Securities Archive » August, 2007

Securities - August, 2007

167 articles

• Bankruptcy Blocked For Bear Stearns Hedge Funds
• Integrated Electrical Settles With SEC
• Court Orders McGraw-Hill To Hand Over Documents
• Abbott Off The Hook In $5.5B J&J Merger Suit
• No New Trial For Ex-Brocade CEO: Judge
• SEC Wins Court Battle Over Corporate Info
• Judge Draws Curtain On Quattrone Case
• Sidley Cites Statute Of Limitations In KPMG Case
• Sacane, Durus Settle With SEC
• New Rule On Short Selling Will Help Protect Market
• Three Ex-Enterasys Execs Sentenced In Fraud Case
• Lerach Calls It Quits To Focus On Kickback Probe
• Media Mogul Lord Black Says Govt. Didn't Prove Case
• Hollinger Ordered To Take SunTimes Spat North
• After Multiple Heelys Injuries, Shareholders File Suit
• Rigas Family Urges Court To Ban Deloitte's Retreat
• Northwest Sued Over Cancer Vaccine Claim
• Wal-Mart Executive's Sentence Too Light, Court Says
• Brocade Outside Directors Lose Bid To Toss Suit
• Goldman Sachs Worker Admits Insider Trading
• Commodity Pool Operator Settles For $14M
• Bayou Investor Appeals Suit Against Advisor
• SEC Settles Juniper Case, Sues Ex-General Counsel
• Refco Trustee Takes Another Shot At Mayer Brown
• High Court Rulings Have Limited Antitrust Liability
• Symbol Execs Let Off The Hook In Fraud Case
• With Judge On The Fence, Bear Gets 10 More Days
• Rambus OKs Backdating Derivative Suit Against Exec
• AFL-CIO Asks Auditors To Prevent Options Backdating
• Judge Denies RBC's Motion To Dismiss Enron Suit
• Zurich Agrees To $30M Deal In Converium IPO Suit
• Judge Tosses Some Claims In Enron Litigation
• E-Medsoft Defendants Want Discovery Stay Back
• Plaintiffs Move To Settle Repsol Securities Action
• Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Rethink Parmalat Ruling
• Rigas Family Cries Foul Over Deloitte Trial Backdown
• Judge Appoints Trustee In Sentinel Bankruptcy
• SEC Combines Suits Against Ex-Brocade Execs
• Outgoing SEC Commissioner To Join Cooley
• Banks Must Face Antitrust Law: Short Sale Plaintiffs
• Hollinger Ex-Execs Abusing Court Orders: STMG
• Glowing Prospectus Earns Limelight Shareholder Suit
• Court Nixes Bid By Lerach Client In Securities Suit
• Hedge Fund Managers Settle Late Trading Charges
• Refco Trustee Takes Aim At Big Guns
• SEC Blasts Ex-Brocade CEO For Withholding Data
• Roche Wins Ruling In Ventana Takeover Battle
• Nvidia Forms Committee To Review Backdating Cases
• Still Under Regulator Fire, Sentinel Turns To Trustee
• Appeals Court Boots Electrical Co. Securities Suit
• Ex-Tyco Director Says Oral Deposition Could Kill Him
• Judge Rebuffs SEC Over Ex-AMEX CEO
• Subprime Crisis May Cause D&O Insurance Risks
• Judge Dismisses Retaliation Case Against Wyeth
• Hollinger's Banks Want A Piece Of The STMG Pie
• Court Rejects Attempt To Block Bank Merger
• Judge Blesses Delphi Securities Settlements
• Judge Throws Out Xethanol Derivative Suit
• CORRECTED: Bayou Rakes In $9.5M From Payouts
• SEC Sues Bankrupt Sentinel For Fraud
• Veeco Reaches $5.5M Settlement in Class Action
• Plaintiff In New Century Class Action Requests Docs
• Court Shakes Head At Sonus Shareholders' Appeal
• Amaranth Seeks Stay Of FERC Action
• Backdating Probes Into CVS Caremark Dropped
• Biotech Co. Wants Class Action Tried On Home Turf
• Refco Auditor New Target In TH Lee's Spate Of Suits
• SEC Turns Up Heat On Hedge Funds
• Deutsche Bank Prevails In Shareholder Class Actions
• SEC Sues Another Ex-Brocade Exec Over Backdating
• Tyco Directors Seek Dismissal Of Pre-Tellabs Claims
• Plaintiffs Appeal $100M AmEx Settlement
• Judge Gives CIBC One Last Chance In Securities Case
• Solicitor General Asks Court To Bar Third Party Cases
• Insurer Denies Fraud In Understating Katrina Claims
• Court Upholds Ex-Impath President's Conviction
• Judge Lifts Discovery Stay In Qwest MDL
• Diebold Asks Court To Toss ERISA Class Action
• Dodd Blasts Bush For Silence In Key Fraud Case
• Well-Timed Trade By AHM's CEO Raises Eyebrows
• Harvard Seeks Class Status In Russian Oil Firm Spat
• Pension Fund Balks At Amaranth's Bid To Dismiss
• Feds Want $17M From Lord Black
• SEC Fines Energy Cos. Over Ponzi Scheme
• HCA To Bury Hatchet With Shareholders For $20M
• Auditor Spared In National Century MDL
• NYSE Fines Janney Montgomery Scott $2.5M
• "Squawk Box" Brokers Lose Bid To Block Retrial
• Tyco, PwC Slam Moves To Add Claims In Fraud Suit
• SEC Adopts New Antifraud Rule For Investment
• Investors Get Checks From $55.6M Banc One Deal
• Hollinger's Sun-Times Stake Safe: Judge
• Abercrombie & Fitch Loses Dismissal Bid
• Bayou Wins Right To Sue 'Redeemer Defendants'
• Court Upholds $10M Award Against Lehman
• CFTC Wins $15M Judgment Over Phony Exchanges
• Genzyme To Cough Up $64M To Settle Suit
• $6.3M Final Nail In Coffin Of SEC's Wood River Suits
• Commissioner Campos To Leave SEC
• Parmalat Judge Tosses Suits Against Banks, Auditors
• Law Firm To Investigate Bear Stearns Hedge Funds
• Ex-Amaranth Trader Adds Fuel To FERC Fire
• Former Qwest CFO Joins Bid To Toss MDL Claims
• Morgan Stanley's Arbitration Appeal Rebuffed
• Wall Street Faces SEC Audit Over Subprime Reports
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney
• Feds Expand Probe Into BP Commodity Trading
• Ruling Tightens Rein On Securities Fraud Plaintiffs
• MetLife Unit Settles Late Trading Charges With SEC
• T.H. Lee Hit With Fraud Suit From Refco Trustee
• Take-Two Exec Sentenced In Backdating Scheme
• With All Parties On Board, Qwest Wants Stay Lifted
• The Scope Of Protected Activity Under SOX
• Former Nicor Officials Face SEC Fraud Charges
• Ex-Refco CEO, Others Dodge Court For Now
• Prosecutors Target Broadcom CEO's Former Lawyer
• CVS Caremark Backs Down From Options Fight
• Asarco Creditors Seek Greenlight To Sue Executives
• Corn Products Settles Shareholder Suit For $6.6M
• Banks Claim Immunity From Short Sale Class Action
• Franklin Asks For Time To Reply To Class Action
• Magistrate Urges Court To Lift Stay In Qwest MDL
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Hops To Morrison & Foerster
• First BanCorp Settles Fraud Suit For $8.5M
• 9/11 Victim's Estate Asks For Day In Court With Refco
• Firms Vie To Be Lead Counsel In Telik Fraud Case
• Clifford Chance Nabs 3 Partners From Sidley Austin
• Feds Win First Conviction In Backdating Scandal
• Former Enron Execs Settle SEC Fraud Allegations
• Milberg Weiss Kickback Trial Gets The Go-Ahead
• Arthur Andersen Bids To Toss Claims In Qwest MDL
• Senate Report Stings SEC Handling Of Pequot Case
• Appaloosa Defends Securities Claims Against Qwest
• Court Halts Chicago Exchange Suit Pending SEC Ruling
• N.J. Plaintiffs Seek Tyco Documents
• AFL-CIO Wants SEC To Regulate IPO-Ready Funds
• Judge Drops Case Against PwC In Bisys Fraud Action
• KLA-Tencor Class Gets Time To Fight Dismissal Efforts
• American Home Pushed Into Ch. 11 By Suits, Losses
• Sears Wants Kmart Real Estate Fraud Case Tossed
• SEC, CFTC Target Investment Co. For $21M In Fraud
• London Stock Exchange Launches Specialist Market
• CNET Discloses SEC, DOJ Probes
• Calpine Investors Cry Foul At Proposed $100M Deal
• ESS Technology Settles Securities Suit For $3.5M
• Plaintiffs Sue Law Firms Over Kickback Scandal
• Investment Advisor Freed Of Bayou-Related Claims
• FINRA Cuts Its Teeth On $6.1M Morgan Stanley Fine
• Group Launches FOIA Request Re FINRA
• Judge Grants Early Approval To Wells Fargo Deal
• Lloyds Fights Moody's Bid To Toss Claims
• American Home Mortgage Faces Shareholder Suits
• BofA Employee Pleads Guilty In Kickback Case
• Fund Manager Settles Insider Trading Case With SEC
• PharmaNet Agrees To $28.5M Securities Settlement
• A $30M Deal Later, Hollinger Files For Bankruptcy
• Pillsbury Gets White-Collar Defense Litigator
• Bear Stearns Faces Claim Over Failed Hedge Funds
• Marathon Oil Unit Pays $1M To Settle CFTC Claims
• Venue War Rages In IDT-Blackstone Fraud Action
• Judge Tosses Some Claims In Fannie Mae Suit
• Merrill Lynch Investment Units Pay $500K To CFTC
• Videogame Maker Settles Shareholder Suit For $10M
• Sun-Times Settles With Shareholders For $30M
• SEC Clarifies Guidance For Section 404 Of SOX
• SEC Unveils Hedge Fund Enforcement Unit
• IMF Urges Member States To Adopt Trading Rules