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 907830,6a767df6-4f27-4f6f-b8ac-e4ff4061b843,Q1,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH -- FORMERLY BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,support passage of medical malpractice limits,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",33000,,0,0,2010-04-02T14:59:09.417000-04:00 908051,2c1c84af-fe8d-43dc-b984-bced99153292,Q1,THE CRANE GROUP INC,11297,CHUBB CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act HR 1237 S 512 Fairness in Nursing Hopme Arbitration Act HR 991 Consumer Fairness Act S 458 False Claim Clarification Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-05T14:33:14.447000-04:00 909820,8cd7cb72-4957-4a06-a1a1-cbd79a24b4c2,Q1,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,16830,GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,2010,first_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); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590); Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962); 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",,310000,0,0,2010-04-09T15:52:03.773000-04:00 911416,64043459-d587-43fa-b7da-428bbac48337,Q1,PRIME POLICY GROUP,400532589,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2010,first_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,,0,0,2010-04-13T15:53:28.657000-04:00 911935,b8b677dc-718c-4ab6-8461-7600893a2eb7,Q1,AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION,3606,AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Oppose: S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009; & S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act.",SENATE,,10000,0,0,2010-04-14T10:23:59.083000-04:00 913244,ec57e9e0-8e99-4aa6-89a7-01345409e06a,Q1,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Help ensure rationality, fairness and more certainty in legal system (including S. 386/H.R. 1793/S. 378, FERA; H.R. 1020/S. 931, Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act; H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 1237/S. 512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009; H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act; S. 263/H.R. 1474, Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009; S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009; S. 2813, Investors Rights and Corporate Accountability Act of 2009; H.R. 3326, De Departments of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010; S.1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; Restoring American financial Stability Act of 2010.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-15T10:22:07.927000-04:00 913297,53b4d03b-17c2-4125-a145-0f9e658af4f5,Q1,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Reasonable dispute resolution process (e.g., H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-15T10:42:48.277000-04:00 913344,b5d2f3dd-5c43-4c9a-90af-e21f58f57ee9,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,2010,first_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. 3590); McCarran-Ferguson repeal (H.R. 4626).","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-15T10:59:24.517000-04:00 913400,08572830-1246-4b32-bd62-f010ed4bec4e,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS - MUTUAL PROTECTION TRUST (CAP-MPT),2010,first_quarter,TOR,Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability; Healthcare Reform (H.R. 3590); Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 1020); McCarran-Ferguson repeal (H.R. 4626).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-15T11:17:48.110000-04:00 914212,7da25a44-f453-450e-b3c1-6e5f1f3dd914,Q1,MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY,23975,MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Medical Liability reform efforts to reduce defensive medicine -H.R. 4872, H.R. 3962, H.R. 3590","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,110000,0,0,2010-04-15T15:03:09.647000-04:00 914648,aa3082ce-eab9-431a-9026-92eaff7f09ef,Q1,"ALEXANDER, BOROVICKA & O'SHEA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS (FKA ALEXANDER & BOROVICKA GO",40025213,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY (FORMERLY SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES & BARNERD LLC),2010,first_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,,0,0,2010-04-15T16:32:29.387000-04:00 914775,568661ae-acfc-469e-b683-7c4cbed24c1a,Q1,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,"ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC.",2010,first_quarter,TOR,Legislation involving Medicare Secondary Payer provisions.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-15T17:20:37.157000-04:00 914828,2778e148-71e0-4161-8385-e33954e47d92,Q1,ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION),400319492,ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION),2010,first_quarter,TOR,HR 3590/HR3692 - Medical Liability - additional steps needed to achieve medical liabity reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,70000,0,0,2010-04-15T17:46:27.793000-04:00 915863,0edbff40-ddd9-4d84-8096-252d04fff0ee,Q1,FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP,12631,U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_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 privilege proposals (H.R. 4326); False Claims Act,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-16T11:21:19.347000-04:00 916326,34875aad-4106-440a-8b1d-ef28c2a50762,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 512 & H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 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.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-16T12:53:38.017000-04:00 916623,46bbf0eb-b8ff-4276-a08e-c7377a9b4f67,Q1,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,4733,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2010,first_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. Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice liability as it relates to any health care reform proposal generally. H.R. 3962 (Affordable Health Care for American Act); specific interest in provisions relating to state incentive payments related to medical liability laws. H.R. 3590 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); specific interest in provisions relating to state-based demonstration projects relating to medical liability. H.R. 4872 (Health care reconciliation bill); general interest relating to state-based demonstration projects relating to medical liability. 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. Lobbying with regard to existing federal restrictions on vicarious liability.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Railroad Administration,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,1050000,0,0,2010-04-16T14:22:00.577000-04:00 917095,7391f0a9-fac4-4477-a1ef-cf6be44d476b,Q1,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",293552,"AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.",2010,first_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",,100000,0,0,2010-04-16T15:48:45.653000-04:00 917219,bd9c84b5-64fe-4582-9101-44afec4f1942,Q1,HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP,18978,NATIONAL STONE SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION (NSSGA),2010,first_quarter,TOR,Issues relating to asbestos legislation and the regulation of non-asbestiform minerals.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-16T16:09:52.177000-04:00 917756,ef54ea5d-e128-48de-84a0-0687a6f0a126,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,THE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM - U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,2010,first_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 H.R.4115-Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 S.1504-Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009","Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-16T22:15:06.257000-04:00 918189,cc164acf-7a9e-4012-8820-5f77b8cbad09,Q1,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Pleading legislation, S. 1504","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",80000,,0,0,2010-04-18T12:04:24.870000-04:00 918411,11b109a1-a167-4020-9dfb-4dc609b6c975,Q1,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,COUNCIL FOR UROLOGICAL INTERESTS,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Monitoring Physician ownership issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-18T14:01:49.897000-04:00 918447,77a8df7c-bde8-4cf8-9768-4de9d8f5fb0e,Q1,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Medicare reform,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",70000,,0,0,2010-04-18T14:29:22.917000-04:00 918457,582c5938-568d-4af3-8e7b-406d19a590dc,Q1,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Proposals to impose liability on foreign corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-18T14:43:31.660000-04:00 918470,3bafcd89-aaf9-4855-a56b-52088b68479b,Q1,WINSTON & STRAWN LLP,41682,"U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM",2010,first_quarter,TOR,Tort reform issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-18T14:59:43.893000-04:00 918725,efc682ea-083e-4321-88ab-59dcbb7646f8,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES,26945,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"The Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 1346/S.540, all provisions; The False Claims Correction Act H.R. 1788, all provisions","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,240000,0,0,2010-04-18T21:21:44.647000-04:00 919540,7f181c7a-0fbe-4d48-9186-458398066bfb,Q1,AETNA INC.,352,AETNA INC,2010,first_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",,1641400,0,0,2010-04-19T09:52:57.440000-04:00 919746,42311028-ef08-4ede-b38a-d7ff9c623125,Q1,"ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.",1171,EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 540/HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-19T10:24:17.333000-04:00 919815,c95f90b6-9cc9-4df9-944f-3873bb4a5e69,Q1,LOPER CONSULTING LLC,400545627,PRIME POLICY GROUP,2010,first_quarter,TOR,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",20000,,0,0,2010-04-19T10:31:14.303000-04:00 920775,04f1ed78-5045-4979-8d2f-b8389ee3d8dd,Q1,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,36537,STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,2010,first_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. H.R. 1788 and S. 458, which would expand the False Claims Act. H.R. 4115 and S. 1504, which is the ""Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 and would change he rules dismissals of lawsuits. H.R. 4115, the ""Open Access to Court Act of 2009,"" which would change civil procedure standards for dismissing lawsuit complaints for failure to state a meritorions claim.","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)",,1540000,0,0,2010-04-19T11:48:36.490000-04:00 920801,d5bd5cf4-6893-4629-a6d2-a0574ef62880,Q1,MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION,31441,MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_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; Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), H.R. 3459, entire bill; Medical Liability Reform Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), S. 1734, entire bill; Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), S. 2662, entire bill; Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2009 (regarding medical liability reform), H.R. 4039, entire bill; (Unintroduced) Medical Disaster Volunteer Liability Protection Act (regarding medical liability reform), entire bill; (Unintroduced) Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Plus Act (regarding medical liability reform), entire bill.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,120000,0,0,2010-04-19T11:52:49.693000-04:00 920907,99dc2488-84be-4eab-9caf-9c5c2bde82f4,Q1,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,2010,first_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.,"Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,425000,0,0,2010-04-19T12:02:38.763000-04:00 921633,8b59341b-5a18-4e43-a922-8a67da49c0b4,Q1,DLA PIPER LLP (US),76855,"THE ESTATE OF FRAN HEISER, ET AL.",2010,first_quarter,TOR,Amendments to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-19T13:29:27.393000-04:00 922444,404e2a78-871e-4fb5-9e29-820e3d8d2d5d,Q1,"THE KEELEN GROUP, LLC",323114,DOCTORS COMPANY,2010,first_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 H.R. 2975, Medical Practice Protection Act of 2009 S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 Monitoring issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: H.R. 3200 / S. 1796, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 With specific attention to: Sec. 2531, Sec. 261, Sec. 262 H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Related Bills: H.RES.1203, H.RES.1225, H.R.3590) H.R.3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Related Bills: H.CON.RES.254, H.RES.1203, H.R.3780, H.R.4872, S.1728, S.1790)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-19T14:39:25.393000-04:00 922687,82043717-c458-48b4-868c-6b08e46bcaaf,Q1,AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION,2491,AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1237: The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. H.R. 1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 20009. H.R. 1788: Oppose the False Claims Correction Act of 2009. S. 512: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration. S. 458: A bill to amend the False Claims Act. S. 931: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate.","Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,460000,0,0,2010-04-19T14:59:47.753000-04:00 923086,27e6c014-95dc-42de-b5de-daa95db2d9e9,Q1,AARP,1694,AARP,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S.540/H.R.1346, Medical Device Safety Act - Discussed legislation would make clear congressional intent that state tort claims are not preempted by the FFDCA. Medical malpractice in health reform. (no bill)","Administration on Aging,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),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),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",,3970000,0,0,2010-04-19T15:28:39.583000-04:00 923191,3275a758-2fa5-452d-becf-3adcccbfdc7d,1A,AARP,1694,AARP,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S.540/H.R.1346, Medical Device Safety Act - Discussed legislation would make clear congressional intent that state tort claims are not preempted by the FFDCA. Medical malpractice in health reform. (no bill)","Administration on Aging,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),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),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",,3970000,0,0,2010-04-19T15:35:47.317000-04:00 923771,c447775f-0fab-4b21-ae61-bbbe41fe7f06,Q1,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY,1386,AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Medical Liability Reform; in general.,"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",,116365,0,0,2010-04-19T16:09:43.080000-04:00 923991,46f42014-dbc2-48fc-b778-90d303ca0002,Q1,"EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, LLC",297330,EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC,2010,first_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)",,290000,0,0,2010-04-19T16:26:02.887000-04:00 924920,67c777ea-3d26-4507-997d-6baa1224e252,Q1,FOLEY & LARDNER LLP,15042,CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY,2010,first_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)",70000,,0,0,2010-04-19T17:27:15.020000-04:00 925769,d4fb653d-4ce0-4da1-a6b3-0895f3a3a13e,Q1,"POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC",307730,ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"LEAN Act (S. 558/HR 1398), all provisions, MEAL Act (S. 1048/HR 2426), all provisions, Free Choice Bill: H.R. 1409 and S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-19T18:41:08.677000-04:00 926157,c1c59a31-fa74-475f-8ffb-bb39303a729b,Q1,ANDREW COCHRAN,400410940,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice liability as it relates to any health care reform proposal generally: H.R. 3962 (Affordable Health Care for American Act); specific interest in provisions relating to state incentive payments related to medical liability laws. H.R. 3590 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); specific interest in provisions relating to state-based demonstration projects relating to medical liability. H.R. 4872 (Health care reconciliation bill); general interest relating to state-based demonstration projects relating to medical liability. Lobbying with regard to existing federal restrictions on vicarious liability.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-19T20:32:23.413000-04:00 926196,dd5f628c-a5f4-4fb6-ba00-aa285926d913,Q1,RAFFANIELLO & ASSOCIATES,400290378,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Legislation involving Medicare Secondary Provisions,,30000,,0,0,2010-04-19T20:54:22.773000-04:00 926266,f325e0c7-dcdf-484f-9037-1602b7477439,Q1,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA),309333,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI),2010,first_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),"Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA),Mine Safety & Health Review Commission,Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),U.S. Postal Service (USPS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,7000,0,0,2010-04-19T21:14:06.947000-04:00 926390,e3624df2-c60e-4c7a-96af-31d1626e0bab,Q1,HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP),17682,HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP),2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Patent reform and liability issues including: H.R.1260 / S.515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - all provisions S.610 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - all provisions S.506 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - tax patent provision S.931/H.R.1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.1346 / S.540 Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 liability issues H.R.4094 Drywall Victim Insurance Protection Act - all provisions S.739 Drywall Safety Act of 2009 all provisions","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,450000,0,0,2010-04-19T21:54:10.653000-04:00 926831,abe18fed-92e4-4d0f-8ac8-404aca857a19,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2010,first_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,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",140000,,0,0,2010-04-20T06:20:42-04:00 927285,c7ebfbe6-0177-46fd-ae5c-188191326e25,Q1,WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON,50796,RACHEL EHRENFELD,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Lobbying for the passage of S.449/H.R. 1304, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-20T09:11:43.380000-04:00 927754,1a3d157f-60f8-4abc-832b-5566d94f75bc,Q1,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_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/S. 931, 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",80000,,0,0,2010-04-20T09:46:09.333000-04:00 928143,1d8824a4-4396-45ca-b35d-24f44d5f9978,Q1,"BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.",289773,INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_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 H.R. 4115, Open Access to Courts Act S. 1504, the Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-20T10:13:20.260000-04:00 928373,96cc4ae4-9f87-46ca-94f6-cf58f707cddc,Q1,"MATTOON & ASSOCIATES, LLC",314215,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (FORMERLY ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC ),2010,first_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 S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-20T10:29:01.630000-04:00 928409,6e24e578-442b-4f1f-9b09-9adae19dd26b,Q1,"MATTOON & ASSOCIATES, LLC",314215,AT&T SERVICES INC (FKA AT&T CORPORATION),2010,first_quarter,TOR,HR 1237- Arbitration reform; all sections,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-20T10:30:21.477000-04:00 928627,25be7836-e83b-47da-b2dd-57bc1c47b003,Q1,EMERSON,13506,EMERSON,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Legal Reform Provisions in Healthcare Reform Bills,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,389784,0,0,2010-04-20T10:41:49.523000-04:00 928735,22ad3e71-0e8d-4642-84c1-7d2e7b87a535,Q1,ARGENTUM,324150,ARGENTUM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,30000,0,0,2010-04-20T10:47:19.120000-04:00 930570,847cec40-ef7d-4d49-b86c-22cfcf313043,Q1,AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN,2662,AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN,2010,first_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 ( Sec 8116. Arbitration) H.R. 4115. Open Access to Court (entire bill)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",,320000,0,0,2010-04-20T11:56:38.360000-04:00 931122,86100762-3514-49a6-a988-15cdd1b9e29c,Q1,THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES),9237,THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES),2010,first_quarter,TOR,H.R. 4115 -- Open Access to Courts Act of 2009,"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,400000,0,0,2010-04-20T12:23:32.143000-04:00 931286,9992c495-ef9d-4684-adf9-0780666f6f9b,Q1,CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.,38756,CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, the amendment offered by Sen. Franken regarding dispute-related employment arbitration H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 S. 512/H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Maritime Administration (MARAD),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,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. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,25120000,0,0,2010-04-20T12:30:55.300000-04:00 931300,e672c1d1-aa59-42a9-8b64-5010d59100a4,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009. S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 HR. 4115, Open Access to Courts Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2010-04-20T12:31:47.457000-04:00 932309,d2c9a090-3f4a-4858-b2c3-7b93052dbbd6,Q1,3M COMPANY,25465,3M COMPANY,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Tort System Reform Federal Preemption for Medical Device Reviews Medical Malpractice/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. International Trade Commission (ITC),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,460000,0,0,2010-04-20T13:18:42.360000-04:00 932481,ccb2db85-f52f-491e-977e-7c8cacb78b2e,Q1,ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA,4790,ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA,2010,first_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,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),White House Office",,140000,0,0,2010-04-20T13:26:18.793000-04:00 932900,b34aba62-1753-4d2c-800a-56087e1e0861,Q1,AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,1808,AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 4626, H.R. 3596 and S.1681legislation to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson exemption from the federal antitrust laws now enjoyed by the insurance industry. H.R. 3956, as amended, which is included in H.R. 3962, is a repeal with safe harbors for health and medical malpractice insurers and S. 1681 is a straight repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health and medical malpractice insurers, minus the safe harbors. The ABA supports H.R. 3596 with the safe harbors. ABA is represented on the HHS HRQ National Advisory Council Subcommittee. The Council is developing criteria for awarding demonstration program patient safety and medical liability grant from HHS. ABA met with Council Subcommittee and met with HRQ director to give its views on the Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration grants-- ABA supports pilot programs in the area of near-misses- type medical errors. H.R. 2641, Workers Compensation Medicare set-aside legislation-- H.R. 2541 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. Provisions in early version of H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, 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. ABA opposes. S. 512 and H.R. 1237, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 would amend the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to invalidate mandatory binding pre-dispute arbitration clauses in agreements between long-term care facilities and residents ABA supports with amendments. S. 537 and H.R. 1508, the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009. H. R. 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act of 2010.ABA is studying, does not yet have policy.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),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),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,290000,0,0,2010-04-20T13:49:52.003000-04:00 933156,a44881d7-866a-4d58-9496-dc0496d1bd99,Q1,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,39245,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,H.R. 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009,"Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,1355308,0,0,2010-04-20T14:02:55.780000-04:00 933349,83c034c1-18f2-4500-a577-0b50cafdf668,Q1,VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES,5836,VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 4115 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 S. 1504 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Education, Dept of,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,4720000,0,0,2010-04-20T14:13:13.713000-04:00 933494,19c5f15e-1f75-4b33-b09e-cc499131cb75,Q1,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,MEDTRONIC,2010,first_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,,0,0,2010-04-20T14:18:00.057000-04:00 933666,ee9fae0d-1005-4179-92ad-dddeee38d30d,Q1,TIBER CREEK GROUP,20744,DELOITTE LLP,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 1504, The Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-20T14:22:53.850000-04:00 934564,122b49a5-f87f-4efb-9911-e13ff272a14f,Q1,AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION,2684,AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_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,Small Business Administration (SBA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,235000,0,0,2010-04-20T14:51:09.907000-04:00 935461,79fb197d-2003-4573-b8a1-7abdc2027892,Q1,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,26411,NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,2010,first_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),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office",,1100730,0,0,2010-04-20T15:18:06.313000-04:00 935781,773bba69-8573-4309-bffb-8c304ae5c2a3,Q1,TIBER CREEK GROUP,20744,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FKA U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R.1237/S.512: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009; H.R. 991: Consumer Fairness Act; H.R. 1020; S. 931: All provisions of the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009; 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,SENATE",140000,,0,0,2010-04-20T15:27:16.967000-04:00 935926,28d54f95-5991-4055-9cfa-67c839f7b1c3,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS,26912,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Consumer Product Safety law Tort Reform - Health Care Asbestos Ban legislation S. 537, H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1020, Fairness in Arbitration Act S. 148, H.R. 3190, Discount Consumer Pricing Act Medical Malpractice/Health Care General Preemption issues Medicare Secondary Payer Extension S. 1504, H.R. 4155, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Security Council (NSC),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),President of the U.S.,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,1190000,0,0,2010-04-20T15:33:18.540000-04:00 936147,2f0ed180-8f68-4819-9f69-94001d489884,Q1,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2640,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2010,first_quarter,TOR,S 1504 (Noticed Pleading Restoration Act); S 1551 (aiding and abetting); HR 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Act); HR 4116 (Open Access to Justice),"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,910000,0,0,2010-04-20T15:39:19.460000-04:00 936517,182270b5-1e0b-452e-a546-0e21fbd5bd7e,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS,26810,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS,2010,first_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",,410000,0,0,2010-04-20T15:53:54.673000-04:00 936618,f1637499-d1cc-4831-baf9-0c5c4517d9c4,Q1,AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA,26854,AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"HR 1020, HR 1346, HR 1508, HR 2975, HR 3054, HR 3459, HR 4113, S 301, S 386, S 458, S 537, S 540, S 657, S 882, S 931, S 1734","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,750000,0,0,2010-04-20T15:57:20.423000-04:00 936819,272456be-8037-497d-ab77-328025437363,Q1,"ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.",1171,ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 540/HR 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-20T16:02:26.217000-04:00 936964,ad2b794f-30b0-49e2-a162-32bad7cc810f,Q1,"AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES",34455,AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S 931 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, provisions relating to consumer arbitration in the Federal Arbitration Act HR 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, provisions relating to consumer arbitration in the Federal Arbitration Act HR 991 Consumer Fairness Act of 2009, provisions related to limitations on consumer arbitration S 148 Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, oppose attempts to capture pre-Iqbal (US 2009) and pre-Twombley (US 2007) federal civil pleading standards through legislation overriding those decisions HR 4115 Open Access to Court Act of 2009, oppose attempts to capture pre-Iqbal (US 2009) and pre-Twombley (US 2007) federal civil pleading standards through legislation overriding those decisions","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,5930381,0,0,2010-04-20T16:07:30.997000-04:00 937394,6baf4684-e96c-4fc0-a617-755f41c76114,Q1,CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.,51445,CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.,2010,first_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,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,1170000,0,0,2010-04-20T16:21:27.283000-04:00 937662,929f12fd-5ddb-445f-b18a-1d46a3bfc6e7,Q1,"PODESTA GROUP, INC.",31680,"FARMERS GROUP, INC.",2010,first_quarter,TOR,Fair Credit Reporting Act amendments,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-20T16:28:20.923000-04:00 937719,fd26f1c0-ef87-49f4-a7b4-f7b324a79fc0,Q1,PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,10764,PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS),2010,first_quarter,TOR,S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009; S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; HR 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,560000,0,0,2010-04-20T16:30:16.003000-04:00 938020,d411d244-b53d-433d-a29c-692edad2b9a1,Q1,GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES),15997,GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES),2010,first_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; HR 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010","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),Labor, Dept of (DOL),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)",,7140000,0,0,2010-04-20T16:39:30.877000-04:00 938070,1d9032b5-5c7e-4ec5-9683-5eafa68a93af,Q1,THE CHUBB CORPORATION,9170,CHUBB CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 / S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False 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 S. 448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 209 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medical Malpractice issues in the ""America's Affordable Health Choices Act"" H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions in the ""America's Affordable Health Choices Act"" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions of the ""Foreclosure and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009"" S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - All provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 - (110th Congress bill) - All provisions of the 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - The State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1106 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.O. 111-8 - The State AG Truth in Lending Enforcement Provisions in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 No bill number - General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute No bill number - General background on drug and device labeling rules and the doctrine of Federal preemption S. 437 / H.R. 2519 - All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases No bill number - General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority / activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provision of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1170483,0,0,2010-04-20T16:41:08.827000-04:00 938219,7bc64102-8188-4f26-a783-fe812c6c80cc,Q1,"FARMERS GROUP, INC",49910,FARMERS GROUP INC,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"HR 3326: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010; PROVISIONS RELATED TO ARBITRATION CLAUSES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS BILL NOT YET ASSIGNED: FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT; AMENDMENTS NO SPECIFIC BILL: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE LEGISLATION, CITIZENS UNITED DECISIONS","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,270000,0,0,2010-04-20T16:46:12.717000-04:00 939088,81570f45-8d50-4908-89ce-189c776c03c1,Q1,"PODESTA GROUP, INC.",31680,MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Senate financial services regulatory reform legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",120000,,0,0,2010-04-20T17:14:07.017000-04:00 939120,88c0e996-f7ed-40b1-8853-6fcb811b1c8e,Q1,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2877,AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Medical Liability Reform Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Project","Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),President of the U.S.,SENATE,White House Office",,6150000,0,0,2010-04-20T17:16:17.503000-04:00 939354,824d62bd-0505-4523-ae1d-1e45da218d7b,Q1,"JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.",20686,JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC,2010,first_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. - S. 1578, ""A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extend as certain Federal officers and employees."", regarding all provisions. - H.R. 4115, ""To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposes"", regarding all provisions.","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,2110000,0,0,2010-04-20T17:27:08.653000-04:00 939404,8ee26fc9-3bdd-492a-862c-0041dd579498,Q1,CORNING INCORPORATED,10888,CORNING INCORPORATED,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"H.R.1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, sec. 5 damages, sec. 6 post-grant procedures; S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009, sec. 4 damages, sec. 5 post-grant procedures; S.610, Patent Reform Act of 2009, sec. 4 damages and sec. 5 post-grant procedures.","Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,370000,0,0,2010-04-20T17:29:25.327000-04:00 939560,b7a86953-eb33-4f49-8212-c9bee984e0e7,Q1,"GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP",16896,BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,2010,first_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",30000,,0,0,2010-04-20T17:33:11.720000-04:00 939811,c333b016-59d5-4661-b488-e5197a5328fe,Q1,"GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP",16896,U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Class Action Legislation; Asbestos Reform Legislation; Medical liability,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-20T17:42:44.360000-04:00 940337,9029db42-64e5-47ba-82a1-d5a5fd588f12,Q1,DELOITTE LLP,316890,DELOITTE LLP,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009; H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)",,450000,0,0,2010-04-20T18:03:28.077000-04:00 940370,c97decbf-e367-4de9-b103-2f7febb84a00,Q1,"LIONEL ""LEO"" AGUIRRE",40028244,THE GEO GROUP INC.,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Criminal Justice, development, operation and management of prison and detention facilities. Design and build prison facilities.","Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Marshals Service",60000,,0,0,2010-04-20T18:04:31.873000-04:00 940963,a7f90632-a0a9-4eba-9faf-29b253884896,Q1,"NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.",29356,"NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.",2010,first_quarter,TOR,Access to Repair Parts Act (HR 3059),"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,900000,0,0,2010-04-20T18:41:56.830000-04:00 941247,bed4497d-0b54-4e90-b332-83766682b483,Q1,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC,31406,ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S 1504Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; 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); all provisions of the bill HR 4115Open Access to Courts Act of 2009; all provisions of the bill.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,3110000,0,0,2010-04-20T19:02:54.977000-04:00 941987,312246ec-abe3-4511-a26f-cd39ed70e185,Q1,ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (FKA ZURICH),42193,ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (FKA ZURICH),2010,first_quarter,TOR,"S. 1606, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009.","Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,1750000,0,0,2010-04-20T20:40:19.707000-04:00 942091,7fdbb76e-cbed-430d-8b93-cc355bb462cf,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_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,,0,0,2010-04-20T20:59:46.087000-04:00 942494,67cba662-52f3-40e1-9591-568e01d77c1b,Q1,"NVG, LLC",76833,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Tort reform efforts, legislation realting to arbitration. This includes H.R. 1020 (The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); HR 1237, S. 512 (Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-20T22:28:11.377000-04:00 943100,a7928e53-6db0-46cd-8538-4730c781f761,1A,INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS GROUP,317275,SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC (SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES&BARNERD LLC),2010,first_quarter,TOR,"Monitoring healthcare legislation in relation to medical malpractice Automobile bailout in relation to liability issues","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-21T12:14:20.580000-04:00 943139,a41519ef-4b5b-4773-8fc6-1fba90e59722,Q1,"KENT & O'CONNOR, INC.",21426,AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Legislation related to asbestos,"Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",20000,,0,0,2010-04-21T12:45:34.977000-04:00 943218,c2fff86f-28f4-4988-a1bc-3094fd312560,1A,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_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/S. 931, 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; S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009, including provisions regarding the Supreme Court's StoneRidge decision","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2010-04-21T14:29:18.503000-04:00 943242,c869eb94-b21f-400d-91dc-3b6b06cdf3e1,Q1,COZEN O'CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES,400459252,COZEN O'CONNOR,2010,first_quarter,TOR,S. 2930,SENATE,,,0,0,2010-04-21T15:01:35.923000-04:00 943280,d625eda1-7f72-4cb6-b8a4-66a5eb3e02dd,Q1,CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ROUND TABLE,50901,CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ROUND TABLE,2010,first_quarter,TOR,CIRT opposed to S. 1504 / H.R. 4115 regarding the dismissal of cases in courts.,"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,40500,0,0,2010-04-21T15:46:55.157000-04:00 943532,0302cccd-13d9-4d04-b6d7-e735dd8e556f,Q1,BELLEAIRE CONSULTING,400580767,HIT LIABILITY COALITION,2010,first_quarter,TOR,Health information technology liability reform (No Bill number).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-22T12:36:50.797000-04:00 943661,23a6ef84-c5dd-4f02-9520-68acde38ab41,Q1,MICHAEL SOLON-CAPITOL LEGISTICS,319836,"AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD",2010,first_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",70000,,0,0,2010-04-22T20:55:02.953000-04:00 943731,d1950f2d-d198-4cb6-b1f5-905c9e8613df,Q1,THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES,2046,AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES,2010,first_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; HR 847, provisions related to contractor liability following 9/11.","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),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),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)",,585492,0,0,2010-04-23T15:16:08.757000-04:00 944399,e9bd6102-2287-4010-be94-40e7779f84e3,Q1,HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES,313533,U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM,2010,first_quarter,TOR,HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 and S . 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-28T09:04:54.270000-04:00