Securities Archive » December, 2008

Securities - December, 2008

136 articles

• Judge Cuts Dewey's Fees In Receivership Case
• Madoff Investigators Looking Offshore: Report
• Crist Turned Blind Eye To Pearlman Fraud: Suit
• SEC Argues To Keep Mark-To-Market Accounting
• 8th Circ. Snuffs IGM Investors' Suit Against Law Firm
• Madoff Trustee Gets OK For $29M Transfer
• Rica Foods, Ex-CEO Settle SEC Fraud Charges
• A Wider Scope Of Primary Liability?
• SEC Approves 'Modernized' Oil, Gas Reporting Rules
• Role Of Rule 10b5-1 Plans In Securities Litigation
• Fry's Electronics Exec Hit With $65M Fraud Charge
• 2 More Investor Class Actions Filed In Madoff Case
• Lawyers Won't Fight Fee Cut In $303M GM Settlement
• Forest's $65M Settlement Over Antidepressants OK'd
• Broker, Dreier Conspired In $100M Scheme: Feds
• Fiat To Pay $17M Over Iraq Oil-For-Food Kickbacks
• Why Ponzi Scheme Investors Must Return Profits
• UnitedHealth Strikes Deal With SEC Over Backdating
• Shareholders Sue Mentor Over $1B Merger With J&J
• Winston & Strawn Settles Suit Over Fees
• Securities Class Actions Hit 6-Year High: Report
• Suits Against Auditors Coming In Madoff's Wake
• Firms Form Madoff Advisory Groups
• Parmalat's Founder Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail
• Wachovia To Settle Suit Over $12B Wells Fargo Deal
• Unwitting Violations Of ERISA 25 Percent Test
• Fees In Wextrust Fraud Case Raise Eyebrows
• Constellation Dumps Buffett Bid, Goes With French
• Madoff Put Under Surveillance As Probes Open
• Wells Fargo Funds Allege Fraud In School Bond Issue
• AHM Seeks $5M To Defend Execs In Securities Suits
• American Capital Sued After Suspending Dividend Pay
• Obama To Tap FINRA's Schapiro For SEC: Reports
• LeClairRyan Nabs 2 SEC Vets
• Settlement Reached In CSX Hedge Fund Dispute
• Private Equity Firms Fail To Get Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Genco Accuses Exec Of Takeover Conspiracy
• FINRA Unveils Special ARS Arbitration Option
• Gen Re Exec Gets 2 Years In Prison
• Bayer To Pay $18.5M To Settle Baycol Securities MDL
• CEO In Backdating Suit Wins Dismissal Of SOX Claim
• Ex-ISE Vice Chair Gets 18 Months For Insider Trading
• Shareholder Class Suits Against MEMC Consolidated
• Ex-Broadcom Execs Lose Bid To Toss Fraud Charges
• Lehman Makes Deal With German Bank Over €139M
• Ex-KB Home Exec Pleads Guilty In Securities Probe
• BankAtlantic Execs Dodge Shareholder Suit
• Investment Funds To Pay $800K For HSR Violations
• Autodesk Options Backdating Suit Laid To Rest
• 4th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Inspire Securities Suit
• Madoff Scandal A Huge Blow To SEC Credibility
• Argentina Can't Move $200M In Pension Funds: Judge
• SEC Taking Longer To Go After Fraud Schemes: Study
• Digimarc: The Final Nail In The SOX 304 Coffin
• National Lampoon, CEO Charged With Market Fraud
• Siemens To Pay $1.6B To Settle Bribery Charges
• Buyout Troubles Capped By Huntsman-Hexion Failure
• Trustee, Lawyers Face Tough Road In Madoff Scandal
• Ex-Diebold Sales Rep Gets Year In Prison
• Ponzi Schemes Poised To Topple In Bear Market
• Fidelity Traders Settle SEC Misconduct Claims For $1M
• Fla. Finance Exec Charged With Mortgage Scam
• Senate Asks For Payment Records In Pequot Probe
• Amkor Agrees To $11.25M Deal In Backdating Suit
• Ex-Peregrine CEO Sentenced To Prison
• SEC Must Amend Suit Against Ex-San Diego Officials
• Foundry Backdating Suit Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Action Against Ex-McGuire Woods Partner On Hold
• KLA Committee Loses Bid To Toss Securities Case
• Belgian Court Suspends Fortis-BNP Paribas Deal
• Yahoo Alters Severance Plans To Settle Suits
• Goldman Sachs Fined $600K In Trading Probe
• Medtronic Hit With Securities Suit Over InFuse Sales
• Judge Snuffs Securities Class Suit Against Ericsson
• SEC Finalizes $30B ARS Deal With Citigroup, UBS
• Judge Bats Down Dreier Founder's $10M Bail
• ERISA Stock-Drop Cases: Evolution And Future
• Zurich Financial To Pay $25M Over Reinsurance Deals
• Everyday Risk Avoidance Techniques
• SC Man Gets 10 Years For $12M Investment Scheme
• TARP Needs Better Oversight, Management: GAO
• Dreier May Have Stolen $38M In Client Funds: SEC
• Bank Sues Merrill Over Auction Rate Securities
• Shareholders Fight Constellation Over Merger Plan
• Judge Throws Out Backdating Suit V. Rambus, PwC
• Investors Aim To Mow Down Farmer Mac
• Labor Leaders, Economists Push For $900B Stimulus
• Cox Wins Order Barring Newspaper Golden Parachutes
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 3.5-Year Term For Ex-Impath Exec
• 6th Circ. Tosses GMAC Bond Purchasers Class Action
• Securities Practice: Paul Hastings
• Dreier's Founder Accused Of Pinching Hedge Funds
• Ala. Mayor, Others Charged With Bond Fraud, Bribery
• Enron Settles $44M In Commercial Paper Claims
• SEC Approves MSRB Web Portal For Muni Bond Data
• Foley & Lardner Scores Ex-FINRA Counsel Wallace
• Judge Rejects Bid To Block Wachovia Sale
• Latham Scores Another DOJ Standout
• Jury Hands Investors $141M In Bank Of America Suit
• Investors Demand Dell Board Investigate Claims
• Power Of Atty Not Enough To Sue By Proxy: 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Refco Lawyer Hit With 4 More Fraud Charges
• Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Citadel, Goldman Over Transfers
• NY Court Tosses Shareholder Suit V. Bear Stearns
• Calif. Venture Capitalist Charged With $100M Fraud
• Capital Markets Profile: Mayer Brown
• 1st Circ. Revives SEC Case Against Columbia Execs
• Ex-AIG Execs Must Face State Court Suit: Judge
• Paul Weiss Citi Lawyer Killed In S&M Holdup
• Skadden Takes Clifford Chance White Collar Trio
• Another Ousted Boeing Auditor Sues Over Retaliation
• SEC Signs Off On Market Data Fee Proposal
• SEC Puts Some Shackles On Credit Rating Industry
• SEC Puts Credit Rating Vote On Back Burner
• Recalls, Investigation Result In KV Investors' Suit
• Citi Faces Class Action Over Billions In 'Toxic Assets'
• Challenge To Sandler O'Neill's Refco Deal Rebuffed
• Class Cert. Bid Fails In Centerline Derivative Suit
• Securities Legislation To Watch In 2009
• Financial Services Regulatory Reform: '09 Priority
• Securities Cases To Watch In 2009
• Icahn Sues Realogy Over $1.1B Refinancing Plan
• Countrywide Securities Class Action Soldiers On
• Quest Software Enters Pending Settlement With SEC
• Cutera Securities Plaintiffs Plot Appeal
• 1st Use Of New Pooled Investment Anti-Fraud Rules
• Investors Sue Countrywide Over Loan Relief Deal
• Del. High Court Maintains $47.2M Dr Pepper Payout
• CDS Setting: Unilateral Mistake, Waiver Of Claims
• UHG Not In Default For Late SEC Filing: 8th Circ.
• Le-Nature's Trustee Names Wachovia in RICO Suit
• Class Action Over Metropolitan Collapse Certified
• Foreign-Cubed Cases: 'An Involved Undertaking'
• Judge Tosses Vodafone Securities Class Action
• 9th Circ. Nixes InVision Shareholders' Class Bid
• Final OK Sought For $37.5M Scottish Re Award