It was the first lawsuit filed since the release last month of final rules for the federal Victims Compensation Fund, which requires participating families to give up their right to sue.
The lowest-hanging fruit to prevent these mass shootings is the adoption of final rules for a bill that was passed and signed into law almost five years ago: the Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act.
The legislation would keep in place the timeline for issuing final rules for definitions such as swaps and swap dealers, and for rules requiring record retention and regulatory reporting.
Many are waiting for the final rules, which Mr. Feinberg hopes to publish around Feb. 10.
It gave no timetable for issuing the final rules.
WASHINGTON — The federal government took its first formal step to regulate global warming pollution on Thursday by issuing final rules for greenhouse gas emissions for automobiles and light trucks.
Final rules for each are due by May 2012 for power plants and by November 2012 for oil refineries.
The EPA also issued final rules for new power plants that call for phasing out new coal-fired units unless there is technology in place that can capture and store carbon emissions.
Insurers said that the administration was partly responsible for the delay because it did not provide detailed guidance or final rules for the small-business exchange until last month.
The U.S. EPA recently issued final rules for the fourth round of new lower emissions standards for off-road machines and equipment in the farming, construction, and industrial sectors, along with proposed rules for cleaner fuel requirements for marine vessels and locomotives (U.S. EPA 2004).
