id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date
822285,4d7406ab-26d6-41da-9db3-341e33c33b97,Q3,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH -- FORMERLY BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,support passage of medical malpractice limits,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",33000,,0,0,2009-10-04T10:40:53-04:00
823086,de25e48a-6c73-4b58-8088-737086156df5,Q3,"THE FEDERAL GROUP, INC.",51104,AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Professional liability reform legislation,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-06T15:59:59-04:00
823580,d798e6b6-0106-4b84-bf4c-f8a76dc05910,Q3,RAFFANIELLO & ASSOCIATES,400290378,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Legislation involving Medicare Secondary Provisions,,15000,,0,0,2009-10-07T16:06:13-04:00
823759,7886d4d9-68a6-4f0b-b53c-406f7a3a0653,Q3,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Advise client on legislation being developed to address federal preemption for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.  
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200), Senate HELP Committee mark (no bill number assigned), Senate Finance Committee mark (no bill number assigned).","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-10-08T10:38:02-04:00
824470,546f301e-c60e-4470-83c0-1b64f63362e4,Q3,ANDREW COCHRAN,400410940,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,HR 1478/S 1347 (Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009) to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for injuries received as a result of negligent medical care,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-09T13:22:29-04:00
824960,cd076fca-b88e-454d-8fee-320ff48360b8,Q3,THE CRANE GROUP INC,11297,CHUBB CORPORATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act
HR 1237 S 512 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
HR 991 Consumer Fairness Act
S 458 False Claim Clarification Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-12T11:06:20-04:00
825054,742d787a-cdfd-428c-87ee-2d9b38fb926c,Q3,AETNA INC.,352,AETNA INC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,HR 1086 (Medical Malpractice Liability Reform),"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",,580743,0,0,2009-10-12T13:00:01-04:00
825855,9c9099ce-348a-4e9c-b3ff-f87e311812d1,Q3,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,16830,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"False Claims Act expansion legislation (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (S. 386), False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009 (S. 458/H.R. 1788)); Medical malpractice reform issues (in various health care reform proposals (including the American Health Care Choices Act (S. 1679); American Healthy Futures Act of 2009 (Senate Finance Bill); House Tri-Committee bill (H.R. 3200)); and stand-alone medical malpractice legislation (H.R. 1086; H.R. 3459).","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,White House Office",,370000,0,0,2009-10-13T14:14:14-04:00
826176,a3b15a9c-6fe6-4e00-9b00-b7e88a435c5b,Q3,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,COUNCIL FOR UROLOGICAL INTERESTS,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Monitoring Physician ownership issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-13T15:58:43-04:00
826182,6a8ee9ba-1281-4871-a10c-f2c8cfa7ee39,Q3,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY,1386,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Medical Liability Reform
H.R. 1188- Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009 
H.R. 1998 - To improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE",,122125,0,0,2009-10-13T16:09:47-04:00
826427,87b0c31a-6ee5-4232-ae9c-5cfb17219ccf,Q3,ANDREW COCHRAN,400410940,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,HR 1478/S 1347 (Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009) to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for injuries received as a result of negligent medical care,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-13T20:48:30-04:00
827014,ab5fd15b-be6d-4c38-98c9-ab61843e9120,Q3,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA),309333,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases),"Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),U.S. Forest Service,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)",,11000,0,0,2009-10-14T13:12:27-04:00
828852,9a98096d-cd26-474b-a685-775266fb2325,Q3,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,36537,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020 and S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, which would amend the Federal Arbitration Act, Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the US Code pertaining to consumer, employment and franchise disputes.

H.R. 1508 and S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009, which relates to protective orders, sealing of cases from disclosures of discovery information in civil actions.","Bureau of Justice Statistics,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,480000,0,0,2009-10-15T12:27:14-04:00
829530,f9896e21-9ad2-4fa7-b4db-a21b282f4dda,Q3,AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA,14611,AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Legal/tort reform:  Track the progress of the insurance industry's collaboration on legal reform tort issues at the federal and state levels.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,353843,0,0,2009-10-15T15:21:50-04:00
830153,ec0ec09a-655a-4bd1-b252-d2e2d15f1814,Q3,"ALEXANDER, BOROVICKA & O'SHEA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS (FKA ALEXANDER & BOROVICKA GO",40025213,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY (FORMERLY SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES & BARNERD LLC),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Advocating on behalf of the Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC law firm and its clients with regard to legislation concerning tort reform.,,20000,,0,0,2009-10-15T19:10:31-04:00
830595,453d10fa-b820-43ba-84b0-da9132cb46a4,Q3,AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION,3606,AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Oppose: S. 386, Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act; S. 437, IRS code re. attorney-advanced expenses & court costs in contingency fee cases; S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act; S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act; S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act; S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act; S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act; HR 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act; HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act; HR 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act; & HR 2519 (House companion bill to S. 437).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,25000,0,0,2009-10-16T09:45:39-04:00
830880,0ca4c715-ae9b-4540-a1ce-fcd359afd7a8,Q3,MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY,23975,MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Medical Liability reform  efforts to reduce defensive medicine - H.R. 3200 - House Tri-Committee America's Affordable Health Choices Act,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",,80000,0,0,2009-10-16T10:43:26-04:00
831877,1ff76256-007b-4a53-9522-ea38cf41b127,Q3,"THE KEELEN GROUP, LLC",323114,DOCTORS COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Monitoring issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following:
H.R. 1508 / S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009
H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009
H.R.1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Tracking and lobbying on issues related to medical malpractice reform in the following bills:

H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Senate HELP & Finance Committee Draft legislation","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-16T12:46:29-04:00
832161,996b2f11-4d81-49f6-8a16-d9b62828f620,Q3,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,4733,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 847/ S. 1334 (James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act); specific interest in Title II relating to the September 11th Victim Compensation fund. S. 391 (Healthy Americans Act); specific interest in provisions in Title VI and VII relating to payments to States for implementing measures related to liability for medical malpractice.

Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice liability as it relates to any health care reform proposal generally.

Affordable Health Choices Act (HELP Committee health care reform bill; unnumbered as of 9/30/2009); specific interest in amendments relating to liability for medical negligence:

Hatch amendment #6, not agreed to; to shield doctors and hospitals from liability for medical malpractice while limiting the legal rights of patients who reside in rural and medically underserved communities.

America's Healthy Future Act (Finance Committee health care reform bill; unnumbered as of 9/30/2009); specific interest in amendments relating to liability for medical negligence:

Kyl amendment #C25, not agreed to; to cap non-economic damages in all civil medical liability actions against health care providers and health care institutions, to apply new restrictions on expert affidavits that must accompany any health care claim, to eliminate joint and several liability, and to pre-empt state law in civil medical liability actions.

Cornyn amendment #D13, not agreed to; to dictate that all states receiving Medicaid funding enact a cap on non-economic damages for all civil medical liability actions against doctors and health care facilities.

Ensign #D3, not agreed to; to cap non-economic damages and punitive damages, to eliminate joint and several liability, and to place additional restrictions on expert witnesses in all civil medical liability actions against health care providers and health care institutions.

Ensign #D4, not agreed to; to provide increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage funding for states that enact caps on non-economic damages and punitive damages, eliminate joint and several liability, and place additional restrictions on expert witnesses in all civil medical liability actions against health care providers and health care institutions.

H.R. 3200 (America's Affordable Health Choices Act); specific interest in amendments relating to liability for medical negligence:

Gordon amendment, adopted en bloc; to provide federal funding for states to develop and implement certificate of merit and early offers alternative litigation compensation models for medical malpractice.

Deal amendment, not agreed to; to expand the Federal Tort Claims Act to cover medical providers of emergency services for emergency room patient screenings. 

Burgess amendment, not agreed to; to limit liability for emergency care, and to apply medical malpractice caps for lawsuits against health care providers for services and treatments for which a provider seeks Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.  

H.R.1478/ S. 1347 (Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009);  to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,White House Office",,1060000,0,0,2009-10-16T13:42:41-04:00
832238,0b900d76-cda5-4b7c-9385-f959ee90f13e,Q3,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",293552,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",2009,third_quarter,TOR,S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; Issue: this change would make it more difficult for businesses to fend off potentially frivolous lawsuits,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,60000,0,0,2009-10-16T13:52:15-04:00
832374,e48a871b-6a75-41e3-8328-2f0a41df656f,Q3,AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION,2684,AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Judicial/Arbitration Issues: H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, automobile arbitration legislation or general arbitration issues as they relate to the auto industry.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,200000,0,0,2009-10-16T14:10:29-04:00
832902,529f2d88-ae02-4021-a9d1-5b9823a47c60,Q3,"TIMMONS AND COMPANY, INC.",38164,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1086 - To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. 
S. 1734 - A bill to reduce the costs of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts 
through common-sense lawsuit reform.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2009-10-16T15:28:53-04:00
833347,4d2bfa1c-3233-450c-85fb-681e812aaab9,Q3,FOLEY & LARDNER LLP,15042,CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Rail and highway infrastructure funding, railroad regulatory reform, transportation security legislation; rail safety legislation; DOT appropriations; Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act; and CFIUS legislation","Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",60000,,0,0,2009-10-16T16:48:18-04:00
833824,a2548375-b83a-48a5-b818-03bf70449440,Q3,SIFF & LAKE LLP,310290,"KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC",2009,third_quarter,TOR,Legislative proposals to provide for reform of the civil justice system.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-16T20:29:13-04:00
833878,37d8d64c-8cdb-4684-a876-3c1ff0f80a24,Q3,BEN BARNES GROUP LP,5415,BAILEY PERRIN BAILEY LLP,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Assistance with tort reform and other legal matters,,,,0,0,2009-10-17T11:12:22-04:00
834584,d9fb6fc6-ddf5-48c0-b448-cc9efc629e4c,Q3,"POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC",307730,ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"LEAN Act (S. 558/HR 1398), all provisions 
MEAL Act (S. 1048/HR 2426), all provisions","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-10-19T08:56:13-04:00
834734,489aa174-1912-434b-962e-ba4a25da7122,Q3,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Kennedy/MSDA/S 540/HR 1346/ Medical Device Saftety Act of 2009; Maloney/HR 847/James Zadroga 9/11 Health and compensation Act of 2009; HR 1476/Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act; HR 1086/Health Act of 2009; HR 1468/Medical Justice Act 9f 2009; HR 1745/Family Health Care Accountablility Act of 2009; S45/Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009; S 391/Healthy Americans Act;HR 941/Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; HR 759/Food and Drug Administration Globilization act of 2009; HR 812/Common Sense Consumption Act of 2009; HR 440/Small Business Liablility Reform Act of 2009; Johnson/Arbitration/HR 1020/Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",130000,,0,0,2009-10-19T09:32:09-04:00
834810,4ae8657f-5a0c-48a4-b643-e4ab3f3eeb3b,Q3,U.S. CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,51172,U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009
S. 537/H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009
S. 263, Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009
S. 512/H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act 
H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, arbitration provisions
H.R. 3451, Foreclosure and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009, arbitration provisions
H.R. 3200, Affordable Health Choices Act, provisions on medical malpractice
S. 445, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009
S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009
S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, arbitration provisions

General background on legal reform issues, discovery reform, medical liability reform, medical malpractice and arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (no specific legislation introduced)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",,4240000,0,0,2009-10-19T09:39:30-04:00
834996,102e20ba-30c8-4c21-b276-cef0795b7d8c,Q3,CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.,38756,CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 1237/S. 512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009
S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009

Issues relating to pre-dispute arbitration agreements as part of the Federal Trade Commission's Debt Collection Roundtable (no specific legislation introduced)","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Maritime Administration (MARAD),Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Natl Mediation Board,Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,34690000,0,0,2009-10-19T10:02:22-04:00
836258,c5459c73-e8c6-401a-8a7c-239c5b25df34,Q3,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,26411,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020 - ""Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009"" - Ban/nullify pre-dispute arbitration provisions in all consumer, employment and franchise contracts. S 537 - ""Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009"" - Revises rules on the use of protective and sealing orders","Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office",,1013310,0,0,2009-10-19T11:41:19-04:00
837061,ff19b84c-ba56-4909-8b8f-01ecf934cd26,Q3,MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION,31441,MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Medical Care Access Protection Act (regarding medical liability reform), S. 45, entire bill; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (regarding medical liability reform), H.R. 1086, entire bill; Medical Justice Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), H.R. 1468, entire bill; Medical Practice Protection Act, H.R. 2975 (regarding medical liability reform), entire bill; Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), H.R. 2787, entire bill; (Unintroduced) Medical Disaster Volunteer Liability Protection Act (regarding medical liability reform), entire bill.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,120000,0,0,2009-10-19T12:44:13-04:00
837204,12601ad4-3e49-455c-b3c9-476a34de3e80,Q3,HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY,75251,HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Medical Device Safety Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,160000,0,0,2009-10-19T13:04:47-04:00
837506,31f5fabb-adce-4a8b-bbc1-23f19b79963a,Q3,JULIA J. NORRELL,29436,CHUBB CORPORATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 1751 - ""Class Action fairness Act of 2003""
S. 2290 - ""Fairness of Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004"" or Fair Act of 2004""","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-10-19T13:28:11-04:00
838054,bef00053-1b2b-4bb2-bbf8-a07792390cb0,Q3,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,THE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM - U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Doctrine of Federal Pre-Emption
H.R.1346-Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
S.540-Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
H.R.2868-Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009; provisions relating to citizen suits and pre-emption","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-19T14:13:40-04:00
838452,e6a9b660-ab62-40b3-9886-17bf3fdaaa34,Q3,W. R. GRACE & COMPANY,16692,W R GRACE & COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,90000,0,0,2009-10-19T14:40:38-04:00
838729,c471fb4f-e4df-4e59-b101-4ca524cf1552,Q3,"KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC",400390816,"KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC",2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 458, False Claims Correction Act, provisions intended to reverse recent Supreme Court precedents regarding the scope of qui tam and whistleblower lawsuits
S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, provisions amending the False Claims Act
S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act, entire bill Legislative proposals to provide for reform of the civil justice system","Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,2120000,0,0,2009-10-19T14:59:27-04:00
839423,9c3e2b70-a07d-4445-81a0-613910a6a942,Q3,ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA,4790,ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Contractor Liability Act - Review construction methods for highway projects;
Good Samaritan for Construction Volunteers - Protection for contractors volunteering in emergencies;
False Claims Corrections Act.","Education, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),White House Office",,101585,0,0,2009-10-19T15:43:20-04:00
839755,7887226e-9919-4899-811e-0663d2dab5a2,Q3,TURNER GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS,80895,VALVE AND PUMP COALITION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Valve and Pump supplier litigations, asbestos","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-10-19T16:04:42-04:00
839895,eab24771-7536-4460-aa1d-5c645e1d31cb,Q3,ARGENTUM,324150,ARGENTUM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitraition Act,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,30000,0,0,2009-10-19T16:15:13-04:00
839916,4a06e395-2252-47e7-af92-97d1549537ef,Q3,"GREENLEE PARTNERS, LLC",79995,CROWN CORK & SEAL,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Asbestos legislation monitoring,SENATE,,,0,0,2009-10-19T16:16:23-04:00
839930,6873f458-b1a4-4870-94a8-3ffa0bc67cd8,Q3,WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON,50796,RACHEL EHRENFELD,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Lobbying for the passage of S.449/H.R. 1304, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-10-19T16:17:27-04:00
840504,24b5c595-c1a6-4eb5-a3ed-721e2379e92d,Q3,HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP,18978,NATIONAL STONE SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION (NSSGA),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Issues relating to asbestos legislation and the regulation of non-asbestiform minerals.,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-19T16:57:05-04:00
841208,4d5969a2-ff36-4fdd-a860-0e611777ecc5,Q3,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,39245,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,H.R. 1020  Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009,"Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,1061733,0,0,2009-10-19T17:43:23-04:00
841555,85501a8b-2533-4dc3-b537-b4c2094c5a74,Q3,CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION,9580,CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Issues related to tort reform, medical malpractice, false claims, fraud, medical device safety, clean vehicles, sunshine in litigation. H.R. 1020/ S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill)
H.R. 1237/ S.512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill)
S. 458, False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill)
H.R. 1788, False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill)
S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4
H.R. 1346/ S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill)
H.R. 609, Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill)
S. 537/ H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,174260,0,0,2009-10-19T18:10:48-04:00
841565,22ee766e-bfd5-499f-a28b-2f79038af076,Q3,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Pleading legislation, S. 1504","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",80000,,0,0,2009-10-19T18:10:57-04:00
841612,00045f61-e912-49af-ae60-69bb91b8bc5b,Q3,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 458 and H.R. 1788, the False Claims Act Corrections Act of 2009 and S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, including sections concerning proposed changes to liability, CID provisions and retaliation provisions; H.R. 1020, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 and H.R. 991, the Consumer Fairness Act of 2009, including provisions that would effectively remove arbitration as a means of settling disputes and call into question all existing arbitration contracts","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2009-10-19T18:17:11-04:00
842351,7c6342c2-b196-46a3-9ca3-bdce5bcd8f49,Q3,KINDRED HEALTHCARE D/B/A SCIONHEALTH,39952,KINDRED HEALTHCARE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, all sections.  An Act which would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements of nursing facilities.  
H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, all sections.  An Act which would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements of nursing facilities.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,White House Office",,800000,0,0,2009-10-19T20:49:49-04:00
842452,3f9ec5b3-e3d1-4605-b102-c99eb1f59141,Q3,"EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, LLC",297330,EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 540/ HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,240000,0,0,2009-10-19T21:34:47-04:00
842589,0e5a9af6-4bee-40a5-8cc7-0a7c0968e08e,Q3,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES,26945,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"The Medical Device Safety Act  H.R. 1346/S.540
The False Claims Correction Act  H.R. 1788","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,270000,0,0,2009-10-19T23:31:41-04:00
842596,2d315870-9216-4d8d-9eab-2aad12b3b238,Q3,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 3013 / S 186, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007.
Securities Litigation Reform, Financial Services Regulatory Reform proposals and pending derivatives legislation..
Monitored HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",15000,,0,0,2009-10-19T23:36:43-04:00
843427,8383a2c2-c1a9-4814-b63d-e975a47f97e7,Q3,"ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.",1171,ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 540/HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T09:41:39-04:00
843634,dc204601-ea50-4fc0-b55d-a0c2e3c29b45,Q3,"ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.",1171,EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 540/HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-10-20T09:57:17-04:00
843855,0e10ca00-736b-4c79-aa0b-1751dd8929c6,Q3,CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.,51445,CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Litigation issues: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 - HR 1508, S. 537
False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009 - S. 458; False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - HR 1788
Notice Pleading Restoration Act - S. 1504
Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 - S. 1551","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,460000,0,0,2009-10-20T10:08:51-04:00
844112,010dc3a7-ba42-4d6a-8d30-a1ef056d47b4,Q3,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS - MUTUAL PROTECTION TRUST (CAP-MPT),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability;  Healthcare Reform (H.R. 3200); Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 1020).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-20T10:21:01-04:00
844261,4538c910-f87b-4e27-8cd9-e581a0b9e20b,Q3,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Medicare secondary payor rules affecting litigation and settlements.  Medicare payment rules related to healthcare acquired conditions, value-based purchasing, readmissions and related matters in healthcare reform legislation (H.R. 3200).","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-20T10:26:55-04:00
844586,6e241d2d-e045-40e4-b20c-30477d274089,Q3,AARP,1694,AARP,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S.540/H.R.1346, Medical Device Safety Act - Legislation would make clear congressional intent that state tort claims are not preempted by the FFDCA.
S.512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Bill to prevent pre-dispute arbitration agreements with LTC facility and residents. H.R.1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Urged co-sponsorship of bill to prevent pre-dispute arbitration clauses in LTC facility contracts and  submitted written testimony in support of this legislation.  Shared related information on arbitration.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of the Vice President of the United States,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,5680000,0,0,2009-10-20T10:41:36-04:00
844733,d7651aea-59db-4e17-a0e0-1a1b8236b4bb,Q3,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,ISG ON BEHALF SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS (FORMERLY SIMMONS COOPER LAW FIRM),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Monitoring medical malpractice issues related to healthcare legislation.  Monitoring automobile bailout and bankruptcy issues.,,50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T10:47:41-04:00
844744,eba155fb-4a60-4328-86c9-3f24027a5267,Q3,AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION,2491,AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1237: The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act which would prohibit use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements of nursing facilities or assisted living residences.
H.R. 1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. The bill would prohibit the use of all pre-dispute arbitration agreements. H.R. 1788: Oppose the False Claims Correction Act of 2009.

S.458: A bill which propose further amendments to the civil False Claims Act (FCA) to expand the scope of liability under the statute and remove necessary safeguards against unfounded qui tam lawsuits.  Consider recently passed anti-fraud bill (S.86) this year's compromise to ensure the FCA is a more potent and useful weapon against taxpayer fraud.

S. 512:  A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration.

S. 386: The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA). This bill is intended to improve enforcement against mortgage, securities and other fraud related to federal assistance and relief programs.  The bill also includes changes to the False Claims Act Amendments of 1986 that would increase the liability for contractors and subcontractos who submit false claims for repayment on government contracts. 

S. 647: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.  

H.R. 1237: To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

S. 931: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,420000,0,0,2009-10-20T10:48:20-04:00
844845,aa4718c0-cc22-4721-87ea-60bb291ccf13,3A,AARP,1694,AARP,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S.540/H.R.1346, Medical Device Safety Act - Legislation would make clear congressional intent that state tort claims are not preempted by the FFDCA.
S.512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Bill to prevent pre-dispute arbitration agreements with LTC facility and residents. H.R.1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Urged co-sponsorship of bill to prevent pre-dispute arbitration clauses in LTC facility contracts and  submitted written testimony in support of this legislation.  Shared related information on arbitration.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of the Vice President of the United States,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,5680000,0,0,2009-10-20T10:53:16-04:00
845098,46f79f82-7e70-4ece-bb8e-06e38f2b9d67,Q3,AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN,2662,AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020/ S. 931. Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill)
H.R. 1237/ S. 512. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill)
H.R. 991. Consumer Fairness Act (entire bill)
S. 458. False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill) H.R. 1788. False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill)
S. 386. Fraud enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4
H.R. 1346/ S. 540. Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill)
H.R. 759. Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act (entire bill)
H.R. 609. Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill)
H.R. 1508/ S.537. Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill)
H.R. 812. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009 (entire bill)
S. 1504. Notice Pleading Restoration Act (entire bill)
S. 1551. Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (entire bill)
H.R. 3326. FY 2010 DOD Appropriations, Senate Amendment 2588","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,330000,0,0,2009-10-20T11:04:07-04:00
845941,9225a924-d089-4135-887f-05443724053e,Q3,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Work in opposition to federal preemption of state-based causes of action; Establish federal limits on predispute arbitration agreements; Legislation to ban the importation processing and use of asbestos; Amendments to Erisa Preemption;  
S. 512 and H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009;  
H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-10-20T11:46:33-04:00
845976,66536cd3-d564-420c-948c-01b8928d91e4,Q3,MCGRATH & ASSOCIATES,400459278,PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Civil Justice Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-10-20T11:47:41-04:00
846696,6372c2bc-89f3-4da2-98c2-2905c0283421,Q3,ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION),400319492,ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION),2009,third_quarter,TOR,Medical Liability Reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,70000,0,0,2009-10-20T12:14:38-04:00
846977,6ba3ed5b-12b1-4fe4-ad1a-7f19cad2578a,Q3,"PODESTA GROUP, INC.",31680,MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Credit rating agency reform, liability provisions in credit rating agency reform","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2009-10-20T12:29:20-04:00
847511,022ed93d-042c-422d-851e-7d2c5c1f6806,Q3,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Proposals to impose liability on foreign corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-10-20T12:53:31-04:00
847537,0f75f20f-4c3d-46ca-8ba4-75394feaf1d6,Q3,SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION,35684,NATIONAL LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 989, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act, product liability and innocent seller defense","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",15000,,0,0,2009-10-20T12:55:02-04:00
847945,7732575a-e51b-4b45-84e8-378e1596b93e,Q3,"JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.",20686,JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"- H.R. 1508 / S. 537,""A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes"", regarding all provisions. - S. 1504, ""A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957)"", regarding all provisions","Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,1660000,0,0,2009-10-20T13:12:20-04:00
849275,6f83ae94-1435-43a7-8d80-d5093c65ea0e,Q3,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2877,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Medical Liability Reform
Medical Malpractice Alternatives Act of 2009
Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Project","Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,White House Office",,3950000,0,0,2009-10-20T14:07:43-04:00
849449,07517af3-178b-4715-b07a-ef39de6d6198,Q3,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS,26912,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Asbestos ban legislation
Tort reform
S. 537, H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act
S. 148, H.R. 3190, Discount Consumer Pricing Act H.R. 1020, Fairness in Arbitration Act
S. 448, H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act
H.R. 1237, S. 512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
Medical Malpractice/health care
General preemption issues
Medicare Secondary Payer Extension","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Security Council (NSC),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,5750000,0,0,2009-10-20T14:16:17-04:00
849668,9df23dd3-b77f-48ff-aadb-924cf0ec5559,Q3,"BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.",289773,INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
S.458, to amend the False Claims Act
H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009
H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act Issues relating to federal preemption 
S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act
H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009
S.512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009
H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act
S. 263, Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T14:26:30-04:00
850007,87be46bf-2f16-4b78-b080-ad72604e35be,Q3,"MATTOON & ASSOCIATES, LLC",314215,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (FORMERLY ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC ),2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S 931 & HR 1020 - The Arbitration  Fairness Act of 2009
S 458 & HR 1788 - False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009
S 448 & HR 985 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2009
legislation involving Medicare Secondary Payer language S 515, S 610 & HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T14:41:26-04:00
850255,9e8dfb46-f0f4-40a6-aaa4-279ebf2b05a8,Q3,"MATTOON & ASSOCIATES, LLC",314215,AT&T SERVICES INC (FKA AT&T CORPORATION),2009,third_quarter,TOR,HR 1237- Arbitration reform; all sections,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-10-20T14:51:44-04:00
850973,f862baf7-fa83-45e5-8b05-e6d643ec87ef,Q3,3M COMPANY,25465,3M COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Tort System Reform
Federal Preemption for Medical Device Reviews
Medical Malpractive/Tort Reform (in Health Care Reform)","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,430000,0,0,2009-10-20T15:18:19-04:00
851170,99231551-8886-42ac-b298-d5e30afef34c,Q3,FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP,12631,U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Arbitration Reform proposals (H.R. 1020; H.R. 1237; S. 512); Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (S. 537; H.R. 1508); Attorney-client priviledge issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-10-20T15:24:23-04:00
851508,1a23014f-d679-465b-9c3d-9309d5e1b4b9,Q3,ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,1114,ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act of 2009 - All provisions 
H.R. 1020 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act - All provisions
H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 537 - Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 - All provisions
H.R. 1346 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 657 - Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009 - All provisions
S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) of 2009 - All provisions","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,White House Office",,770000,0,0,2009-10-20T15:34:20-04:00
851753,19cb01c4-ee15-46d0-81ac-1d3b061b66ae,Q3,THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES,2046,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Legislation to provide ""good samaritan"" liability relief for architect and engineering firms responding in a voluntary capacity to natural disasters; liability protection for engineering firms engaged in levee certifications; addressing the increased costs of infrastructure due to liability issues and the need for protection in high consequence events.","AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation,Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Federal Transit Administration (FTA),General Services Administration (GSA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,524063,0,0,2009-10-20T15:41:42-04:00
851763,a8dd3f2a-af52-4e99-83d6-7d246d839466,Q3,"FARMERS GROUP, INC",49910,FARMERS GROUP INC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,NO SPECIFIC BILL: FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA);  AMENDMENT DISCUSSIONS,"Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,270000,0,0,2009-10-20T15:42:37-04:00
852353,ea47cb5b-464b-417f-878a-c59c5b8f6b7c,Q3,AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,1808,AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1478, the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009, would allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care 
H.R. 1255, To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident. H.R. 1508, S. 537, the Sunshine in Litigation Act
Recommendations related to: federalizing state medical malpractice and product liability laws and health courts
H.R. 2641, Workers Compensation Medicare set-aside legislation-would establish clear criteria for when a Workers Compensation Medicare set-aside should be reviewed; create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside; provide certainty to state-approved settlements; and reduce the delays now disrupting Workers Compensation programs across the country
 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - provisions to pre-empt a portion of the states medical liability laws and to create health courts in which medical liability cases would be removed on a mandatory basis from the state court system.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Legal Services Corporation,Library of Congress (LOC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,290000,0,0,2009-10-20T16:01:15-04:00
852409,ddd503cf-03f6-426b-8436-aa01a5e0aafa,Q3,AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA,26854,AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020, HR 1346, HR 1508, HR 2975, HR 3054, HR 3200, HR 3459, S 301, S 386, S 458, S 537, S 540, S 657, S 882, S 931, S 1734","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,994526,0,0,2009-10-20T16:03:04-04:00
852508,c36a3c53-4aa5-4286-80c7-693faccf829a,Q3,TIBER CREEK GROUP,20744,DELOITTE LLP,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 1504,  The Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:06:43-04:00
852658,ddb81110-c0bd-4314-8cac-ad729133051e,3T,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,"SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.",2009,third_quarter,TOR,Monitoring FDA preemption,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,1,2009-10-20T16:12:35-04:00
852837,6534435c-5cb1-43c7-82be-ac036786b88c,Q3,INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS GROUP,317275,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC (SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES&BARNERD LLC),2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Monitoring healthcare legislation in relation to medical malpractice
Automobile bailout in relation to liability issues","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:17:33-04:00
853133,b90078ed-8136-4311-8068-8fb1e7874829,Q3,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,MEDTRONIC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S. 540 / H.R. 1346, Medical Device Safety Act, as it relates to legal liability of medical device manufacturers","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:27:11-04:00
853226,587766a6-0e1f-423e-8244-8a1c20ac2d21,Q3,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Medicare reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",70000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:30:49-04:00
853376,a7a66c36-588f-4c8e-8fb8-1cb652029655,Q3,GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES),15997,GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES),2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020, The Arbritration Fairness Act of 2009
S 931, The Arbritration Fairness Act of 2009
HR 3042, The Arbritration Fairness Act of 2009
S 1374,  Workers Adjustment and Retraining Act","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,6940000,0,0,2009-10-20T16:34:33-04:00
853616,ab44f5ac-c0e7-4705-baf4-ca97bea2c1af,Q3,PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,10764,PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS),2009,third_quarter,TOR,S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,870000,0,0,2009-10-20T16:42:44-04:00
853979,1340c40a-3792-4b4c-a6d1-e309e3c6eb43,Q3,"GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP",16896,BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Class Action, Medical Malpractice","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:52:26-04:00
854036,df1f3d8e-aad2-4b2c-9f35-737c874cedec,Q3,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Reasonable dispute resolution process (e.g., H.R. 1020/S.931).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:53:41-04:00
854038,2fb5b8a6-6d24-4f5d-9fa7-00d2fa856941,Q3,FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,14917,FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Bills to amend the tort system as it applies to health care liability:,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",,100000,0,0,2009-10-20T16:53:42-04:00
854064,7972f2e0-57ba-4bd5-8567-e7a0c9c8b466,Q3,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,"ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC.",2009,third_quarter,TOR,Legislation involving Medicare Secondary Payer provisions.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-10-20T16:53:54-04:00
854349,c946b5ce-a5fb-43ab-a149-c26ccdd0cc63,Q3,"GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP",16896,U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,Class Action Legislation; Asbestos Reform Legislation; Medical liability,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-10-20T17:02:19-04:00
854463,75bdc122-e521-49b3-a000-629c3a233c31,Q3,THE CHUBB CORPORATION,9170,CHUBB CORPORATION,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020 - Arbitration Fairness Act
H.R. 1237 - S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act
S. 458 - Fals Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act
S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act
H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act
H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act
S. 537 / H.R. 1508 -  Sunshine in Litigation Act
H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act
H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009
S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009
H.R. 1728 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
S. 445 - Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009
S. 437 - Contingency Fee Tax Breaks
H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,658667,0,0,2009-10-20T17:05:41-04:00
854822,96e8c6be-abf1-40c2-91b0-add0f221cd52,Q3,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS,26810,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS,2009,third_quarter,TOR,H.R.1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,750000,0,0,2009-10-20T17:20:22-04:00
854992,bac0af47-f5ec-43e0-9593-600ee6991446,Q3,"NVG, LLC",76833,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Medical malpractice. Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200, S. 1679) and Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 (No bill number as of 10-19-09) .","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T17:27:18-04:00
855054,40c7f0cf-42ca-439e-899a-737b46eb80e8,Q3,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Help ensure rationality, fairness and more certainty in legal system (including S. 386/H.R. 1793/S. 378, H.R. 1020/S.931, H.R. 1728, H.R. 991, H.R. 1237/S. 512, H.R. 1214, S.263/H.R. 1474, S.1551).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T17:30:35-04:00
855212,7843ce9a-6b09-4914-b05d-155377a02d24,Q3,MICHAEL SOLON-CAPITOL LEGISTICS,319836,"AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD",2009,third_quarter,TOR,"HR. 1020 the Arbitration Fairness Act
S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, False Claim provisions
H.R. 1788, the False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009
H.R. 3200 the Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - Medicare Secondary Payor provisions","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2009-10-20T17:37:41-04:00
855228,d51bb93d-2eb8-43b4-9e64-22ce38fcc007,Q3,TIBER CREEK GROUP,20744,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FKA U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"H.R.1237/S.512: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009; H.R. 991: Consumer Fairness Act of 2009; S. 537/H.R. 1508: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009; H.R. 1020; S. 931: All provisions of the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009; General background on legal reform issues; General background on discovery reform; S. 445, All provisions of the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act; S. 1504, All provisions of the Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009. General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",140000,,0,0,2009-10-20T17:38:49-04:00
855509,5badd41a-4fa4-43d1-9c33-9d589ab141da,Q3,LAWYERS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE,22303,LAWYERS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (HR 1508 and S. 537) Oppose
Attorney Client Privilege Act of 2009 (S. 445) Support
Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 (S. 1504) Oppose
Federal Judgeship Act of 2009, S. 1653, Inquiry","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,250000,0,0,2009-10-20T17:53:11-04:00
855964,d59c0823-ad11-49ac-a888-cebd62fdd312,Q3,"AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES",34455,AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"S 931 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of US Code with respect to arbitration, provisions relating to consumer arbitration in the Federal Arbitration Act HR 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of US Code with respect to arbitration, provisions relating to consumer arbitration in the Federal Arbitration Act

HR 991 Consumer Fairness Act of 2009, to treat arbitration clauses which are unliaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohit their use in consumer transactions, and for other purposes; provisions related to limitations on consumer arbitration.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,3177114,0,0,2009-10-20T18:17:00-04:00
855986,a36ad561-463d-47c3-8dc6-78ef4c0046b9,Q3,"OLDAKER & WILLISON, LLP",77754,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AND CONSUMER ATTORNEYS,2009,third_quarter,TOR,"Various issues relating to tort reform.
Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 (S. 1551).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-10-20T18:19:00-04:00