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Robbins, Geller, Rudman & Dowd, LLP v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission

  1. March 14, 2016

    SEC Bests Robbins Geller In Row Over Wal-Mart Docs

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday beat a lawsuit by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP seeking documents over the agency’s foreign bribery investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc. when a Tennessee federal judge ruled that the regulator had properly withheld the records as exempt from open records laws.

  2. January 26, 2016

    Robbins Geller Blasts SEC Refusal To Produce Wal-Mart Docs

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP on Monday pushed back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's refusal to produce documents related to its yearslong foreign bribery investigation of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., saying the agency made no attempt to conduct a proper analysis of its records before denying the request.

  3. December 04, 2015

    SEC Slams Robbins Geller Discovery Bid In Wal-Mart Probe

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is battling a deposition and discovery bid by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP over the agency's investigation into the Wal-Mart Mexico bribery scandal, saying Freedom of Information Act-related discovery has never been allowed at this stage.

  4. November 17, 2015

    Robbins Geller Argues For Discovery In Wal-Mart FOIA Fight

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP on Monday urged a Tennessee federal judge to reconsider letting the firm conduct discovery as it fights dismissal of its lawsuit seeking documents related to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's foreign bribery investigation of Wal-Mart.

  5. June 15, 2015

    SEC Fights Robbins Geller Quest For Wal-Mart Bribery Info

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday blasted Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP's request to conduct discovery as the law firm fights dismissal of litigation seeking documents related to the SEC's foreign bribery investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc., saying discovery is exceedingly rare in FOIA cases and not justified here.

  6. April 29, 2015

    SEC Knocks Robbins Geller's Wal-Mart FCPA Doc Request

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday defended its refusal to turn over documents relating to its yearslong foreign bribery investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, maintaining its position that the material in question falls squarely under a Freedom of Information Act exemption.

  7. March 11, 2015

    SEC Stall Tactic Over Wal-Mart Bribery Probe Unlikely To Fly

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is allegedly attempting to stall a lawsuit over documents tied to its foreign bribery investigation of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by litigating objections to a public records request individually, an unorthodox strategy that seems unlikely to prevail in court, experts say.

  8. March 10, 2015

    Robbins Geller Says SEC Sitting On Wal-Mart Bribery Docs

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP on Monday accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improperly withholding documents related to its yearslong investigation of foreign bribery allegations at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., saying the commission has yet to review some documents purportedly exempt from a public records request.

  9. November 19, 2014

    Robbins Geller FOIA Suit Puts Pressure On Wal-Mart

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP's bid for documents from the government's probe into alleged foreign bribery by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will likely be trumped by a powerful exemption to the Freedom of Information Act, but experts say the suit ramps up pressure on the retailer to be more transparent with shareholders.

  10. November 13, 2014

    Robbins Geller Sues SEC For FOIA'd Wal-Mart Bribery Docs

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP on Thursday sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Tennessee federal court alleging the SEC is violating the Freedom of Information Act by withholding documents related to allegations of bribery at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Mexican unit.