Securities Archive » October, 2007

Securities - October, 2007

193 articles

• Qwest To Pay $411M To Wrap Up Securities Suits
• Investors Want Control Of Failed Bear Stearns Fund
• Judge Kicks Celebrex Investor Suit For Late Filing
• DOJ May Be On Brink Of Dropping Delphi Exec Probe
• SEC Sues Invitrogen Scientist For Insider Trading
• Judge Rebuffs Parmalat Units' Appeal
• Ingersoll-Rand To Pay $6.7M Over Oil-For-Food
• Allen & Overy Drafts Ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney
• Adviser Found Guilty In Ohio Workers' Comp Case
• Ericsson Faces Shareholder Suit Over Stock Drop
• Saul Ewing Adds To Securities, Utility Practices
• FINRA Fills Industry Seats On Board Of Governors
• Court OKs ERISA, Securities Settlements For Delphi
• Merrill Faces Class Action Over Subprime Investments
• Former Countrywide VP Settles Insider Trading Case
• Trustee Wants Examiner, Not Allen & Overy, For AHM
• Germany Mulls Foreign Takeover Limits: Report
• Mangan: A Blow To SEC Regulation Of PIPEs Market
• New Outreach Program Aimed At Broker-Dealer CCOs
• Oppenheimer Settles With FINRA For $1M
• Panel Consolidates Sterling Class Actions
• High Court Hears Oral Argument In Futures Case
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's Randy Bodner
• Judge Certifies Forest Labs Shareholder Class
• EC Urges Convergence Of Insider Trading Penalties
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Armstrong Appeal
• Icahn Sues After BEA Rejects Oracle Bid
• Recent Trends In Securities Class Actions
• Bear Stearns Pays $1M To Settle Enron Suit
• Lerach Pleads Guilty In Kickback Scandal
• Merrill CEO's Merger Chat Raises Legal Issues
• Wells Fargo Sues AHM, Bear To Fend Off Threats
• Corporate Fraud Group Touts $2B In Fines, Recoveries
• Former Tyco Execs Want Convictions Tossed
• Moody's, S&P, Fitch Subpoenaed In Antitrust Probe
• BP Not Entirely Off The Hook Yet
• Baker & McKenzie Partner Charged With Fraud Resigns
• After Raid, WellCare Facing Securities Suits
• Former DHB Execs Indicted For Fraud, Insider Trading
• Aetna Hit With Shareholder Class Action
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Bob Rose
• Foreign Takeovers Face New Regulatory Hurdles
• SEC Probes Commerce Bancorp CEO's Departure
• SEC Dealt Setback In Suit Against Ex-FBR Manager
• SEC's Thomsen Says Insider Trading Is Rampant
• Court Should Heed SEC Suits Vs. KLA-Tencor: Funds
• FINRA Fines UBS For Late, Missing Broker Reports
• State Street Faces 2nd Subprime Loss Class Action
• Judge Shoots Down Probe Of Calpine Units
• CFTC Seeks Increased Power Over Energy Markets
• Credit Suisse, UBS Sued Over Asset Seizure
• Insurer Standing Re. Fraud Claims Remains Uncertain
• Kramer Levin Resists Being Deposed In Cendant Case
• Milbank Nabs Heller Managing Partner
• Sidley Austin Stays As Lake Shore Counsel: Judge
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange Settles Shareholder Suit
• Former Arthur Andersen Auditor Settles With SEC
• Reyes Slams SEC Doc Requests
• New SEC Anti-Fraud Rule Has Sweeping Implications
• Schulte Roth Gains Securities Litigator
• Mortgage Reform Bill To Face Stiff Opposition
• JDS Uniphase Securities Trial Kicks Off
• Tyco Plaintiffs Seek Approval Of $3B Settlement
• Complex Commercial Expert Joins Goodwin Procter
• Govt. Account Contradicts Nacchio's NSA Allegations
• Bill Introduced In Congress To Curb Lending Abuses
• Delphi Creditors Oppose Class Action Settlements
• Judge Greenlights Class Action Against PwC
• Pension Fund Pins Countrywide's Problems On CEO
• Q&A With Thacher Proffitt's John P. Doherty, Richard F. Hans, Kenneth E. Lee, Patrick Smith And Walter G. Van Dorn, Jr.
• Securities Sales Rep. Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Q&A With Pillsbury Winthrop's Mark Hellerer And Bruce Ericson
• Former Amkor Counsel Convicted Of Insider Trading
• Q&A With Heller Ehrman's Lawrence W. Keeshan
• Reed Smith Expands Into Asia
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Laura S. Wertheimer
• Ex-National Century President Accused Of Tampering
• Xybernaut, Ramp Execs Indicted For Securities Fraud
• FERC OKs Three Banks To Buy Energy Shares
• Dow Jones, Shareholders Reach Settlement
• Merrill Sued Over Mortgage-Related Investments
• Coke Uses Lerach's Plea To Stymie Shareholder Case
• Massachusetts Regulators Probe Bear Stearns Funds
• HSBC Undervalued Bonds: Lawsuit
• NSD Bancorp Director Settles Insider Trading Case
• Latham & Watkins Attorney Disqualified In KPMG Trial
• New Insurance Securitization Legislation In Vt.
• Top Tankers Moves To Toss Shareholder Class Action
• Milberg Weiss Kickback Scheme Yields Another Plea
• SEC Investigates Countrywide CEO: Report
• State St. Sued Over Subprime Investment "Gamble"
• Indemnity Claims Nixed In Man Financial Suit
• BoNY To Surrender Millions To Sentinel Trustee
• Rep. Frank Presses SEC To Postpone Proxy Vote
• Baxter Shareholder Can't Appeal Plaintiff Status: Court
• SEC Investigates Medical Device Makers
• WorldCom Investors Denied Arbitration
• Less Is More For Cox
• Ex-Qwest Accountants Seek Separate Fraud Trial
• The SEC's New Anti-Fraud Rule For Private Funds
• SEC Accuses Fund Of Illegal Short Selling
• Drinker Biddle Adds Three New Securities Partners
• Q&A With Epstein Becker's Stuart M. Gerson
• Two New Refco Trusts Suits Seek $400M
• NutriSystem Faces Shareholder Class Action
• KPMG, Sidley, Proskauer Hit With Tax Shelter Suit
• Judge Nixes Credit Suisse's Bid For More Time
• Brocade Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid
• Buyer Group Files Counterclaims In Sallie Mae Suit
• Applebee's Strikes Deal With Shareholders Over IHOP
• Judge Keeps Alive Opulent Case Against Nasdaq
• Mercury Pays $117.5M To Silence Backdating Suit
• Weiss Holds Firm, Pleads Not Guilty To Kickbacks
• Corporate Fraud Is Not Constructed By Plaintiffs' Bar
• Nortel, SEC Settle Fraud Suit For $35M
• Vitesse Agrees To $10.2M Settlement In Backdating Suit
• Some Clarity For Broker-Dealers In Temporary Rule
• Survey Finds Options Backdating Still A Hot Issue
• Adelphia Head Takes Sentence To High Court
• Judge Tosses Punitive Damages In Merrill Lynch Suit
• Grasso's Pals Push To Settle Pay Package Suit
• Court Overturns Fee Ruling In Milberg Weiss-Led Suit
• Mining Company Confronts Suit After Disclosure
• Isolagen Underwriters Ask Judge For Reconsideration
• Dana Plaintiffs Object To Disclosure Statement
• Restatements Post-SOX Affect Market Less: Study
• Morgan Stanley Settles With SEC For $7.5M
• Ditech Wins Dismissal Of Investor Suit
• New Century Examiner's Extension Bid Falls Short
• Qwest's Nacchio Appeals Insider Trading Verdict
• Exempt Commercial Markets And The Enron Loophole
• Plaintiffs Appeal Ruling In BP Crude Oil Futures Case
• Shareholders Sue Mattel For Delaying Toy Recalls
• Reed Smith Picks Up Private Equity Partner
• SEC Wants Compensation Details From Companies
• Hedge Fund Advisor Agrees To Pay More Than $8M
• Electronic Data Directors To Pay $6M To Settle Suit
• Circuit Ruling Should Kill ERISA Suit: Diebold
• On The Merits Of Private Attorney General Suits
• Insurer Opposes Limits On BofA Witnesses
• Judge Holds Off On Approving DHB Settlement
• Fraud Allegations Fly In Refco Clients' New Suits
• Justices Mull Third Party Suits In Stoneridge Case
• SEC To Look At Competition In Credit Rating Industry
• Schulman Pleads Guilty To Milberg Weiss Kickbacks
• Firms, NYSE Settle On $10.4M For Violations
• Q&A With McDermott Will's Steven S. Scholes
• DOJ Threatened Dynegy To Stop Funding: Exec
• Mayer Brown Team Takes On Subprime Issues
• Shareholder Enlarges Class In Suit Against Luminent
• Avon Wins Lead Plaintiff Role In GSK Securities Suit
• Nacchio Attacks Claims In Appaloosa Suit
• Banks, Funds Appeal Enron Bankruptcy Decision
• Rocker Fights KPMG Stay In Lernout Case
• Farmer Fined For Insider Trading In Bank Merger
• State Attorney General Class Actions Raise Concerns
• Former aaiPharma Execs Settle For $7.6M
• Kmart Shareholders Fight Sears' Dismissal Bid
• Sphinx Investors Lose Fight Over $263M Refco Deal
• White Collar Litigator Joins Thacher Proffitt
• German Court Fines Siemens €201M
• Judge Goes Easy On Attorney Couple
• BofA Asks To Limit Discovery In Parmalat MDL
• Lehman Backdating Derivative Suits Consolidated
• Hedge Funds Prepare For Wave Of Subprime Litigation
• New Century Examiner Wants To Probe Execs
• Baker Donelson Creates Subprime Mortage Group
• Countrywide Told To Hand Over Docs In Options Probe
• Amaranth Seeks Stay Against FERC Action
• PwC Loses Bid To Appeal Order In SmarTalk Case
• Commissioner Leaves SEC For Private Sector
• Reed Smith Catches Three Corporate Stars
• White & Case Lures Prominent Securities Partner
• Avon Fights Attempts To Apply Schering-Plough Order
• CFTC Claims Record Wins With Year-End Stats
• SEC's Hedge Fund Doc Requests: Broad, Onerous
• Hedge Fund Advisor Settles With SEC
• AIG Shareholders Won't Drop PWC, Marsh Claims
• SEC Accuses Meridian Of $30M Accounting Gaffe
• Parmalat Survives Another Motion To Dismiss
• Another Partner Rounds Out Steptoe's L.A. Practice
• Enron Plaintiffs Want Lerach Off The Docket
• Enron Says Citigroup Is Silencing Workers
• Cendant CEO Loses Appeal, Sentenced To 12 Years
• Judge Hits WRT Energy Shareholders With Sanctions
• Receiver Says Universal Express Is Broke
• Dell Accountants Hit With Insider Trading Suit
• Parties Tussle Over Discovery In National Century Suit
• Q&A With Holland & Hart's Holly Stein Sollod
• Spouse Of Triangle VP Settles Insider Trading Suit
• Q&A With Sonnenschein Nath's Hunter Wiggins
• Parmalat Disputes Foreign Claims Against It
• Ex-Dynegy Execs Settle With SEC