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Drug & Device News
July 02, 2014
Recent news of importance.
Insurer 's Conduct When No Bad Faith Is Pleaded
July 02, 2014
In what has commonly become known as the <I>Koken</I> decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department "does not possess the authority to require mandatory binding arbitration for UM and UIM disputes."
Cyberattacks Push Companies to Specialty Insurance Policies
July 02, 2014
As insurers refine coverage defenses and expand exclusions for cyber events, business will have to turn to specialty cyber policies for protection against data theft or loss.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
July 02, 2014
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?
Employee Departures and Data Loss
July 02, 2014
Recent litigation involving former-employee data loss--and discussion on what to do to avoid this litigation.
<i>Twombly</i> and <i>Iqbal</i> As Applied to Non-Fraud No-Injury Claims
July 02, 2014
This article explores the application by a number of courts of the <I>Twombly</I> and <I>Iqbal</I> standards to no-injury cases involving breach of warranty claims.
Coverage Disputes over Data Breaches
July 02, 2014
Each day, businesses become progressively more dependent on computers and the Internet to gather, store and protect information. But, as sophisticated as this technology may be, it has also proven to be susceptible to breaches, which have time and again resulted in the unauthorized access of confidential information.
Losing Customer Data Means Losing Customers, Period
July 02, 2014
Becoming the next Target can be toxic for companies, particularly those in the finance, health-care and retail sectors, which usually collect and store customers' personally identifiable information (PII).
Practice Tip: Is <i>Ex Parte</i> Communication with a Physician OK?
July 02, 2014
Because <I>ex parte</I> meetings and discussions with treating physicians can be so informative, they are often seen as invaluable tools for any party permitted to meet with treating physicians. But is this OK?
The Death Benefit Only Plan for Non-Profits
July 02, 2014
The Death Benefit Only (DBO) Plan for Non-Profits is an arrangement in which the employer, a 501(c) non-profit organization, agrees to pay the actuarially determined cost of the current death benefit on a permanent life insurance policy to be owned by the employee or employer. The employer and employee enter into a written agreement that ordinarily requires the employer to make premium payments as long as the employee works for the employer.

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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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