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Fifth Circuit Determines that Raymond James Is Subject to Bankruptcy Trust Litigation and Affirmative Defenses Are Not Available

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Louisiana Pellets, Inc. and German Pellets Louisiana, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016. The bankruptcy court confirmed the debtors’ plan in 2017, which established a liquidating trust for the debtors’ remaining...more

Dechert LLP

California Appeals Court Narrows Standing for ETF Retail Investors to Sue for Allegedly False or Misleading Registration...

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In a ruling of potential importance for investment advisers and directors/trustees of registered investment companies, a California appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling on January 23, 2020 in Garth Jensen, et al. v....more

Downey Brand LLP

The Ninth Circuit Sounds A Wake Up Call – Federal Law Permits Class Action Claims Against Trustees

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While institutional trustees may have once slept soundly considering themselves immune from class action lawsuits relating to the purchase or sale of securities on behalf of a trust, the Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling in Banks...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Examines When Scheduling Order May be Modified

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a Madoff Trustee’s case in which defendants sought to modify their Scheduling Order to allow them to take discovery of supplemental matters identified in the Trustee’s...more

Burr & Forman

TN Trust Code Authorizes Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement: Not Per Se Breach of Duty, but May Not Bind Non-Signatory Beneficiary

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The Tennessee Supreme Court recently held that Tennessee’s Trust Code and broad trust-instruments authorize a Trustee’s execution of a pre-dispute arbitration clause. That isn’t a per se breach of fiduciary duty, but the...more

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Lowndes Attorneys Obtain Favorable Rulings for Court-Appointed Receiver

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Orlando, FL–Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. is pleased to announce that shareholder, Richard Dellinger, and appellate attorney, Jennifer R. Dixon, prevailed in defending a client appointed to serve as a...more

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Massachusetts Securities Division Issues Policy Statement on Custody Requirements for Massachusetts-Registered Advisers in...

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In conjunction with the release of a preliminary report describing an initiative by the Registration, Inspections, Compliance and Examinations Section of the Massachusetts Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of...more

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