. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trent Lott: Squire Patton Boggs took ‘low road’ in split Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 6/9/2020 Former U.S. [read post]
24 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbyists Bundle Donations to Senate Democrats, Trump Victory Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 7/20/2020 Lobbyist bundlers rounded up $250,000 for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm during the second quarter of this year, even as many of the party’s candidates run against the corporate interests those K Street denizens represent. [read post]