MoForecast: Predictions On U.S. Enforcement Trends In Asia

The New Jersey Supreme Court refused to allow a respondent to benefit from its refusal to pay arbitration fees in Roach v. BM Motoring, LLC, 2017 WL 931430 (NJ March 9, 2017).

The top ten largest class action settlements in securities cases in the U.S. have recouped tens of billions of dollars in damages.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against a biopharmaceutical company, ruling that literally true statements about clinical trial results were not actionable half-truths under securities law. The decision centered on whether the company's statements about the absence of retinal vasculitis cases in drug trials were misleading, despite following FDA-approved protocols that plaintiffs argued were insufficient to detect the condition.

A federal court granted Disney's motion to compel arbitration in an antitrust class action, allowing the company to invoke fuboTV's subscriber terms of service after acquiring a 70% stake in the streaming platform. The ruling demonstrates how corporate mergers can fundamentally alter litigation strategy by enabling non-signatories to enforce arbitration agreements containing "future affiliates" provisions.

On August 21, 2026, the Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA’s stay request in Wisne v. NCAA, temporarily restoring the NCAA’s age-based eligibility rules pending resolution of the appeal. Three weeks earlier, Judge Sweeney of the District of Colorado had issued a nationwide injunction that permitted athletes in the Class of 2022 to pursue a fifth year of eligibility.

A company that receives a demand letter under California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) should assume that a California consumer class action may be coming.

A Texas Business Court examines the boundaries of derived judicial immunity for court-appointed receivers and the entities they create, addressing whether immunity survives appellate reversal and extends beyond the receiver personally. The decision clarifies when post-closing litigation against receivers may be barred and what parties must plead to overcome immunity defenses.

In a reviewed opinion, Valley Park Ranch,[1] the Tax Court thoughtfully reconsidered its position on the validity of the so-called "proceeds regulation", Treas. Reg. § 1.170A-14(g)(6)(ii)...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the NFL's challenge to a Second Circuit ruling that found the league's arbitration process unenforceable in discrimination claims brought by former coach Brian Flores. The decision centers on whether the NFL's arbitration clause, which designates Commissioner Roger Goodell as arbitrator, satisfies the Federal Arbitration Act's requirements for independence between parties and arbitrators. This ruling has significant implications for professional sports leagues t

On December 14, 2021, the Washington State Court of Appeals issued an opinion.

It is common practice for enterprises in the retail industry such as hypermarkets, department stores, and supermarkets, as well as general retail stores, hairdressing stores, and electronic products suppliers to utilize commercial prepaid cards and coupon sales in China as an effective sales channel to attract customers and increase sales revenues.

Like the COVID-19 virus, COVID-related contract claims have not gone away. In "Contracting in the Fog of War: Recovering Costs Caused by an Epidemic," we reported on Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Department...

On May 27, 2019, the Japanese government published amended rules[1] that aim to tighten the regulatory requirements applicable to foreign direct investment (tai nai chokusetsu toshi or FDI)

Draft of New Guidelines Published. On June 8, 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry ("METI"), a Japanese government agency tasked with promoting economic vitality in the private sector...

On June 8, 2017, SEC Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker gave a speech titled "Advancing the Role of Credible Financial Reporting in the Capital Markets" at the 36th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting...

On June 30, 2017, the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court (the "Wuhan Court") issued a decision recognizing and enforcing a civil money judgment issued by the Los Angeles Superior Court arising out of...

On October 12, 2012, in response to the recent AIJ scandal, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the "Japanese FSA") published a draft amendment to certain rules.

On August 8, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued two Supervision and Regulation Letters that provide guidance on the agency's supervision of novel activities and the process that state member banks should follow to engage in certain stablecoin/Dollar Token activities.

In a press release issued on Tuesday, August 1, the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") provided its most direct guidance yet on how it intends to treat "token offerings."

Carrie Cohen was featured in the Tubi documentary Queen of Crypto, discussing the story of Ruja Ignatova...