LEGAL HORIZONS: VOLUME I, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS   'Industrial Life' Policyholders Denied Certification / The Business of Insurance v. The Business of Insurers Long Term Care Insurance - A Litigation Perspective Proposition 64 in CA / Split-Dollar Litigation / "Vanish" Case Given New Life The Spitzer Investigation: Beginning of the End for State Insurance Regulation? Will the Interstate Compact Save State Insurance Regulation? / Retirement Security for Life Act New Fed Bank Reg on BOLI: Winds of Change Highlights of the Winter NAIC Meeting Supreme Court to Review Whether Section 1367 Overrules Zahn Arbitration Agreements Precluding Class Actions Under Attack / W. Va. High Court OKs Punitive Damages for Out-of-State Conduct Supreme Court Limits TILA Damages to $1,000 for Loans Secured by Personal Property / Courts Split on Addition of Arbitration Clause Through "Change" Notice Income Smoothing: Is Something Gaining on You? Reporting of Contingent Commissions to ERISA Covered Plans NAIC and NCOIL Propose Broker Disclosure of Compensation State Initiatives Relating to Producer Compensation Issues Uncovered by Spitzer Investigations The Meaning of SSAP No. 61 / Treaty Tips: Don't Slip Up When Incorporating by Reference A Fight Over Enron D&O Insurance Proceeds / Silverstein Takes 2nd Round in WTC Coverage Dispute / TN: New Stance on Punitive Damages Exclusions Variable Annuity Suitability Update / SEC & NASD Scrutinize Gifts and Entertainment Valentine's Day Gift to NASD / NASD Guidance on Use of Negative Response Letters for MF & VA Accounts SEC and NASD Consider Changes in Soft Dollar Arrangements NASD Fines for Late Reporting / SEC Requires Hedge Fund Advisers to Register Preparing for the First Annual Review Franklin Templeton & the California AG Monetta Financial: Securities Liability of Investment Advisers / Pilgrim Baxter: On the Trail of Tippees? SEC Tries to Ease CCO Fears; Concerns Persist / Contingent Commission Investigations: Impact on VA and MF Industries Final DOL Rules for Whistleblower Complaints Under Sox / Who and What is Covered by the SOX Whistleblower Provisions? Mitigating the Risk When Selecting a New Trademark or Domain Name (Part II) / U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Confusion Over Trademark Fair Use Doctrine Geico vs. Google and Overture Trademark Lawsuit: Google Wins on Keyword Advertising Policy / Landmark Patent Ruling - Federal Circuit Overturns 20-Year-Old "Adverse Inference" Rule Firm News - Up in Lights for this Issue   Legal Horizons Archived Issues Current Issue Expect Focus Volume II 2008 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2008 Winter Expect Focus Volume IV 2007 Fall Expect Focus Volume III 2007 Expect Focus Volume II 2007 Spring Expect Focus Volume I 2007 Winter Expect Focus Volume III 2006 Fall Legal Horizons, Volume II, 2006 Legal Horizons, Volume I, 2006 Legal Horizons: Volume IV, 2005 Legal Horizons: Volume III, 2005 Legal Horizons: Volume II, 2005 Legal Horizons: Volume I, 2005 Legal Horizons: Volume III, 2004 Legal Horizons: Volume II, 2004 Legal Horizons: Volume I, 2004 Legal Horizons: Volume II, 2003 Legal Horizons: Volume I, 2003 Legal Horizons: Volume IV, 2002 Legal Horizons: Volume III, 2002 Legal Horizons: Volume II, 2002

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