Securities Archive » August, 2008

Securities - August, 2008

187 articles

• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ruling In Suncoast Kickback Case
• Long Island Mayor Faces Securities Fraud Charges
• Pressure Grows To Disclose Global Warming Risks
• SEC Settles With Exec Accused Of Fooling Investors
• Insurer Told To Pay Ex-Refco Exec's Legal Team
• Allied Shareholders Lose Bid To Stay Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Tosses Comcast Shareholder Suit, Again
• Securities Fraud Suit Against Refco Largely Trimmed
• Revised DOJ Guidelines Could Spark New Strategies
• Student Loan Co. Faces Shareholder Derivative Suit
• SEC, Con-Way Settle Over Philippine Customs Bribes
• Weiss Can Have Untainted Attorneys' Fees: Judge
• King Pharmaceuticals Settles Shareholder Suit
• Investors Seek Class Status In LDK Solar Suit
• DOJ Changes Corporate Fraud Guidelines
• US Seeks Stay In Civil Suit Against Ex-Bear Execs
• Most Claims Stand Against Maxim In Backdating Suit
• Class Status Granted In IP Fraud Suit V. Headwaters
• SEC Blasts SIFMA In Bond And Swap Dispute
• Futures Broker To Pay $310K To Settle CFTC Charges
• 6th Circ. Stings Visteon Shareholders
• Politics, Economy May Get Shareholders Say On Pay
• SEC Offers Roadmap To Global Reporting Rules
• SEC Holds On To Most Claims In Backdating Suit
• Insurers Sue Milberg LLP To Void Liability Contracts
• Braintree Gets 2nd Sanctions Order In SEC Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Western Filter's Contract Dispute
• Howrey Told To Produce Notes In Backdating Probe
• ShoreTel's Underwriters Seek To Toss IPO Suit
• The CSX Case In Historical Perspective
• Juniper Reaches $22.7M Backdating Deal
• Ind. 6th State To Sue Countrywide Over Risky Loans
• Judge Denies Class In Treasury Bonds Trading Suit
• Judge Vacates Convictions Of NYSE Floor Traders
• Judge Names Lead Plaintiff In VeriFone Class Action
• Accounting Standards During The Subprime Crisis
• 9th Circ. Clears Org. In Short-Selling Case
• SEC, Australia Sign Mutual Recognition Deal
• Merrill Lynch Inks Tentative Deal With SEC Over ARS
• BofA Wins $411M In Natural Gas Case
• Judge Dismisses Diebold Securities Class Action
• No Remedies Levied Against Brocade CEO For Now
• Judge Issues Injunctions In Medical Device Case
• Long-Term Impact Of Dynex On Scienter
• Muni Bond MDL Complaint Takes A Jab At Lawyers
• RBC In Talks With Regulators To Buy Back ARS
• Judge Certifies Class In Parmalat Securities Suit
• D.C. Circ. Upholds PCAOB
• WaMu Hit With Suit Over Fund Management Fees
• SEC Fights For Injunctive Relief V. Brocade's Ex-CEO
• Deal Could Pave Way For CBOE To Launch Stock
• Final SEC PIPEs Claim Against Mangan Tossed
• Cuomo Follows Spitzer's Path, With New Twists
• Taiwan Co. Sues Syntax Bigwigs Over SEC Filings
• CEOs See Boost In Pay Packages Despite Suits
• InfoGroup CEO Sacked For Wild Spending
• Tellabs' Impact Varies By Judicial Circuit
• Plaintiffs Bar Attacking On ERISA Front
• Cuomo Inks ARS Buyback Deals With 3 More Banks
• Judge Keeps Fraud Suit Against Veritas Execs Alive
• Morgan Stanley Wins On Appeal In Telecom Suit
• Judge Keeps BMS Securities Suit In Play
• City Trust Can't Invest In Equity Securities: Court
• Judge Consolidates Securities Suits Against Citi
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Milberg's Plea For More Fees
• Pushing For Transparency, SEC Replaces Edgar
• Fried Frank Confirms Support Staff Layoffs
• Ex-Hedge Fund Mgr. Inks Deal To Avoid Prosecution
• SEC Planning Permanent Short-Selling Rule: Cox
• Northstar Defendants Move Suit To Fed. Court
• Trader To Pay $280M To Investors In CFTC Deal
• FDIC And Treasury Guidance May Spur Covered Bonds
• Freddie Mac Faces New Suit Over Subprime Practices
• Ex-Vivendi Execs Want Partial Summary Judgment
• Ex-CEO's Assets Frozen In Universal Express Case
• SEC Takes Spanish Stock Promoter To Court
• Hagens Berman Tapped In Schwab Suit
• No Truth To 'Squawk Box' Deal Reports: Attorney
• Judge Tosses Claims Against Banks In Refco Suit
• UBS Hires New Legal Chief Amid ARS Trouble
• Cuomo Fires Shot Across Merrill's Bow
• Wachovia To Buy Back $9B In Auction Rate Securities
• Judge Sends Panda Energy Packing Again
• Senators Call For Probe Into CFTC Oil Price Report
• Herrick Nabs U.S. Prosecutor For White-Collar Group
• N.H. 1st State To Sue UBS Over Student Loan ARS
• McAfee, WilmerHale Fee Fight Remanded To State Ct.
• Court Ruling Bodes Well For UnitedHealth Settlement
• 2 Studies: SEC Short-Selling Rule Was Ineffective
• Integrated Deal Stalled Over Possible WSGR Conflict
• Amaranth Trader To Fork Over Trading Records
• DOJ's Kneedler To Take Lead In Nacchio Rehearing
• Lead Counsel Appointed In Chiquita Derivative Case
• JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley Settle Over ARS For $7B
• Ex-Apple GC Settles Backdating Case For $2M
• Judge Refuses To Toss All Claims Against Connetics
• Credit Suisse To Pay £5M Fine For Pricing Violations
• Securities Suit Against DRAM Maker Moves Forward
• ABFS Bondholders Get Green Light For BDO Suit
• NYSE, FINRA Assume Oversight Of 10 Exchanges
• Fifth Third Bancorp Hit With Another Shareholder Suit
• 9th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Gilead Shareholders
• Morgan Stanley Says It Will Buy Back $4.5B ARS
• CORRECTION: Judge Gives Lawyer In Kickback Scheme Two Months
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Delaware Law Expert
• SEC's Short-Selling Limits Could Become Permanent
• $84M SCOR Securities Deal Gets Tentative OK
• Wachovia May Face SEC Charges In Muni Bond Probe
• Ratings Agencies: A New Front In Subprime Litigation
• Godfrey & Kahn Forms White-Collar Defense Group
• Cuomo Targets 3 More Giants In ARS Probe
• Covidien To Pay $15M As Part Of Tyco Settlement
• BofA, Citi Off The Hook In Parmalat Investor Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Biogen Suit
• SEC Senior Staffer Joins Reed Smith
• Advantages Of A Dual Listing On NYSE-Euronext
• Value Of Disputed BofA Natural Gas Trimmed
• Judge Urged To Stay Course In Westar Trial
• Judge Tosses Limelight Shareholder Suit
• Arent Fox Hires 4 Partners In NYC Expansion
• CFTC Unveils Forex Fraud Task Force
• 9th Circ. Partially Reverses Global Express Ruling
• Firms Awarded Big Fees In Biovail Securities Case
• GM, Deloitte Reach $303M Settlement With Investors
• Judge Tosses CNET Derivative Suit
• Potential Exposure Under The FCPA
• Ex-Biopure Head Settles SEC Blood Substitute Case
• Australia Plans 'Market Turmoil Response'
• ARS Deals May Cause $4B Write-Downs: Analyst
• UBS To Buy Back $18.6B ARS, Pay $150M Fine
• SEC Seeks Comments On Rules For Blogs, Forums
• D.C. Circ. Lets Fannie Mae Execs Off Hook
• Perelman Settles Suit Over Marvel Notes For $80M
• 2 More National Century Execs Sentenced For Fraud
• SEC Launches Formal Probe Of Countrywide
• Banking Group Wants Short Selling Order Expanded
• Qwest Adds $40M To $400M Deal With Investors
• Suit Questions Goldman's Objectivity In Wrigley Deal
• FINRA Sets Up Arbitration Panels For ARS Cases
• Ex-Refco President Gets 10 Years In Prison
• Socius Settles Fraud Suit With SEC For $1.5M
• SEC Accuses Microcaps Of Improper Offerings
• U.S. Attorney Drops KLA-Tencor Stock Option Probe
• Mass. Wrings Another Deal Out Of ARS Saga
• Markets Prepare For Revamped CFTC Regulation
• Some Refco-Related Claims V. Grant Thornton Tossed
• Prosecutors Amend Indictment Of McAfee Exec
• Experts Urge More Control Of Complex Securities
• Credit Suisse Sued For Alleged ARS Fraud
• Citigroup To Buy Back $19.5B In ARS, Pay $100M Fine
• Whistleblowing CFO Still Fired: 4th Circ.
• Banks Let Off Hook In ERISA Suit Against Merrill
• Implant Maker Zimmer Hit With Securities Fraud Suit
• Ernst & Young Slapped With $2.9M SEC Fine
• Ex-National Century Execs Sentenced In Fraud Case
• Icahn Officially Named To Yahoo's Board
• Prudential Financial Settles SEC Claims With No Fine
• Citigroup May Buy Back $5B In ARS Debt
• CFTC Adjusts Speculators' Oil Market Share
• Judge Rejects Ex-Bayou Exec's Guilty Plea
• Inside The Big-Boy Letter
• New SOX Rule Hopes To Track Misstatements
• UBS May Settle With Texas Regulators Over ARS
• N.J. High Court Makes Exception For Suing Counsel
• Apollo Group Wins Reversal Of $280M Verdict
• Wilson Sonsini Released From Brocade Suit For $9.5M
• Wachovia Sued Over Bond Fund Collapse
• Cuomo May Sue Citigroup Over ARS
• It's A Bull Market — For Securities Class Actions
• Bryan Cave Scores Decorated State's Attorney
• SEC To Make Financial Reporting Improvements
• Stock Exchanges May Cede Regulatory Supervision
• IndyMac Honchos Face More Legal Woes With Suit
• UBS Lawyer Quits Amid ARS Scandal
• McDermott Scores Former CFTC Trial Lawyer
• Parmalat, UniCredit Reach €271M Deal
• IndyMac Files For Chapter 7
• Chevron Tangles With NGO Over Ecuador Case
• Sen. Stevens Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Date Is Set
• Covenant Awarded $2.5M For Soil Savers Fraud
• Judge Green-Lights MySpace Shareholder Suit
• Putative Class Accuses GE Of Misleading Investors
• Firms, Bar Recover From Kickback Prosecution
• 3Com Seeks $66M In Wake Of Failed Merger
• 2nd Circuit's Dynex Decision: A Sensible Approach
• Insider Trading Claim Against Goldman, MFS Trimmed
• Former Treasury Official Part Of UBS Auction Rate Suit