Securities Archive » July, 2008

Securities - July, 2008

220 articles

• Monster Settles Massive Backdating Suit For $47.5M
• 11th Circ. Revives ERISA Case Against Home Depot
• Pax To Pay $500K Over Violating Own Restrictions
• Ex-CEO's Trading Firm Lost $290M, SemGroup Says
• Class Certification Denied In Express Scripts Suit
• Mass. Charges Merrill Lynch With ARS Fraud
• Trader Gets 36 Months In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Cuts NYSE Traders Loose
• Ex-Credit Suisse Broker MIA
• UBS To Pay $4.4M To Settle ARS Fraud Claims
• Russian Court Says TNK-BP Board Nominations Illegal
• 10th Circ. To Rehear Nacchio's Appeal En Banc
• Credit Agencies Lowered Bond Ratings: Conn. AG
• SEC Aims To Shed Light On Municipal Securities
• Orrick Settles San Diego Bond Suit For $2.9M
• Subprime Mess Drives Up Securities Suits: Report
• Ex-Refco CEO Reaches Truce With SEC
• Ex-Broker-Dealer Execs Settle Short-Selling Charges
• Discovery Limited In Marsh Securities Case
• Senator Charged With Concealing Gifts From VECO
• SEC Extends Emergency Short-Selling Limits
• SOX Whistleblower Defense Fails In Pa. Trial
• Ex-Chief Of Enron Unit Settles With SEC For $31.5M
• Siemens Prepares Suit Against Ex-Board Members
• Thompson Coburn Lands Securities Lawyer
• Investors, SCOR Settle Securities Case For $86.M
• Merger In Sight, EDS And HP Settle 5 Investor Suits
• Financial Execs Lose Confidence In SOX
• Securities Lawsuits On The Rise: Report
• Judge Frees Dabit, Ending Merrill Class Action
• Derivative Suit Takes Issue With Cintas' Safety Record
• Tighter Regulation Of Fannie & Freddie Under New Law
• UBS Wins Dismissal Of Hedge Fund Fraud Suit
• Ex-Refco CEO Will Appeal 16-Year Prison Sentence
• TNK-BP Exec Flees Russia Amid Bitter Feud
• SEC Hunts Down Sources Of Lehman Rumors
• Charter Exec Must Testify In Suit V. Scientific-Atlanta
• Foundry Directors Hit With Lawsuit Over Brocade Deal
• Chinese Court Affirms Trader's Death Sentence
• Recent Decisions Dismissing Foreclosures
• Melnyk Drops Biovail Proxy Bid, For Now
• Former Siemens Exec Convicted In Bribery Case
• Acting With Scienter In Dynex
• Plaintiff Says Brocade Shouldn't Indemnify Ex-CEO
• Top Ships To Pay $1M To Settle Securities Class Action
• PRP Breached Duty To Verex Shareholders: Jury
• Judge Dismisses McAfee Suit Against WilmerHale
• Corporate Compliance Practice: Foley & Lardner
• Dreier Picks Up Federal White-Collar Prosecutor
• SemGroup Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Hedging
• Rigases Hit With Two More Counts Of Tax Fraud
• EU To Propose Rules For Credit Rating Agencies
• Senator Blocks CFTC Nominations
• Fallout From CSX Remains To Be Seen
• Judge Will Not Decide Parmalat-Citi Case Early
• SEC Files Insider Trading Suit V. Tech Options Buyer
• Plaintiffs Seek Approval Of Integrated Silicon Deal
• Securities Practice: Foley & Lardner
• SEC Vows To Expand Short-Selling Rules
• Cuomo Slams UBS With Auction Rate Securities Suit
• Optiver Charged With Rigging Oil Futures Prices
• All Eyes On Mounting Muni Bond Litigation
• Regulatory And Govt. Affairs Practice: WilmerHale
• Texas Seeks To Bar UBS From Doing Biz In the State
• Shareholder Sues Roche, Genentech Over $43.7B Deal
• Securities Class Action System Is 'Broken': Study
• L.A. Sues Wall Street Banks, Bond Insurers
• FINRA Launches Arbitration Pilot Program
• CORRECTED: Judge OKs Institutional Investor Suit Against BofA
• New Reed Smith Group Responds To Market Crisis
• Dechert Snags Former Tyco VP
• Investors Hit Fifth Third With Proposed Class Action
• Oil Speculation Didn't Drive Up Prices: CFTC Report
• Misappropriation Theory Of Insider Trading In Talbot
• NY AG Could File Civil Suit Against UBS This Week
• Shareholders Sue CIBC Over Subprime Exposure
• SEC, Insurance Co. Settle Options Backdating Suit
• Ex-SEC Commissioners Side With CSX
• Comverse Lawyer Off The Hook On Accounting Charge
• N.J. Court Revives Nixon Peabody Malpractice Suit
• SEC Won't Go After Selectica For Options Backdating
• Judge Allows Children's Place Fraud Suit To Go On
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Securities Partner
• Ex-ProQuest VP Pays To Settle Fraud Charges
• Judge Won't Dismiss Quest Options Backdating Suit
• Speculation Bill Should OK Offshore Drilling: Senator
• Siemens To Sue Execs Over Bribery Scandal: Report
• Jury Convicts 3 Of Cheating Investors Out Of $50M
• Bear Stearns Counsel Joins Dreier LLP
• Former CIBC Broker To Pay $1M In Market Timing Case
• New Parmalat Liable For Old Parmalat Suits: 2nd Circ.
• SemGroup Files For Bankruptcy Amid Margin Calls
• Yahoo, Icahn Settle Proxy Fight Over Microsoft Deal
• Ex-Refco President Asks For Shorter Sentence
• Securities Practice: Jones Day
• Broker Can't Expunge State Records: D.C. Circ.
• Court Says Trading Company Not Nominal Defendant
• Tellabs V. Makor, One Year Later
• SEC Accuses Biofuel Company Of Fraud
• Subprime Group Launched At Holland & Hart
• Former IGo Corp. Officers, SEC Close Out Fraud Case
• Delaware Rules For CA In Proxy Payment Case
• Lord Black Seeks En Banc Review Of Convictions
• 6th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Fruit Of The Loom Deal
• SEC Staff Suggests Exceptions To Emergency Order
• Judge Certifies Class In Essentially Yours Suit
• WilmerHale And McAfee Bicker Over Legal Fees
• Offshore Banks Help Americans Evade Taxes: Report
• French Agency Probes Bank Subprime Lending: Report
• Scheme Liability After Stoneridge
• Fresno Sues Wall Street Firms Over Derivatives
• FERC Pushes Ahead With Case Against Amaranth
• Crowell & Moring Adds Financial Services Experts
• Missouri 'Inspects' Wachovia Offices In ARS Probe
• Hexion Faces Huntsman Shareholder Suit Over Merger
• Judge Consolidates UBS Auction Rate Cases
• Levi Strauss Inches Towards Securities Settlement
• Senate To Mull High Court's Limiting Of Damages
• CSX Loses One-Third of Seats To Dissidents
• S.C. Mayor Settles Insider Trading Suit With SEC
• Senators Push To Curb Energy Speculation
• M&A Practice: WilmerHale
• FBI Reportedly Probing IndyMac For Possible Fraud
• UBS Will Buy Back Up To $3.5B Of ARS
• Judge Slams Firm For 'Sham' Client In Monster Suit
• Countrywide Class Action Sent Back To Calif. Court
• SEC Report Recommends Accounting Reforms
• SEC Ends Suits Against Ex-Daisytek Execs
• SEC Penalty Valid Even If Party Can't Pay: 11th Circ.
• DOJ Slow To Shield Lawyer-Client Privilege: Senator
• Ex-PurchasePro Exec's Appeal Dismissed
• Proposed Reg. S-P Amendments: Some Concerns
• Corporate Practice: Baker & McKenzie
• Judge Orders New Biovail Shareholder Meeting
• Qiao Xing Hangs Up On Class Action For $2.4M
• Hedge Fund Manager Makes Bid To Quash Gottex Suit
• Judge OKs $5M Settlement In Exodus Class Action
• Pleading And Proving Corporate Scienter After Dynex
• Judge Gives Biotech Co. Shareholders 2nd Chance
• SEC Moves To Slow Down Fannie, Freddie Short Selling
• Securities Practice: WilmerHale
• SEC Sues Software Maker In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Veteran Litigator In New York
• SEC Probes Hedge Funds Over Rumors: Report
• SEC Probes Rumor Controls At Wall Street Firms
• Adelphia Founder, Son Still Face Fraud Charges
• InBev, Anheuser Strike $52B Deal
• DOJ Lawyer Moves To Post & Schell
• Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Milberg Kickback Case
• Appeals Court Tosses Fleming's Enron Suits
• Ex-El Paso Execs Settle SEC Suit Over Reserves
• LeapFrog Settles Securities Class Action For $2.3M
• Judge Approves NorthWestern Securities Settlement
• Regions Bank Moves La. Fraud Suit To U.S. Court
• Securities Lawyers Well-Paid But Less Happy: Survey
• Morgan Stanley Banker Arrested For Insider Trading
• Emergent Sues Protein Sciences Over Failed Deal
• Transkaryotic Ex-CEO Settles SEC Suit For $1.2M
• JP Morgan, Shareholders Work Out Cash-Free Deal
• ARS Investors Balk At UBS Bid For Filing Extension
• Anheuser To Mull InBev's Higher Offer
• Forklift Operator Avoids Jail In Insider Trading Scam
• White Collar Practice: Duane Morris
• Anheuser Warns Against InBev Bid To Replace Board
• Sycamore Execs, SEC Settle Options Backdating Suit
• Integrated Silicon, Shareholder Settle Backdating Suit
• DOJ Ends Apple Backdating Probe Without Charges
• Securities Practice: Morrison & Foerster LLP
• MRV Slapped With Options Backdating Suit
• M&A Practice: Duane Morris
• Fannie, Freddie Hammered As Bailout Talk Swirls
• Worker Pleads Guilty In Morgan Stanley Theft Case
• Futures Execs Urge Caution In Oil Price Debates
• NYSE Reverses $75K Fine Against Ex-Bear Broker
• CFTC Director To Join McDermott Will & Emery
• Securities Practice: White & Case
• SEC Sues Two In 'Pump And Dump' Scheme
• Feds Launch ARS Probe Of 2 Credit Suisse Brokers
• Securities Practice: Holland & Knight
• Adviser Gets 12 Years In Ohio Workers' Comp Case
• CORRECTED: Judge Blocks Telos Directors From Contacting Auditors
• France Detains Airbus CFO In Insider Trading Probe
• Fulbright's New Group Will Tackle Subprime Crisis
• Credit Rating Agencies Faulted In SEC Review
• Deutsche Bank Freed Of Most Claims In ARS Suit
• JP Morgan CEO Calls For Probe Into Bear's Collapse
• Anheuser Takes InBev To Court Over Takeover Bid
• SEC Streamlines SRO Rule-Filing Processes
• 3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Savient Class Action
• InBev Moves To Dislodge Anheuser Board
• 2nd Circuit OKs Squawk Box Retrial
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal In Junk Bonds Case
• AIG $24M Settlement To Pensioners Nears Approval
• Schiff Hardin Brings In White-Collar Crime Partner
• Couple Settles SEC's Insider Trading Allegations
• French Regulator Socks SocGen With $6M Fine
• Prime Countrywide Merger Suit Moves Toward Deal
• Coke Settles Investor Lawsuit For $137.5M
• 3rd Circ. Asks Pa. High Court To Mull 'In Pari Delicto'
• Third Airbus Exec Charged With Insider Trading
• Court Won't Block Merger Of Activision And Vivendi
• 6th Circ. Vacates Ruling In $2B National Century Case
• Judge Sentences Ex-Refco CEO To 16 Years In Jail
• Proposed Rule Changes For Foreign Broker-Dealers
• Judge Approves Settlement Class In Parmalat Case
• SEC's Post-Election Future Tough Call, Experts Say
• D.C. Circuit Hands Media General Mixed Decision
• Israel, Not Dead, Surrenders To Authorities
• Hedge Fund Owner Settles SEC Case For $5M
• SEC Settles With Microtune Over Backdating Suit
• UnitedHealth To Settle Options Battles For $912M
• PwC To Pay $12M To Settle Class Action
• Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of 4 Claims From Celebrex Suit
• State Court Tosses Remaining Claims Against Grasso
• Judge Won't Let Broker Intervene In Merrill Case
• Delaware To Hear Proxy-Cost Fight Case
• 11th Circ. Vacates Restitution In Wilshire Case
• Schulte Roth Gains Five Lawyers, D.C. Office
• State Street Hit With Suit Over Subprime Losses
• Pepper Hamilton Scores Securities Litigator