On May 18, the Supreme Court held, in Tibble v. Edison International that a fiduciary “has a continuing duty to monitor trust investments and remove imprudent ones. This continuing duty exists separate and apart from the...more
Last week, the IRS issued Notice 2014-66, providing a special rule that allows defined contribution pension plans to give participants a lifetime annuity income option by offering target date funds ("TDFs") that include...more
In This Issue:
- IN THE SPOTLIGHT
..Standard CGL Policy Form Adds Data Breach Coverage Exclusion
- LIFE INSURANCE
..Class Claims Against Lincoln National Barred in Section 419 Action – Again
...more
9/30/2014
/ Accredited Investors ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Brokers ,
Debt Collection ,
DMCA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ESOP ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreclosure ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Hallmark ,
Investment Adviser ,
Judge Rakoff ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Taco Bell ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Variable Annuities ,
Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court, in Fifth Third Bancorp v. John Dudenhoeffer (Dudenhoeffer), recently established new standards for determining when fiduciaries of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) act prudently regarding a company’s...more
In This Issue:
- IN THE SPOTLIGHT
..Private Equity: The Next Wave of SEC Enforcement Actions?
- LIFE INSURANCE
..How to Fight a STOLI Scheme: Court Rulings Offer Clues
..STOA Schemes Face...more
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) recently issued a proposed regulation designed to encourage participants in defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k) plans) to roll over their account balances to their...more
On July 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final rules excluding qualifying longevity annuity contracts (QLACs) from the required minimum distribution rules (RMD...more