All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Legal Issues

Is steering a common practice with brokers/dealers?Will simply stating your investment has a risk be enough to shield brokers/dealers?

The outcome of this case has liability implications for industries beyond those potentially on the hook for lead paint. Invested in the energy sector? Pharmaceuticals? Biotech? Nanotech? Tech? This case is worth your attention.

Should the President get involved in limiting lawsuits?Is Federal Preemption at least one effective mechanism in limiting lawsuits?

Could the ultimate decision in this case open the flood gates to more favorable rulings for plaintiffs?Who should really bear the burden of proof in Lead Paint Litigation?

The debate of uses of genetic information for insurance purposes unfortunately masks the underlying problem:  namely, the failure or inability of Congress to address the failure of the US health care system to allocate risks and costs based on rational policy choices, rather than based upon the...

In discounting  prospects for "winning in court" in litigation arising from losses in the mortgage market, the NYT unfortunately ignores a growing, and perhaps ultimately the primary, form of non-class action private securities litigation--litigation under state securities laws, which generally...

No recovery for investors from CMO/CDO's Financial Market regulation to increase Arbitration volume to increase relatively more than lawsuits

Gene research may be a double edged sword!Will HIPPA apply to genetic testing!

Filing the lawsuit for home loan problems is easy, winning will be the real problem!The Supreme Court seems to be raising the bar on the burden of proof!

It should be noted that the conflict of interest in most of these cases is very significant. However, disability insurers, like MetLife, use the limited scope of discovery many federal courts have adopted under ERISA to hide the conflict and keep any real evidnence of the financial conflict out...