Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Act 13, the state’s omnibus Marcellus Shale law, has a medical “gag rule” that violates a doctor’s constitutional rights to communicate with his patients.
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Pennsylvania, Supporters Challenge Court’s Act 13 Ruling
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly and lawyers representing several state agencies have filed briefs with the state Supreme Court, arguing that an appellate court erred when it said portions of Act 13, the state’s new omnibus Marcellus Shale law, were unconstitutional.
Pennsylvania Submits Legal Briefs in Support of Act 13
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly and lawyers representing several state agencies filed briefs with the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing that an appellate court erred when it said portions of Act 13, the state’s new omnibus Marcellus Shale law, were unconstitutional.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lost a bid to collect close to $4 million from the estate of former Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay and his wife Linda. Kenneth Lay, 64, died of a heart attack in July 2006, six weeks after he was convicted on 10 fraud and conspiracy counts (see Daily GPI, July 6, 2006; May 26, 2006). The tax case dated to Sept. 21, 2001, when the Lays sold $10 million in annuities to Enron as part of an agreement for Kenneth Lay to retake the CEO position, which had been vacated by Jeffrey Skilling a month earlier. The agreement with Enron at the time stipulated that the annuities would be returned to Lay if he worked a 4.25-year term. However, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection less than three months later (see Daily GPI, June 21; May 3, 2006). The IRS contested the Lays’ contention in their 2006 tax filing that the annuities were sold to Enron for no monetary gain; in 2009 the IRS filed a notice of tax deficiency for $3.9 million. U.S. Tax Court Judge Joseph Goeke disagreed, ruling that the Lays’ transactions were legitimate and neither of the Lays nor the estate received any distributions or death benefit from the annuity.
FERC Gives Kudos to Breathitt as She Departs Agency
FERC Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt was feted by her colleagues at last Wednesday’s regular Commission meeting, which she acknowledged was “very likely to be my last.”
FERC Gives Kudos to Breathitt as She Departs Agency
FERC Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt was feted by her colleagues at Wednesday’s regular Commission meeting, which she acknowledged was “very likely to be my last meeting.”
Breathitt Names New Advisor; Reorganizes Staff
Commissioner Linda Breathitt announced that Jennifer Shepherd, a four-year veteran of FERC, has been named technical advisor of her staff.
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Vector Pipeline announced the appointment of John Donaldson to vice president of marketing, Linda Maiorana to general manager of accounting and regulatory and administration and Matt Malinowski to manager of market development. Donaldson will be responsible for short and long term sales, market development, customer service and new service development. Maiorana will provide financial and regulatory oversight and contract administration. Malinowski will be responsible for new business opportunities. IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an online marketplace for over-the-counter (OTC) energy and metals products, announced the appointment of David S. Goone as senior vice president.Goone will be responsible for expanding ICE’s product line. He joins ICE from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where he was managing director/senior vice president product marketing.
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Vector Pipeline announced the appointment of John Donaldson to vice president of marketing, Linda Maiorana to general manager of accounting and regulatory and administration and Matt Malinowski to manager of market development. Donaldson will be responsible for short and long term sales, market development, customer service and new service development. Maiorana will provide financial and regulatory oversight and contract administration. Malinowski will be responsible for new business opportunities. IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an online marketplace for over-the-counter (OTC) energy and metals products, announced the appointment of David S. Goone as senior vice president.Goone will be responsible for expanding ICE’s product line. He joins ICE from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where he was managing director/senior vice president product marketing.
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Speaking at a conference in New York earlier this week,Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt said she believes FERC will have toassume a role in the siting of electric generation and transmissionfacilities to ensure well-functioning competitive power markets.”FERC needs to have a role in the siting of new infrastructurebecause shortages of generation and transmission will not just bestate issues. I believe these shortages could become interstatecommerce issues that must be addressed by the federal government,”she said to the Bank of America Securities LLC gathering.