On November 2, the FCC released its Report and Order adopting new privacy rules for telecommunications carriers after a 3-2 vote.

Rule amendments proposed in October by the SEC could impact insurers whose obligations under certain types of annuity contracts have been guaranteed by the insurers' affiliates.

The stipulation and the restructuring plan was then approved

On July 13, 2018 Alaska became the last state to incorporate amendments to the NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Law into its insurance code when Governor Bill Walker (I) signed House Bill 401...

The Southern District of New York recently granted a motion for damages by insurance plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation case against Iran stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a California District Court's finding of personal jurisdiction against a foreign bank, and found it did not waive appeal on that issue by asserting defenses.

Capitol Life Insurance Co. partially prevailed, and partially failed, its effort to overturn unfavorable grants of summary judgment in a recent dispute regarding an annuity policy written by Capitol.

The SEC, on June 5, announced that it would be exploring "modernization of the design, delivery and content of fund disclosures" ...

A pizza delivery driver employed by Domino's Pizza franchisee Cowabunga Inc. filed a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act with the National Labor Relations Board.

On September 4, Judge Rogers of the Northern District of California granted defendants' motion to strike plaintiffs' second renewed motion for class certification.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Virginia federal court's dismissal of a challenge to an arbitration award.

Plaintiffs, current and former employees of the University of Southern California ("USC"), were participants in two USC-sponsored ERISA contribution plans.

Most recognize the well-known rule that, "once a trial court has definitively ruled on an issue on the record, before or during trial, a party need not renew an objection at trial ...

Medidata brought suit against its competitor, Veeva.

Sujit Ghosh, President of Open Orbit Corporation, entered into a Personal Guaranty for the "full and timely performance of and by" Open Orbit under a Retailer Agreement with DISH Network, LLC.

Plaintiffs had entered into various au pair agreements which contained arbitration provisions, which defendants sought to enforce when a class action was filed.

The district court quashed the subpoena.

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

On June 11, the FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, 33 FCC Rcd. 311 (2018) (the "Order") took effect.

Hoteles City Express sought an order granting it permission to issue a subpoena to obtain documents from non-party Facebook, Inc. to show the subscriber identity for a Facebook page allegedly