Publications Nov 29, 2017 Supreme Court Considers Whether State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Alleging Only Claims Under the Securities Act of 1933 Nov 29, 2017 Supreme Court Considers Who Counts as a “Whistleblower” Under the Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Retaliation Protections Nov 28, 2017 Getting The Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Private Equity 2017 Nov 28, 2017 Massachusetts Appellate Court Rules That Insurer Is Not Responsible For Defense Costs When Insured Unreasonably Rejects Insurer’s Defense Nov 28, 2017 California Appellate Court Rules That Insurer Need Not Defend Pharmaceutical Companies In Opioid Cases Nov 28, 2017 Pennsylvania Appellate Panel Rules That Facultative Certificates Provide Coverage For Defense Expenses In Excess Of Liability Cap Nov 28, 2017 Tenth Circuit Rules That SEC Investigation Is Not A Covered “Claim” Under Claims-Made Policy Nov 28, 2017 California Court Refuses To Extend Notice-Prejudice Rule To Claims-Made-And-Reported Policy When Notice Is Late But Within Policy Period Nov 28, 2017 Missouri Supreme Court Rules That Pollution Exclusion Unambiguously Bars Coverage For Lead Emissions Nov 28, 2017 New Jersey Court Finds No Coverage For Fraudulent Wire Transfers Based On “Ownership of Property” Provision Nov 28, 2017 Concluding That Privacy Pledge Is Not Part Of Policy, Illinois Court Dismisses Data Breach Suit Against Insurer Nov 28, 2017 Montana Supreme Court Rules That Fee Shifting Applies To Favorable Rulings As To Amount Of Coverage Nov 28, 2017 Florida Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard For Use Of Contingency Fee Multiplier Nov 21, 2017 ISS Issues Voting Policy Updates for the 2018 Proxy Season Nov 21, 2017 David Blass, Rajib Chanda and Samuel Francis Co-Author Article in Lexis Practice Advisor on Obtaining Client Consent for Investment Adviser Change of Control Transactions Nov 15, 2017 New York Court of Appeals Roundup: Court Decides Case Closely Watched by Real Estate Industry Nov 15, 2017 Second Circuit in Momentive Case Sets Two-Prong Efficient Market Test for Cramdown Noteholders; Splits with Third Circuit in Denial of Make-Whole Premium Nov 13, 2017 Long-Awaited Bipartisan CFIUS Reform Legislation Introduced in Congress Likely to Have Far-Reaching Implications for Foreign Investment Reviews Nov 08, 2017 David Blass, Rajib Chanda, Christopher Healey and Nicholas Ridley Co-Author Article in The Investment Lawyer on the Need for a New Investment Company Status Exemptive Rule Nov 06, 2017 State Bar of California Publishes Two Simpson Thacher Antitrust Articles 12