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Hot Topics in US Health & Welfare

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AT A GLANCE - There have been a number of important developments in the United States relating to health and welfare over recent months....more

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A “Course Correction” to Delaware’s General Corporation Law May be on the Horizon

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On February 17, 2025, the Delaware General Assembly introduced a bill seeking to amend two sections in the General Corporation Law: Sections 144 and 220 of Title 8. On March 12, 2025, the Senate introduced a substitute for...more

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Another Magnificent Seven Contemplates Texas: Will Meta Pursue Re-Domiciling in Texas After the Tripadvisor Decision?

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The Wall Street Journal reported on January 31, 2025, that Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook) (NASDAQ: META) was considering a change of its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas. Shortly afterward, the Delaware...more

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Tennessee v. BlackRock: How this Case Informs How We Look Back and Look Ahead at ESG

This is the final post in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... Politicians in Republican-led states have painted a target on environmental,...more

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LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Association: Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Statute Applies to Cryogenically Preserved Embryos

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Carole M. Bass and Cara Koss co-authored this article. The authors have long raised as an issue the impact personhood legislation could have on assisted reproduction and, by extension, on estate and trust administration...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Driving Between the Lines: As a Private Company Majority Owner, What Are the Rules for Dealing with Minority Business Partners

The one who has the gold often makes all the rules, but the majority owner of a private company who has minority partners in the business does not have complete freedom, because majority owners owe duties that apply to their...more

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Florida Court Decision’s Impact on Rollover Advice

The Department of Labor (the DOL) expanded its interpretation of fiduciary advice in its guidance issued in connection with Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02. As a result, many more broker-dealers and registered...more

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Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (Fiduciary Duties Become Political)

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The Attorneys General for both Indiana and Louisiana have issued opinions that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria violate the fiduciary duty owed to corporate investors absent full disclosure of the use of...more

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Texas Passes A New Law To Punish Elder Financial Abuse

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The Texas Legislature recently enacted a new law that criminalizes the financial abuse of the elderly. This is in response to the increasing financial attacks on the elderly....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Fiduciary Duties Waivable by Contract, Precluding Claims

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan recently reminded us why Delaware choice-of-law provisions are so popular in limited partnership and other agreements.  In an adversary proceeding, Judge David S. Jones held that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Less is More: Brevity is the Soul of Wit

Last month, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit reversed the Northern District of California’s ruling in Wit v. United Behavioral Health. In Wit, the district court ruled that United Behavioral Health (“UBH”) breached...more

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Recent State Fiduciary and Best Interest Developments: New Mexico Becomes the 20th State to Adopt an NAIC Best Interest Model

Joining the growing number of states who are implementing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) model regulation concerning suitability in annuity transactions, New Mexico has issued its best interest...more

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Approval of US$237.5 Million Settlement in Boeing Derivative Action Demonstrates Impact of Section 220 Demand in ESG Litigation

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In a derivative action In re Boeing Company Derivative Litigation, Boeing’s stockholders obtained approval from the Delaware Court of Chancery for a landmark US$237.5 million settlement of derivative claims targeting the...more

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The Minority Shareholder’s Arrows Are Still Sharp in the Quiver: Claims Available to Oppressed Minority Shareholders under Texas...

The seven-year anniversary of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Ritchie v. Rupee has come and gone, and the court’s holding from 2014 remains the law: Minority shareholders in Texas private companies do not have a cause...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Significance of Recent Delaware Court of Chancery SPAC Opinions

Highlighted below are several recent opinions from the Delaware Court of Chancery relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that provide helpful guidance to sponsors, investors and practitioners. These cases...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Courts Continue to Enforce Broad General Releases, Even When Claims are Unforeseeable at the Time of Contract Execution

In Chadha v. Wahedna, 2021 NY Slip Op. 50509(U) (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2021), Justice Ostrager of the New York County Commercial Division, dismissed Plaintiff Nilsa Chadha’s (“Plaintiff”) claims in their entirety due to...more

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State Fiduciary and Best Interest Developments: Texas, Virginia and Montana

Texas, Virginia and Montana are the latest states to enact legislation or rules setting forth a best interest standard for annuity producers in recommending annuities to their customers. Each state has designed its rule to...more

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Robinhood vs. Massachusetts’ Secretary of the Commonwealth: A Battle for the Ages over Massachusetts’ New Strict Fiduciary Duty...

Massachusetts’ Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Galvin, is taking on Robinhood for violating Massachusetts’ new fiduciary duty rule for broker-dealers. In December 2020, Galvin filed a 24-page regulatory complaint,...more

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From Consumer Choice to Company Duty: New Efforts to Assign Fiduciary Duties to Customer Data

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Last month, New York’s legislature reintroduced the New York Privacy Act, Assembly Bill A680, which shares many features in common with the California Privacy Rights Act, including consumer rights and transparency. The...more

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Recent State Fiduciary Duty Developments: Alabama and Rhode Island Issue Regulations

Alabama and Rhode Island are the most recent states to issue regulations setting forth a best interest standard for annuity producers in recommending an annuity to their customers. Both regulations follow the National...more

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Is A Breach Of Fiduciary Duty A Violation Of State Law?

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California Labor Code Section 1102.5 protects employees from certain retaliatory acts by their employers.  Subdivision (b) of the statute provides...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Does the Savings Statute Save My Claim?

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The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Does the Savings Statute Save My Claim? Volume 4, Issue 16 August 26, 2020 Jim Sandy and Stephanie Hand-Cannane Savings Statute Moore v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys., Slip...more

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Cannabis Investments and Exit Strategies: A Case Study

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It is relatively easy for investors to make investments in cannabis companies. Given the risks, however, they would be well-advised to have an exit plan in the event their investment does not live up to their expectations....more

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New Arizona Limited Liability Act - Do I Really Need a New Operating Agreement?

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The Revised Arizona Limited Liability Act ("New Act") has been effective since September 1, 2019 for new limited liability companies ("LLCs"). It now becomes effective for any existing LLCs on September 1, 2020. Especially...more

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Recent State Fiduciary Duty Developments: Arizona Enacts Best Interest Standard

Arizona has become the second state after Iowa to enact a best interest standard for the sale of annuities. Like the Iowa law, both of which become effective January 1, 2021, Arizona’s law is modeled after the National...more

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