EXPECT FOCUS VOLUME I 2010 WINTER Table of Contents   In the Spotlight: Jorden Burt Trial Team Claims Victory in First Stanford Financial Group Criminal Trial Supreme Court to Rule on Key Class Action Issues; State Prohibitions On Discretionary Clauses Not Preempted By ERISA Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in 401(k) Fee Suit; Extension of the NOL Carryback Period Also Applies to Life Companies Different Class Certification Outcomes in COI Cases; Class Certified in "Revenue Sharing" Case; 23(f) Sought Florida Senior Suitability Rule Takes Effect; Annuity and Life Insurance Guidance Included in Federal Agendas Claim Brought Against Company is Not a Claim Made Against a Director or Officer; Belt and Suspenders: Careful Structuring of Liability Transfer Pays Off State Farm Appeals $310 Million Fine; Be Careful Before Signing that Warranty Letter; Court Allows Action For Global Warming Damages Asset Rating Requirement for Reinsurance Trusts Clarified in NY; Arbitration Treaty Prevails Over State Insurance Law Prohibiting Arbitration Treaty Tips: Don't Leave It to a Court to Interpret The Parties' "Deems"; Scottish Court Breathes New Life Into Petition To Approve Solvent Scheme Of Arrangement Congress to Pass Data Security Breach Legislation?; Financial Services Firm Settles Privacy Class Action Lawsuit SEC Fights To Save Rule 151A 401(k) Participant Permitted to Sue for Breach of ERISA Fiduciary Duties; Labor Department Withdraws Investment Advice Regulation SEC Adopts Amendments to Custody Rule for Registered Investment Advisers; SEC Adopts Model Privacy Form Court Upholds Mandatory Arbitration Clause; SEC Extends AML Relief SEC Turns Up Heat on Insider Trading; Regulatory Reform Threatens Mandatory Arbitration FINRA Tackles Compensation Issues; Proposed SEC Funding Changes Not Mere Bean Counting Congress, Federal Regulators Seek to Promote Use of Annuities in 401(k) Plans; FINRA Enforcement Pattern Favors Automated AML Procedures Revised Class Definition Does Not Sustain CAFA Removal; Arizona Terminates Interlocutory Review of Class Certification Denials Leaky Tubs Sink Plaintiffs' Class Certification; Standards of Review for Class Certification Appeals Narrowed Three Justices Concerned Over Class Notification Costs; Arbitration Roundup News and Notes   Expect Focus Archived Issues Current Issue Expect Focus Volume I 2013 Winter - 25th Anniversary Edition Expect Focus Volume IV 2012 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2012 Summer Expect Focus Volume II 2012 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2012 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2011 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2011 Summer Expect Focus Volume II 2011 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2011 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2010 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2010 Summer Expect Focus Volume II 2010 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2010 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2009 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2009 Summer Expect Focus Volume II 2009 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2009 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2008 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2008 Summer Expect Focus Volume II 2008 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2008 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2007 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2007 Fall Expect Focus Volume II 2007 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2007 Winter Expect Focus Volume III 2006 Fall Legal Horizons Volume II 2006 Legal Horizons Volume I 2006 Legal Horizons Volume IV 2005 Legal Horizons Volume III 2005 Legal Horizons Volume II 2005 Legal Horizons Volume I 2005 Legal Horizons Volume III 2004 Legal Horizons Volume II 2004 Legal Horizons Volume I 2004 Legal Horizons Volume II 2003 Legal Horizons Volume I 2003 Legal Horizons Volume IV 2002 Legal Horizons Volume III 2002 Legal Horizons Volume II 2002

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