A California jury recently returned a verdict in favor of MassMutual following a 12-day trial in a state-court class action that claimed the insurer failed to pay dividends owed to policy owners.

The court applied a two-part "intertwined-ness test" to determine whether an arbitration agreement allowed a non-signatory to invoke equitable estoppel to compel arbitration

A Texas federal court determined that, pursuant to the parties' contract, the dispute was not arbitrable because the plain language of the arbitration clause expressly excluded suits that involved requests for injunctive relief, ...

The Sixth Circuit has affirmed an order confirming an arbitration award regarding indemnification obligations for environmental cleanup owed by William Farley toward the Eaton Corporation...

In what may be a glimpse into the next frontier in class action litigation, two federal courts recently disposed of putative class actions alleging violations of state privacy laws involving genetic and biometric data.

A company's custom software is an increasingly important part of growing profitability, shrinking expenses, and reaching new markets.

Carlton Fields' Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2017 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2017 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.

The Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust has publicly noticed a rulemaking workshop to discuss proposed revisions to the administrative rules governing sovereign submerged land leases.

More than 57 percent of Hillsborough County voters approved the imposition of a 1 percent sales tax designed to improve the County's transportation infrastructure and transit service.

As a condition to challenging enforcement or recognition of an arbitration award, the UK Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal decision which imposed a $100 Million security obligation on a New York Convention arbitral award debtor...

The U.K. Court of Appeal has held that an arbitration clause commonly found in London market excess of loss reinsurance treaties does not prohibit the appointment of insurance or reinsurance lawyers to an arbitration panel.

As we previously reported, the Ninth Circuit in March 2017 held that violation of California's illustration statutes could serve as a predicate for an Unfair Competition Law (UCL) action ...

On October 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its "Project Catalyst Report: Promoting Consumer-Friendly Innovation." ("CFPB Report").

The Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court's ruling vacating an arbitrator's decision reforming a contract for mutual mistake, finding that reformation ...

FINRA proposes to increase the gift limit in Rule 3220 from $100 to $175 per person per year and include a de minimis $50 threshold below which firms need not keep records of gifts given or received.

A set of former franchisees are prohibited from violating the terms of a non-compete clause with franchisor Wild Bird Centers of America for two years after the Fourth Circuit recently upheld the denial of their petition ...

The SEC recently approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 4512 that requires FINRA members to make reasonable efforts to obtain, from each customer for whom they maintain an account, specified information about a "trusted contact person."

On February 21, the SEC published interpretive "Guidance" to help public operating companies prepare disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents.

The Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) staff published Guidance Update 2016-04, concerning business continuity plans regarding companies within a "fund complex."

The SEC staff now says that mutual fund directors can rely on chief compliance officer certifications in determining compliance with board procedures required by SEC exemptive Rules 10f-3, 17a-7,