Expect Focus - Volume I, Winter 2012
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- Will Emerging Legislative Proposals Alter STOLI Landscape?
LIFE INSURANCE
- Continued Scrutiny of Unclaimed Benefits Practices
- Unpredictable Outcomes in CA STOLI Cases
- Class Certification Vacated in Revenue Sharing Case
- NAIC Working Groups Update
- Federal District Court Remands Finding on SLUSA Preemption
- Second Circuit Addresses Effect of Class Settlements on Right to Arbitrate
- IRS Limits Penalty-Free Distributions from Annuities
HEALTH CARE
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Grant of Motion to Strike Class Claims
- Is Insurer’s Use of RAAs a Breach of ERISA Fiduciary Duties?
PROPERTY & CASUALTY
- Chinese Drywall Update
- Coverage for “Allocated Loss Expense” Includes Attorneys’ Fees
REINSURANCE
- Obtaining Intra-Panel Emails was Out-of-Bounds
- English Court Says Expert May Testify Against Former Client
- Cedent Sues Over Absence of Required Security
- Update on Reinsurance Collateral Initiatives
SECURITIES
- Are Fund Advisers Out of the Woods After Janus?
- Outlook Cloudy for Investment Adviser SRO
- Judges Refuse to Rubber Stamp SEC Settlements
- SEC Enforcement Evolves
- Ruling on Martin Act Preemption Portends Sea-Change
- SEC Radar Targets Proxy Voting Advice
- SEC Regulation D Catches Up to the Law
CONSUMER FINANCE & BANKING
- Supreme Court Rules Federal Courts May Hear TCPA Claims
- Attorney Misconduct Sinks Class Certification
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update
- Lawyers Chastised for Ignoring Adverse Authority on Appeal
- Arbitration Roundup
NOTEWORTHY
- The America Invents Act Redux
- NLRB Issues Social Media Report 2.0