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By Stephen A. Fogdall The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument this week in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, the case that will decide whether fiduciaries of employee stock option plans (ESOPs) are presumed to comply with their ERISA duties by continuing to invest in the employer’s stock despite allegations that they […]

By Scott J. Wenner California courts, from its Supreme Court on down, have been hostile to efforts to deny employees and consumers access to the judicial process  through devices such as mandatory binding arbitration and class action waivers.  At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court has expansively read federal law, […]