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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Securities Law Update – August 2009

Items discussed in this newsletter:

  • Trust Not Required to Arbitrate Against Merrill Lynch
  • AIG Name Change
  • Auction Rate Securities Class Action
  • Selling Away Cases – Insurer’s Duty to Defend
  • Punitive Damages Unavailable as a Matter of Law for a Pension Plan’s ERISA §409 Claims
  • Punitive Damages Unavailable as a Matter of Law for a Pension Plan’s ERISA §409 Claims