Securities Archive » August, 2006

Securities - August, 2006

153 articles

• Cox To Testify At Senate Options Hearing
• Former SunTrust Executive Exonerated
• Cerus Settles Class Action, Derivative Lawsuits
• Valassis Seeks To Cut And Run From Advo Deal
• SEC Hands Over Pequot Documents
• First Charged In Backdating Scheme Plead Not Guilty
• Canadian Court Ties Up Lord Black's Assets
• SEC Drops Probe Of Former Shell Boss
• NASD Fines American Funds Distributors $5 Million
• Appeals Court Revises Restitution Ruling
• Risk Capital To Pay Back Millions
• Meade Admits To Accounting Errors
• First In Time, First In Right
• Euronext Chief Says No To SOX
• Banker Sanctioned In $20M Fraudulent Bond Sale
• PayPal Cofounder Accused Of Ripping Off Investor
• Barnes & Noble Subpoenaed For Stock Option Docs
• Senate May Get A Look At Pequot Papers
• Brokers Face Fraud Allegations In Prudential Case
• Scrushy Must Repay $48M In Bonuses
• Ex-Enron Execs Denied Attorney-Client Privilege
• SEC Lets SunTrust Off The Hook
• Derivative Lawsuit v. Honeywell Dismissed On Appeal
• Prudential Subsidiary Agrees To $600M Settlement
• Google Performs Search For New Ways Of Investing
• Cendant Accuses Shelton Of Avoiding $3.3B Payment
• Arthur J.Gallagher & Co. Subsidiary Subpoenaed
• Ex-CEO Claims Company Ignored Auditor Warnings
• Lower Courts Ignore Supreme Court's Test for Materiality
• Gambling Cos. Settle Shareholder Suit Over Merger
• Finova Forks Over $95M – For Now
• Milberg Weiss Loses Veteran To Allen & Overy
• Attorneys, Auditors Likely Targets In Options Suits
• Chicago Board of Trade Sues Options Exchange
• Ex-Comverse Chief Tracked Down In Sri Lanka
• Aon In Talks To Relax Contingency Fee Limits
• Denver Post Objects To Closure In Nacchio Hearing
• Regulator Found Too Lax On Wells Fargo
• U.S. Attorney's Office Ditches Fannie Mae Probe
• Adelphia Family Handed More Money For Legal Fees
• Estonian Trader Fined For Press Release Theft
• Grassley Slams SEC For Slow Pequot Response
• Judge Allows Riverstone To Overhaul Shareholder Deal
• Former Enron Prosecutor To Lead Qwest CEO Case
• Class Action Against Star Gas Thrown Out
• Flurry of Litigation Against IMAX Continues
• Mizuho Demands $350M For Massive Stock Trade Error
• Bradley Pharmaceutical Director Steps Down
• Securities Plaintiffs Object To Refco Bankruptcy Ruling
• Judge Tosses $150M Case Against French Reinsurer
• Now-Defunct Hedge Fund Rule Still Had Impact: Study
• Charges Dropped As Quattrone Dodges Third Trial
• Firm Merger Will Bolster Cooley's Securities Practice
• Freddie Mac Settles ERISA Charges For $4.65M
• Ohio AG Adds Two More Giants To Fannie Mae Suit
• Court Orders DaimlerChrysler To Repay Shareholders
• McAfee Subpoenaed Over Options Practices
• U.S. Brings Fresh Charges Against Lord Black
• Latham & Watkins Adds Ex-Fannie Mae VP To Ranks
• Cisco Settles Securities Fraud Class Action
• SEC Probes Revenue Recognition At Dell
• Hedge Fund Advisor Faces Mail, Wire Fraud Charges
• Options Backdating Scandal Comes To Cablevision
• SEC Expands General Re Probe
• Omnicare Exec Charged With Medicaid Fraud
• Boiler Room Scam Lands Broker In Jail
• Ex-DHB Execs Hit With Criminal Charges
• Lay's Estate And DOJ Prepare For Battle
• Par Pharmecuticals Stung By Another Suit
• Judge Allows Lay-Estate Swap
• Katten Muchin Rosenman Continues Expansion
• Shareholders Add to British Petroleum's Troubles
• Former Broker Dealer Handed 9 Year Sentence
• SEC Names New Executive Director
• Zale Corporation Hit With Class Action
• Daws Gets Lighter Sentence In Elgindy Case
• Senators Raise Concerns Over SEC Hedge Fund Probe
• Delphi Gives SEC Permission To Extend Probe Deadline
• Trustee For Refco Unit Urges Judge To Bless Settlement
• Suit Challenges Witness Systems' Options Timing
• Changing Standards Of Lawyer Liability
• Proskauer Gets Veteran Securities Lawyer From Chadbourne
• Ex-Comverse Chief Considered A Fugitive
• Law Firm Profile: Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC
• SEC Names New Head of Market Regulation
• Hedge Fund Regulation After Goldstein
• IMAX Faces New Courtroom Drama
• SEC Probes Payments To Ex-Natural Health Directors
• Attorneys Want Lay's Slate Wiped Clean
• Grasso's Lawyers Look To Appeal Judge's Decision
• Stock Price Dip Leads To Class Actions Against Centene
• Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Insider-Trading Scheme
• Customers Cringe As $127.5M Refco Deal Goes Through
• Judge Bumps Lord Black's Bail By $1M
• Adelphia Family Needs $600,000 More For Legal Fees
• Class Action Against Northwest Dismissed
• Is Insurance The Silver Lining For Stock Option Claims?
• SEC Offers Guidance For Hedge Fund Advisors
• Energy Companies Ordered To Turn Over Tapes
• Judge Delays Ruling On Refco Creditors' Split
• SEC Targets Endocare Execs
• Second Circuit Revives American Express Fraud Suit
• Citigroup Unit To Shell Out $1M Over Disability Scam
• Backdating Case Against Brocade Execs Is Sufficient: Judge
• UnitedHealth Triggers More Worry With Filing Delay
• Denver Workers Opt Out Of Qwest Settlement
• Former Comverse Execs Charged With Backdating
• Banks Reveal $250M Deal In Adelphia Investor Suit
• San Diego Officials Broke Law To Hide Debt
• Broker-Dealers Fined $7M For Improper Commissions
• Encore Merger Gets Antitrust Clearance From FTC
• Spitzer Scores Trial Delay In Grasso Case
• Case Against Refco Brokers Should Proceed: SEC
• Tyco Off The Hook In Oil-For-Food Probe
• SEC May Soften Audit Rules For Small Companies
• Court Revives Securities Class Action Against Amex
• Study Shows Rise In Director Compensation
• SEC Formalizes Probe Into Diebold's Finances
• SEC Will Not Appeal Hedge Fund Decision
• Conflicts Of Interest Plague Researchers
• North Fork Bank To Settle Shareholder Lawsuit
• Martha Stewart Settles Civil Charges With SEC
• Appeals Court Sends NRG Case Back To Minnesota
• Former General Re Exec Targeted By DOJ
• King Pharmaceuticals Reaches $38M Settlement
• More Companies Afflicted By Stock-Options Practices
• Global Crossings Suit Against CIBC To Proceed
• Scrushy, Siegelman Say Verdict Should Be Tossed
• Pharma Exec To Pay $20M Over Illegal Bonus
• Dairy Giant Milks Banca Popolare For €60M
• Motorola Claims Ignorance Of Adelphia Wrongdoings
• Claims Tossed In Suit Against Biotech Company
• Apple Turns Up More Problems In Stock-Options Probe
• Molex Execs To Repay Misbegotten Stock Options
• Duo Charged With Backdating Wants Case Dismissed
• Lerach Wins Fight Over Lead Status In XM Radio Case
• Greenberg Traurig Served Securities Fraud Suit
• Ausam Battles Keryx Over Share Losses
• Insurer That Scammed Military To Pay $70M: SEC
• SEC Judge Tosses CIBC Insider-Trading Case
• Nigerian Barge Case Grounds DOJ On Appeal
• Senate Panel OKs Credit-Rating Agency Bill
• SEC Names New Deputy Chief Accountant
• El Paso Corp. Settles Class Action Suit For $273M
• U.S., E.U. Regulators In Joint Accounting Venture
• Canada Takes Aim At Biovail Chair In Trading Probe
• SEC Puts Impath Fraud To Rest With $2M Settlement
• SEC Charges Former Daisytek Execs With Fraud
• St. Paul Travelers Settles Bid-Rigging Charges
• Research Analyst Hit With $2.3M Judgment
• Caught Cashing In Expired Options, CEO Resigns
• Van der Moolen Trader Acquitted Of Front-Running
• Former Janus Execs Accused Of Market-Timing