Medical societies and their members, confronted by significantly higher malpractice premiums, have been involved in legislative efforts at both the local and national levels to place caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases.

From Fortune 500s to regional warehouses, employers have long relied on arbitration clauses that prohibit class or collective action employment claims in order to minimize legal costs and...

As part of his reelection campaign, President George W. Bush promised significant class action reform. The Class Action Fairness Act, which he signed into law on February 18, 2005, is a step in that direction.

The heyday of highly leveraged transactions in the late 1980s and early 1990s was followed by a spate of failed companies and unhappy creditors. These dynamics resulted in significant developments in the application of fraudulent transfer laws to leveraged buyouts (LBOs).

One of the most prevalent structures employed to finance jet aircraft acquired by United States (and to a much more limited degree, non-U.S.) airlines are Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs).

Earlier this year, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued proposed regulations relating to the timing and notice requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"). This guidance is the first issued by DOL on this topic since 1986. This Bulletin reviews the highlights of the proposed regulations and recommends actions that plan administrators should take in light of this new guidance

President Bush signed the "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003" (the "CAN SPAM" Act) into law on December 16, 2003.

Recent news from Vedder Price relating to Labor and Employment law trends.

In October 2004 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published "Questions & Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

After years of debate surrounding damage caps in medical malpractice cases, on May 31, 2005, the Illinois General Assembly passed a major medical malpractice reform bill supported by the Illinois State Medical Society and the Illinois Hospital Association.

The latest news from Vedder Price relating to Labor and Employment Law.

Due to impending changes in the law and the economy, several estate and financial planning opportunities and techniques may soon disappear or be drastically curtailed.

On March 15, 2017, the OCC published for comment a draft supplement to the OCC's existing Comptroller's Licensing Manual providing detail on how the OCC will evaluate national bank charter applications from FinTech companies ...

A report designed to provide news and analysis of recent legal and regulatory developments in the financial services industry.

The Department of Labor issued on September 28, 2004 a final safe harbor rule for mandatory rollovers from retirement plans subject to Title I of ERISA.