Votes & Verdicts

New FCC rules on broadband companies being put on hold, a hearing on the FTC’s bid to block the Kroger-Albertsons deal, a potential key ruling in Zantac litigation against GSK and others are catalysts to watch for in August. In this Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast host, BI senior litigation analyst Elliot Stein, gathered colleagues to...

What has Chairman Gary Gensler’s SEC gotten wrong and what’s it done right? What will his legacy be? How should pending SEC rules on AI and market structure be improved? Robinhood’s Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher and Bloomberg Intelligence’s director of market structure research Larry Tabb join BI’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, hosted by BI analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean, to discuss thes...

In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, BI analyst Duane Wright is joined by Joe Grogan, former Director of the Domestic Policy Council during the Trump administration, to discuss how policymakers should address key health issues over the next four years. Topics include the Affordable Care Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs....

A major transformation in US law — the end of the Chevron doctrine and judges deferring to federal regulators— is likely to significantly ease risks for industries, from financials to telecommunications to technology and health care. This Votes and Verdicts episode features insights of BI analysts Matthew Schettenhelm, Elliott Stein, Justin Teresi and Duane Wright about the Supreme Court’s June 28...

Key catalysts for 2H are the US election’s impacts, including on the Inflation Reduction Act, DOJ antitrust cases vs. Google and reproposed bank-capital rules. In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, host and Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst Elliott Stein gathers the BI team to discuss the outlook for these and other developments. Among the topics and conclusions: The CF...

California voters in 2020 adopted a ballot initiative — Proposition 22 — that was considered critical for gig-economy companies like Lyft, Uber and DoorDash. The rule exempted app-based drivers from the state’s strict worker classification laws. But now, the California Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that threatens to strike it down. What is this legal fight about, who is likely to win...

Basel III is not just about how much capital the banks have to hold, but what the lending environment looks like and what impact that has on businesses of all sizes and the ability of these institutions to serve them, which means it has an impact on employment and on the economy, Florida Bankers Association CEO and former CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger tells the Bloomberg Intelligence Votes and Ver...

Can the FCC regulate broadband service? Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Matt Schettenhelm joins colleague Jennifer Rie in this Votes and Verdicts brief to discuss the FCC’s latest advance of net-neutrality rules. They explore how the legal challenge to the agency’s rules is likely to play out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the path and timeline for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to exit conservatorship? How should the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s independence be restored? Did the FHFA exceed its authority in implementing the Fannie-Freddie profit sweep? How should the Basel III Endgame proposal be improved? Do other regulators have problematic work environments like the FDIC? In this episode of the Votes and...

A Supreme Court ruling on First Amendment shields for Alphabet, Meta and other big-tech platforms, a liability verdict in the Justice Department’s antitrust case v. Google, and a hearing on a proposed $30 billion class settlement between Visa, Mastercard, credit card issuers and merchants are June catalysts to watch. In this litigation and policy outlook episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes a...

Biden-era rules are facing skeptical courts, creating a pivotal moment for US financial regulation impacting banks, asset managers and crypto platforms. Billions of dollars in relief could be heading to the industry if such rules are overturned. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Nathan Dean and Elliott Stein host Todd Phillips, assistant professor of law, Robinson College of Business at Georgia Stat...

The Credit Card Competition Act, a bid to lower fees for retailers and consumers, could increase competitive pressures for Visa and Mastercard if enacted. The bill requires banks above $100 billion in assets to offer more than one credit-card network. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Nathan Dean and Elliott Stein hosted US Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois to discuss the measure. They also examine wh...

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duane Wright discusses delivery-system reform and the hospital-at-home program with Mark Prather, on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Mark is the co-founder and executive chairman of DispatchHealth, a leading in-home medical provider company. They discuss Mark’s background as a board-certified emergency medicine specialist, the spark that led him to fo...

ByteDance has signaled it won’t comply with a new US law requiring it to sell its TikTok video-sharing app, setting the stage for what likely will be a lengthy legal battle that could end up at the Supreme Court. TikTok faces rising pressure of a ban in the US if China-based ByteDance doesn’t divest the app. BI Analysts Matthew Schettenhelm, Tamlin Bason and Mandeep Singh analyze what’s at stake f...

Closing arguments in the Justice Department’s antitrust case v. Google, a possible DOJ antitrust lawsuit against LiveNation and a key hearing for Lyft and Uber in California’s Supreme Court are important May catalysts to watch. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode, hosted by financials litigation analyst Elliott Stein, gathered the team to discuss these and other devel...

The status of US financial regulation, including the SEC’s climate-change disclosure rule, the Basel III endgame, cryptocurrencies and potential proposals on executive compensation were topics of discussion as Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean hosted Better Markets CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Kelleher. They also discussed how US regulation is changing in light of new cour...

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wright and Aude Gerspacher look ahead in this edition of the Votes and Verdicts podcast and talk about key policy, regulatory and litigation issues to watch in the therapeutics sector. They discuss the implementation and legal hurdles for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) drug pricing, the outlook for Medicare’s obesity drug coverage, the 340B drug-discount progra...

Merger guidelines used by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to assess the antitrust impact of transactions were updated and revised in 4Q. In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Edelman Smithfield Managing Director Ira Gorsky joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jennifer Rie to discuss the implications of several of the changes. They focus on areas of the guideline...

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean hosted Eugene Scalia, former Secretary of Labor and current Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group co-chair at Gibson Dunn, to discuss lawsuits challenging government regulations. The conversation included a discussion of Chevron deference, the Basel III endgame, SEC and California climate disclosure laws and the SEC’s private...

Cell and gene therapies are a scientific advancement that can treat previously uncurable diseases. Yet absent a national coverage and payment framework, they will remain out of reach for patients, according to Amanda Katchmar and Alan Cohen from Boston University. They join Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wright and Ann-Hunter Van Kirk on this episode of the Votes & Verdicts podcast to d...

Regulatory and enforcement review of the Synopsys-Ansys and Capital One-Discover deals, finalized PFAS rules by the EPA, and the SEC’s climate disclosure rule are important March catalysts to watch. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode, hosted by financials litigation analyst Elliott Stein, gathered the team to discuss these and other catalysts. In addition, Meta’s sui...

As federal action to reschedule, legalize or otherwise regulate the marijuana trade lingers, legitimate cannabis operations in states where pot is now legal continue to face significant barriers to programs and services, largely because the federal Controlled Substances Act still outlaws the drug. Among the many hurdles encountered by these businesses are a lack of access to federal tax credits an...

The Biden administration has proposed to extend medical-device oversight to laboratory developed tests. But doing so could increase compliance costs for test developers and reduce patient access to widely used tests, according to Susan Van Meter, President of the American Clinical Laboratory Association. She joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duane Wright on this episode of the Votes & Verdi...

The Biden administration’s proposal to expand the Bayh-Dole march-in framework to include price as a factor in determining that a drug isn’t accessible to the public could change collaboration agreements between universities and biotech companies. But the effort is inconsistent with the legislative intent of the framework, according to Joe Allen, executive director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition. He j...

Apple’s choices to deal with an Apple-Watch import ban, a key hearing in Arbutus v. Moderna Covid-19 patent litigation, and more trials and a critical appeal in Bayer litigation over weed-killer Roundup are important February catalysts to watch. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode, hosted by financials litigation analyst Elliott Stein, gathered the team to discuss the...