A tough bipartisan antitrust reform act, the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 (H.R. 1086), was passed by the Senate on April 2, 2004 and approved by the House of Representatives on June 2, 2004.

On January 16, 2014, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a proposal establishing minimum standards for the design and implementation of a risk governance framework for large insured national institutions, insured federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign institutions with average total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more, and minimum standards for the board of directors’ oversight of the framework’s design.

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently joined a growing number of state high courts to rule that faulty workmanship on a construction project can be covered by commercial general liability insurance policies.

To help alleviate the concerns of brand owners in connection with the upcoming onslaught of new strings, ICANN has proposed a so-called "Trademark Clearinghouse" that is scheduled to open on March 26, 2013.

The defense rests on the notion that states are sovereign and therefore legitimate state action should neither be subjected to antitrust scrutiny nor held to violate the antitrust laws.

Takeaway: Class defendants prefer federal court. In any putative class action filed in state court, the first issue to analyze is whether the case can be removed to federal court

This case has application whenever a company with employer stock in a 401(k) spins off a subsidiary and must determine what to do with the formerly-employer stock in the subsidiary plan.

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently published in the Federal Register proposed supervisory guidance on implementing section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding annual company-run stress tests.

On December 10, 2019, the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") published amendments to the rules governing Commodity Pool Operators ("CPOs") and...

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced its 2014 examination priorities as part of the SEC’s National Examination Program to foster communication with both investors and registered entities.

Takeaway: In a prior article – Class action standing: Ninth Circuit holds members of a damages class must demonstrate Article III standing (March 31, 2020)

Takeaway: The concept of class arbitration has endured stiff headwinds. In Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varella, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019), the Supreme Court ruled that a party cannot be required

On January 13, 2004, the Supreme Court issued its decision in <I>Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP</I>, No. 02-682. The Court’s ruling represents a major decision in the area of monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act and resolves perhaps the most important business case of the Term.