Much has been said about companies facing the so-called nuclear verdict in personal injury cases. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, Joseph Fantini, attorney and mass tort expert joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to discuss some of the major mass torts facing consumer and industrial companies including Johnson & Johnson Consumer’s Tylenol-autism lawsuits, weedkiller-cancer claims against Bayer’s Monsanto and Zantac cases against GSK and other manufacturers....
Oct 09, 2023•35 min
A ruling by Oct. 1 in litigation challenging Medicare drug-negotiation provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act, an Oct. 3 Supreme Court argument on the CFPB’s constitutionality and the Department of Justice’s case against the JetBlue-Spirit M&A on Oct. 16 are key catalysts to watch next month. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, hosted by financials litigation analyst Elliott Stein, gathered the team to discuss these and o...
Sep 29, 2023•33 min
In this follow-up to a March Votes and Verdicts episode about the biggest technology-regulation questions, Bloomberg Intelligene analysts Tamlin Bason and Matt Schettenhelm tackle the issue of artificial intelligence regulation in the US and EU. BI analyst Mandeep Singh joins the podcast to outline the key business models and opportunities tied to AI, as Bason and Schettenhelm walk through how regulation is taking shape and when it’s expected to arrive. They also discuss one of the first major l...
Sep 26, 2023•34 min
The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to merger enforcement in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry has become increasingly aggressive. In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Goodwin Procter’s Arman Oruc, co-chair of the company’s antitrust and competition practice, and Bloomberg Intelligence biotech analyst Marc Engelsgjerd join host and BI antitrust litigation analyst Jennifer Rie for a deeper and narrower dive of the FTC’s assessment of dealmaking and the impact on the biopha...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr
Medicare is prohibited from covering weight loss medications, but recent data showing potential positive health effects could increase pressure on US policymakers to change the law. The cost of removing the prohibition and the potential savings in overall health spending will be important information for Congress to consider before passing any legislation, according to Bill Hoagland, senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Hoagland joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wrigh...
Sep 05, 2023•50 min
A DOJ antitrust trial v. Google, next steps in the government’s drug-negotiation process under the Inflation Reduction Act and 3M’s PFAS and earplug litigation settlements are key September catalysts to watch. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode, hosted by analyst Elliott Stein, gathered the team to discuss these and other catalysts. In tech, an appeals court decision is expected concerning whether New York can set its own broadband rates. In health care, the FTC ha...
Aug 30, 2023•27 min
Though the 2024 US elections are still over a year away, forthcoming GOP debates will provide insight on what the elections could mean for markets and policies. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, James Maloney, founding member and Managing Partner of Tiger Hill Partners, a DC-based government-relations company, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Policy Analyst Nathan Dean for a discussion on whether former President Donald Trump will win the nomination, how other candidates could defea...
Aug 17, 2023•34 min
DOJ’s antitrust case v. Google, new bank-capital and internet-ad rules and a 3M earplug trial appeal are key 2H 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 tech, the Microsoft-Activision M&A will probably close, despite a possible pending FTC appeal, and SCOTUS likely takes a case that shapes internet regulation. In financials, UBS may b...
Jul 21, 2023•35 min
The prescription drug negotiation provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act grant the Medicare agency significant regulatory authority to lower prices for high-expenditure drugs, but there’s a high degree of uncertainty as to how the law will impact generic and biosimilar competition, according to Craig Burton, senior vice president of the Association for Accessible Medicines. Burton joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wright and Letitia Walker on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts p...
Jul 19, 2023•47 min
Litigation risks continue for manufacturers of PFAS, including 3M, DuPont, Chemours and others, despite 3M’s proposed class action settlement announced in June for $10.5-$12.5 billion and DuPont and Chemours’ deal for $1.2 billion. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, leading remediation technology expert Scott Wilson of Regenesis, a global leader in environmental technology, joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Holly Froum to discuss risks that remain and potential impacts of anticipated...
Jul 13, 2023•32 min
A major legal hurdle -- the First Amendment – stands between lawmakers’ rhetoric and the reality of a TikTok ban. The app’s rocky congressional hearing in March led some Wall Street analysts to set the chances of a US ban at 80% or higher. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Jameel Jaffer, Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and a leading US free-speech thinker, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation and Policy Analyst Matt Schettenhelm to discu...
Jun 06, 2023•29 min
Artificial intelligence regulations, a 3M PFAS contamination trial and FTC antitrust review of Pfizer-Seagen are likely be headline topics in June. This Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy outlook episode, hosted by financials litigation senior analyst Elliott Stein, gathers the team to discuss these and other catalysts: Duane Wright on the debt ceiling deal and the Medicaid renewal impact on health insurers. Matt Schettenhelm on potential AI regulations and an underappreciated legal th...
Jun 02, 2023•34 min
There’s been a shift in investing behavior in the energy space, along with a challenging infrastructure environment. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, Adamantine Energy Director of Sustainable Investment Katie Bays joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Brandon Barnes for an in-depth discussion about investing in the energy transition. Bays also talks about permitting reform, electrolyzers and the Nebraska state soft drink. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 31, 2023•41 min
The prescription drug negotiation provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act fulfill a long-standing policy goal for Democrats and grant the Medicare agency significant regulatory authority to lower prices for high-expenditure drugs, according to Margaux Hall, a partner in the health-care regulatory group at Ropes & Gray. Hall joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wright and Letitia Walker on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the potential impact of drug-pricing ...
May 24, 2023•46 min
The current debt-ceiling talks are part of a broader effort needed by policymakers to address Washington’s fiscal climate that should include entitlement spending, according to Bill Hoagland, senior vice president for the Bipartisan Policy Center. Hoagland joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Duane Wright and Nathan Dean on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the debt limit, negotiations on how to raise it and how the US amassed $31 trillion in debt. Hoagland worked on Cap...
May 15, 2023•35 min
How will the prosecution of former President Donald Trump play out? What are the strengths of the indictment? What defenses can we expect? Daniel Horwitz, partner and chair of the litigation department and white-collar defense and investigation practice at McLaughlin & Stern, joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution of Trump. Horwitz worked in the DA’s office ...
May 15, 2023•32 min
Jason Gottlieb, Partner and Chair of the digital assets practice at Morrison Cohen, discusses the future of crypto policy and law in depth with Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean, on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, including the paradigm shift that SEC Chair Gary Gensler is missing, and the type of legislation he’d like to see passed. Gottlieb also talks about the the securities vs. commodities classification and the Major Questions Doctrine. See omnyst...
May 15, 2023•35 min
Regulation of PFAS, known as the “Forever Chemicals,” is coming fast to the US, yet huge questions remain about the potentially massive costs of regulation and what effect rules would have on the regulated community. In this Votes & Verdicts podcast, leading remediation expert Jim Claffey, Ph.D., P.E., of Brown and Caldwell, an environmental consulting and engineering firm, joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Holly Froum to discuss the environmental and business impact of PFAS regulation in...
May 15, 2023•35 min
How should regulators address the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the regional bank crisis? For one, they need to change the way they look at liquidity by factoring in the amount of uninsured deposits that sit on banks’ balance sheets. That will help regulators better understand the risk of a deposit flight like the one that felled SVB, Bloomberg Intelligence’s regional banks analyst Herman Chan explains to fellow analysts and hosts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on this Votes and Verdicts po...
May 15, 2023•27 min
The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to assessing the potential antitrust implications of transactions is evolving and expanding, particularly with respect to the analysis of deals that involve companies that are potential or nascent competitors. The agency has also erected hurdles that make it increasingly difficult for merging companies to navigate their way through the antitrust process and get the deal closed, TechFreedom Senior Competition Counsel Bilal Sayyed explains to Bloomberg Intel...
May 15, 2023•43 min
Regulation of technology platforms is coming fast to the US and EU, yet huge questions remain about how and when, with heightened scrutiny of tech companies possibly becoming the norm over the coming years, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, BI analysts Tamlin Bason and Matthew Schettenhelm tackle the biggest questions about tech regulation in the US and EU, including data-privacy plans and potential TikTok bans. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
May 15, 2023•30 min
Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Brandon Barnes hosts energy sell-side veteran Timm Schneider for a discussion of the opportunities and risks being generated by federal policymakers for energy infrastructure, including carbon capture, low-carbon fuel standards, export bans, and tax changes. Schneider tells us how traditional energy companies are finding new opportunities in the current policy environment while also discussing the one movie he would watch if stuck on a desert island. See omnystudio...
May 15, 2023•47 min
Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean host former Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for a discussion of the future of crypto regulation, litigation challenging the CFPB’s constitutionality, the debt ceiling and ESG. Along the way, Mulvaney also talks about his favorite job in Washington and what music he would want if stranded on a desert island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 09, 2023•43 min
