By Rob Gilmore, Brett Krantz & Andrew Wilber On Wednesday, April 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an important decision regarding class-action arbitration. The 5-4 decision held that under the Federal Arbitration Act, a court cannot compel...
On June 27, 2018, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill that prevents businesses from being liable for data breaches as long as the business has an appropriate cybersecurity program. To be eligible for the so-called “safe harbor,” a business must create,...
On October 30, Morgan Stanley announced that it would leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting — an agreement among more than 1,500 financial firms that lays out rules for financial advisers to follow when they leave one firm for another. The decision shocked the...
By: Andrew Wilber Last week, the consumer credit reporting agency Equifax revealed a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 143 million Americans. From mid-May through July, hackers gained access to the agency’s system, which houses a trove of...