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Economic Analysis In ERISA Litigation over Fiduciary Duties
August 29, 2011
This three-part article has sketched out some important areas in which financial economics can provide useful insights in ERISA litigation. It also touched on some of the important issues financial economists confront when they calculate alleged damages.
Employer's Guide to GINA
August 29, 2011
GINA was enacted out of concern that discrimination based upon a person's genetic information could result in the loss of health coverage or employment. Here's what employers need to know.
Family Lawyers in Trouble; Recent Ethics Decisions
July 27, 2011
The following summary takes a look at various lawyer disciplinary cases decided around the country recently. Many, but not all, of these cases involved domestic relations.
Economic Analysis in ERISA Litigation over Fiduciary Duties
July 25, 2011
Continuation of the in-depth discussion begun last month, with emphasis on Implications of behavioral finance for ERISA litigation.
Job Discrimination Against Muslims
July 25, 2011
Despite the EEOC's dire predictions, Muslims, Arabs, and other people of eastern descent living in the United States have not seen the social ostracism experienced by these groups in other countries.
The Extraterritorial Application of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions
July 25, 2011
This article focuses on the potential for extraterritorial application of the expanded Sarbanes-Oxley provisions and the new SEC whistleblower cause of action.
Retiring in a Down Economy
June 28, 2011
Each case addressing the issue of retirement and its impact on support is highly fact-sensitive. The down economy's impact on such a situation serves to add an intriguing, yet extremely critical, wrinkle to the equation.
Court Says OK to Terminate Bipolar Employee
June 27, 2011
Before filing suit under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), an employee must exhaust her administrative remedies with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). An analysis of <i>Wills v. Superior Court</i>
Economic Analysis: ERISA Litigation over Fiduciary Duties
June 27, 2011
The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the important economic issues that arise in ERISA litigation, both in establishing liability and in calculating damages.
NLRB Breathes New Life into Federal Labor Law
June 27, 2011
By now, everyone knows discrimination and harassment are illegal in the workplace. But how many know that employees have the right to engage in protected, concerted activities "for the purpose of ' mutual aid or protection?" Are you in violation of federal labor law?

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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