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On Dec. 21, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule1 (the Rule) amending the Accredited Investor Standard in the SEC’s rules under the Securities Act of 1933.

The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that promises to bring some clarity to the analysis of settlements of pharmaceutical patent litigation.

It’s been one week since the sequester provided under the Budget Control Act of 2011 has been in effect.

While Congress’ deliberations over policy dominate the news, the Supreme Court often flies under the radar of the American people, unless there is a major case before it.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board recently published guidance to assist borrowers of tax-exempt bond proceeds—including tax-exempt health care entities—who are required to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s continuing financial disclosure requirements.

On March 26, the Supreme Court will start three days of oral argument on the health reform law (Affordable Care Act).

The U.S. Supreme Court has released its much-anticipated decision on the constitutionality of various provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

An earmark is defined as a "provision in Congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program, or organization.

As the year winds to a close, the House and Senate have both approved a bipartisan budget deal, which sets allocations for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and for FY 2015.

The Electoral College is a body of 538 electors that determine the official outcome of the Presidential elections.

With Election Day less than 100 days away, primary season is winding down and the candidates for the general elections in November have become more apparent.

On March 15, 2011, the Department of State (State) published a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which addresses two very real frustrations faced by exporters of defense articles.

Beyond highlighting the evolving standards and complexities of establishing a comprehensive e-discovery plan at the early stages of a case, recent decisions in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe (S.D.N.Y.), which approved a defendant’s use of predictive coding, could potentially have a Zubulake-type effect of establishing new technology-driven norms for large-scale document reviews in the future.

A discussion on the increased activity in the sale of individual annuity contracts to participants in defined contribution plans, and the issues related to both the sales process and the terms of the contracts when viewed from an ERISA perspective.

Plaintiffs Windsor Property and Surety, LLC and WCM Direct, LLC filed an action against Defendants Richard William Provencio, Carmen Valdavino Provencio; Dean Lichter; Jerry Ricketts; and All Insurance Marketing Financial, Inc., arising from an alleged fraudulent life settlement scheme established by the Provencios. According the complaint, the Provencios created an "elaborate web of sham-companies" that Defendants portrayed to investors as a "legitimate life settlement business."

In what appears to be the first counter-offensive of its kind between life insurers and regulators, on September 4, 2013, three life insurers filed an action against the Illinois Department of Insurance and its Director.

On December 29, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, in Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Forkey, 2010 WL 5477726 (Dec. 29, 2010, D.Nev.), granted a motion for summary judgment filed by the Department of Health and Human Services (the Department).

After years of contentious proceedings, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for coordinating the Internet's naming system, has finally approved the creation of the .xxx top-level domain (TLD).