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   Legal Horizons Archived Issues Current Issue 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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