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Carlton Fields

Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds Forum Selection Clause in Services Agreement Between Insurer and Reinsurance Broker to Be Valid...

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In Housing & Redevelopment Insurance Exchange v. Guy Carpenter & Co., a Pennsylvania federal court considered the enforceability of a forum selection clause in a services agreement between Pennsylvania-based insurer Housing...more

Allen Matkins

If A Proxy Holder Cannot Vote On Any Matter, Is The Proxy Holder Present?

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As mentioned in yesterday's post, Nevada recently enacted a bill making several changes to its corporation and limited-liability company laws. One of these changes was to the quorum requirement for stockholder meetings in NRS...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Forum Selection Clause in Broker Agreement Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction

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The Second Department recently handed down a harsh reminder of the importance of obtaining an executed broker’s agreement.  Oral agreements for broker fees are apt to run afoul of the statute of frauds, and personal...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

This Week In Securities Litigation

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The question of forum selection by the SEC was a key issue this week. While to date suits challenging the SEC’s right to bring an action as an administrative proceeding rather than in federal court have had little success –...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

No “Harmony,” No Arbitration

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When AmeriPlan terminated contracts with numerous “independent business owners” (“IBOs”), four IBOs—who had achieved the rank of Sales Director and earned “lifetime residual income” through commissions from their own...more

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