Has Fiduciary Rule Suffered a Fatal Blow?
4/4/18
By: Theodore C. Peters
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) defined a “fiduciary” as someone who provides investment advice for a fee. The following year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) promulgated regulations that provided a five-part …
Avoiding the #%&^%!& Swearing Contest
3/9/18
By: Seth F. Kirby
In the course of defending professionals in all manner of disputes, a common theme is often repeated. It usually involves some variation of the former client (now plaintiff) claiming that they “were told” or that it …