October 25, 2022
The U.S. government has told a Georgia federal judge it plans to appeal her decision to permanently toss a $16 million securities fraud case against former Carter's Inc. executives, in which the court found prosecutors "demonstrated a somewhat perplexing lack of interest in prosecuting this case."
September 26, 2022
Inaction by federal prosecutors in Atlanta to bring to trial a $16 million securities fraud case against former Carter's Inc. executives has prompted a Georgia federal judge to dismiss the case with prejudice, noting the "severe" delay since indictment.
March 16, 2020
It has been nearly a year since a federal judge shook the status quo in the white collar bar by ruling that prosecutors had improperly "outsourced" an investigation to Paul Weiss, but attempts by defendants in other cases to get a similar ruling face a high bar, including convincing judges to grant access to key evidence.
October 30, 2012
A former Carter's Inc. executive accused of helping the children's clothing marketer understate its expenses by $16 million asked a federal judge Tuesday to prevent prosecutors from using statements he gave Carter's attorneys at Ropes & Gray LLP during an internal investigation before he was indicted.