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EXPECT FOCUS VOLUME IV 2009 FALL
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In the Spotlight: Jorden Burt Obtains Victory in Massive Nationwide Class Action
Class Action Dismissed For Lack Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Life Settlement Activities Invite Regulatory Scrutiny
Federal Court Dismisses M&E Charge Claims in Putative Nationwide Class Action; U.S. Supreme Court to Review Arbitrability of Class Claims
Court Reaffirms Dismissal of Putative 412(i) Class Action; MDL Panel Consolidates 412(i) and 419 Plan Litigation
Courts Take Divergent Paths in Annuity Certification Decisions; Class Certification Denied in ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Case
Court Dismisses Derivative Suit Against Citigroup's Directors and Officers; Unintentional Business Error No Accident
"Insured Versus Insured" Exclusion Applies in Dispute; "Claims-Made" Strictly Construed By Kentucky Appellate Court
Federal Reinsurance Reform Headlines Legislative Activity; NAIC Proposes Change to Accounting For Reinsurance In Certain Run-Off Situations
NAIC Suitability Model Regulation; Privacy Breaches and Class Action Lawsuits Against Financial Services Companies
SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Alert on Leveraged and Inverse ETFs; Rule 151A Effective Date in Question
SEC Scrubs Rules of References to Credit Ratings; SEC Proposes Restrictions on
SEC Backs Gartenberg Standard in Supreme Court Case; Court Follows Gartenberg in Post-Harris Associates Decision
Temporary Money Market Fund Disclosures Adopted; Summary Prospectus Satisfies Requirement
Who Regulates Financial Planning?; Largest Madoff "Feeder" Agrees to Settlement
Supreme Court to Clarify "Storm Warnings" of Securities Fraud; Possible Change to Section 530 Independent Contractor Safe Harbor in the Wind
Whistleblowers May Rule; SEC Limits Affiliate Marketing
Smoke-and-Mirrors of "Juridical Link" Doctrine Won't Save Plaintiffs Who Lack Standing; More than Lack of Conflict Required to Represent Class
Preemptive Motion to Deny Class Certification Approved; What Happens Pre-CAFA Stays Pre-CAFA in the Fifth Circuit
Multi-State Unjust Enrichment Class Actions Held To Be Improper; Arbitration Roundup
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