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HEADLINES ARCHIVED 2007
As Subprime Problems Spread Through Economy, So Do Questions About Liability Exposure
By: Alyn Ackermann. BestWire Services, December 31, 2007
Top Ten D & O Stories of 2007
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 26, 2007
Mortgage-Industry Lawsuits: The Finger Of Suspicion
By: Staff Writer. Economist, December 22, 2007
D & O Liability: Is This The Calm Before The Storm? Directors Have Enjoyed A Good Run On Good News. But Important Cautions Must Be Offered.
By: Randy Hein. Directors & Boards, December 22, 2007
Milberg Weiss Trial to Remain in L.A., Judge Rules
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, December 21, 2007
Class-Action Cases Rise, Fueled by Subprime Troubles
By: Karen Donovan. The New York Times, December 21, 2007
The Year Of Puncturing Wall Street Orthodoxy
By: Jenny Anderson. International Herald Tribune, December 21, 2007
Corporate Attorneys Split on Whether Partner's Refco Indictment Is a Warning for Others
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, December 20, 2007
Looking For A Loophole In Reform Legislation
By: Cyndia Zwahlen. Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2007
Securities Class-Action Lawsuits Rise 43%
By: Nathan Koppel. The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2007
Road Map For Insurance Coverage
By: Susan F. Friedman. New York Law Journal, December 20, 2007
SRO Immunity in New Era of For-Profit Exchanges
By: Roberta S. Karmel. New York Law Journal, December 20, 2007
In Reversal, Fed Approves Plan to Curb Risky Lending
By: Edmund L. Andrews. The New York Times, December 19, 2007
Lawmakers Seek SEC Review Of Securities Litigation To Determine Impact On U.S. Competitiveness
By: Judith Burns. AP DataStream, December 19, 2007
UnitedHealth Wants to Know Pay Plan for Bill Lerach
By: Joshua Freed - The Associated Press. Law.com, December 18, 2007
Bye-Bye, Boss
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, December 18, 2007
Probe of Insider Trading at Bear Stearns
By: Matthew Goldstein and David Henry. BusinessWeek, December 17, 2007
Could You Switch to IFRS in 3 Years?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, December 17, 2007
Finance Bigs Like Mandated Global Accounting Rules
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, December 14, 2007
Executives Say Poor Internal Controls Contribute Most To Fraud
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, December 13, 2007
SEC Authorizes One-Year SOX 404(b) Extension For SMBs
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, December 13, 2007
Analysts Late to the Alarm
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse. washingtonpost.com, December 13, 2007
How Companies Are Managing With Monitorships
By: Douglas Jensen. Law.com, December 12, 2007
SEC: More Disclosure on Loan Exposure
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 11, 2007
Global Accounting Board Cheered, Jeered for Transparency
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, December 11, 2007
Senate Will Consider More Restrictive Rules on Mortgages
By: Vikas Bajaj. The New York Times, December 11, 2007
FBI-SEC Action Leads to Kickback Cases
By: Stephen Taub and Roy Harris. cfo.com, December 10, 2007
Majority Voting Can Beat Proxies
By: Jeff Nash. Financial Week, December 10, 2007
The Economics of IFRS
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, December 7, 2007
Bush's Bad Mortgage Medicine
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, December 7, 2007
Another New York Attorney General Starts a Wall Street Crusade
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, December 7, 2007
SEC Releases Taxonomy For GAAP Financial Reports
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, December 6, 2007
M&A Rule Is the First to Go Global
By: Marie Leone. cfo.com, December 6, 2007
PCAOB Proposes Relying on Global Inspectors
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, December 6, 2007
SEC Keeps Mum On Hedge Funds
By: Sam Schulz. Securities Law360, December 6, 2007
Sarbox's Influence Seeps into Nonprofits
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, December 5, 2007
Wall Street Firms Subpoenaed in Subprime Inquiry
By: Jenny Anderson. New York Times, December 5, 2007
Report Warns Of Legal Fallout From Climate Change
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, December 5, 2007
Pleading The Loss Causation Link
By: Steven R. Paradise and Ari M. Berman. New York Law Journal, December 3, 2007
November Securities Lawsuit Filings Continue Upward Trend
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 2, 2007
S.E.C. Bars Investors’ Directors
By: Eric Dash. The New York Times, November 29, 2007
European Union Will Permit U.S. Companies To Use GAAP
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, November 29, 2007
SarBox Continues To Bite
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, November 28, 2007
Law Firms Bracing For Hedge Fund Suits
By: Pamela A. MacLean. The National Law Journal, November 26, 2007
The Next Credit Scandal
By: Peter Eavis - Fortune. CNNmoney.com, November 26, 2007
Lawyers' New Nightmare: Bankruptcy Trustee Suits
By: Anthony Lin. New York Law Journal, November 26, 2007
DOL Proposes Changes To ERISA Settlement Rules
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, November 21, 2007
At Subprime Event Too Early to Tell Who'll Survive (Update1)
By: Lisa Kassenaar. Bloomberg, November 20, 2007
GAO Finds Material Weakness in SEC's Controls
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 20, 2007
SEC Penalties Fall Amid `New Ethos' on Company Fines (Update1)
By: David Scheer and Jesse Westbrook. Bloomberg, November 19, 2007
Is a Restatement a CFO’s Kiss of Death?
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, November 19, 2007
Despite Wall Street Losses, Bonuses Are Expected To Grow
By: Christine Harper - Bloomberg News. International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2007
Individual Suits Likely Over Subprime Losses; Some Investors Expected To Opt Out Of Class Actions
By: Dave Lenckus. Business Insurance, November 19, 2007
SEC Proposes Improved Mutual Fund Disclosures
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, November 16, 2007
SEC Relieves Foreign Companies Of U.S. GAAP Filing Requirements
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, November 16, 2007
House Votes to Rein in Certain Mortgage Lending Practices
By: Staff Writer - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The New York Times, November 16, 2007
Soft Landings for CEOs
By: Lauren Young. BusinessWeek, November 15, 2007
The Dark Side of Global Accounting Standards
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, November 15, 2007
SEC Chair's Proxy Agenda Draws Debate
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, November 15, 2007
U.S. House Adopts Attorney-Client Protection Act
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law360, November 15, 2007
SOX Rules Hit Small Firms Hard: Study
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, November 15, 2007
Corporate Securities
By: John C. Coffee, Jr.. New York Law Journal, November 15, 2007
Next King Of Class Action Is In Wings
By: Edvard Pettersson. International Herald Tribune, November 15, 2007
SEC Headed For Vote On Shareholder Moves
By: Marcy Gordon - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, November 14, 2007
CFTC Commissioner Condemns SEC Merger
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 14, 2007
SEC Enforcement Actions Shoot Up
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, November 13, 2007
Subprime Losses Could Reach $400 Billion
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 13, 2007
Wave Of Subprime Litigation On The Horizon: Experts
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, November 13, 2007
Talent Pool Drying Up Just When Wall St. Needs It
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, November 9, 2007
Fear and Loathing of the SEC
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, November 8, 2007
A Wild Whistle-blower Showdown Is in the Offing
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, November 8, 2007
Enforcement on Backdating Cools Off
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, November 7, 2007
Congress Lags The Markets On Mortgage Mess
By: Brian Wingfield. Forbes.com, November 7, 2007
Bonuses Likely To Shrink On Wall Street
By: Jenny Anderson. International Herald Tribune, November 7, 2007
U.S. Financial Group Urges Risk-Based Regulation
By: Rachelle Younglai - Reuters. HedgeWorld Daily News, November 7, 2007
ISS Governance Services Publishes 'SCAS 50' Power Rankings;Cumulative Rankings Data from 2003 to 2006 Highlights the Most Active Plaintiffs' Law Firms in U.S. Securities ClassAction Cases
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 6, 2007
Programmed Stock Trading Plans Eyed
By: Pamela A. MacLean. The National Law Journal, November 5, 2007
With CEO Heads Rolling, Lawyers May Be Next
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 5, 2007
At Merrill Lynch, Accountability For A Record Loss On Wall Street
By: Graham Bowley and Jenny Anderson. International Herald Tribune, November 4, 2007
What's Behind the Drop in Corporate Fraud Indictments?
By: Daphne Eviatar - The American Lawyer. Law.com, November 1, 2007
Judge Rebuffs Parmalat Units' Appeal
By: Sara Stefanini. Securities Law360, November 1, 2007
Pension Fund Sues Countrywide Officers
By: Staff Writer. The New York Times, October 31, 2007
An Isolated Case
By: Staff Writer. Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2007
DOJ May Be On Brink Of Dropping Delphi Exec Probe
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, October 31, 2007
Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment, Enters Permament Injunction Against Patrick Kirkland
By: Staff Writer. US Federal News, October 30, 2007
State Halts Expansion Of Troubled WellCare
By: Carol Gentry. Tampa Tribune, October 30, 2007
Merrill Faces Class Action Over Subprime Investments
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, October 30, 2007
Key Oracle Records Allegedly Withheld
By: Pamela A. MacLean. The National Law Journal, October 29, 2007
Getaway Drivers May Get Off Scot-Free
By: Roger Parloff. Fortune, October 29, 2007
Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Class-Action Kickbacks
By: Staff Writer. CNN.com, October 29, 2006
The Divergence of Convergence
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 26, 2007
Senate Pokes Holes in SEC's IFRS Push
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 26, 2007
No Protection Against Massive-Fraud Charges
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, October 25, 2007
SEC's Thomsen Says Insider Trading Is Rampant
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, October 25, 2007
Study: Audit Committees Rubber-Stamp Management
By: Edward Teach. cfo.com, October 24, 2007
THE PLAINTIFFS HOT LIST
By: Staff Writer. The National Law Journal, October 22, 2007
Businesses Fighting, Filing Fewer Suits
By: Sheri Qualters. The National Law Journal, October 22, 2007
Bad Choices Dog Weiss In Milberg Probe
By: Justin Scheck. PressWire, October 22, 2007
Order Barring Arbitration of Claims Arising From WorldCom Transactions Denied Reconsideration
By: District Judge Denise Cote. New York Law Journal, October 22, 2007
The Plaintiffs' Bar Isn't Dead Yet
By: Michael Moline. The National Law Journal, October 22, 2007
Seventh Circuit Rules Success Irrelevant To Fees.
By: David Ziemer. Wisconsin Law Journal, October 22, 2007
PwC Disputes Oversight Board's Report
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 22, 2007
A D&O Dilemma
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, October 17, 2007
WorldCom Investors Denied Arbitration
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, October 17, 2007
Ex-Qwest Accountants Seek Separate Fraud Trial
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law360, October 17, 2007
Post-Sarbox, Are Restatements Relevant?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 16, 2007
Ousted CEO May Bid For Children's Place
By: Suzanne Kapner. FORTUNE Magazine, October 16, 2007
Brocade Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, October 16, 2007
No Quick Escape For Citigroup
By: Ben Steverman. BusinessWeek, October 15, 2007
Justices Skeptical Of Investor Class Actions
By: Tony Mauro. Legal Times, October 15, 2007
Restatements Post-SOX Affect Market Less: Study
By: Erin Coe. Securities Law360, October 15, 2007
Judge Tosses Punitive Damages In Merrill Lynch Suit
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, October 15, 2007
Avon Pension Fund: Avon Pension Fund Secures Lead Plaintiff Role In GSK Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. M2 PRESSWIRE, October 10, 2007
Supreme Court Wary 3rd-Party Lawsuits
By: James Oliphant. Chicago Tribune, October 10, 2007
Stock Fraud: Spread The Blame
By: John C. Browne and Meir Feder . BusinessWeek, October 9, 2007
SafeNet's Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty to Backdating
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, October 9, 2007
The StoneRidge Case: Whom Do You Trust?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 9, 2007
Skeptical Justices Question Investors’ Lawyer
By: Staff Writer. NY Times, October 9, 2007
Former Milberg Partner Pleads Guilty
By: Matt Krasnowski. Copley News Service, October 9, 2007
Shareholder Enlarges Class In Suit Against Luminent
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, October 9, 2007
SEC To Look At Competition In Credit Rating Industry
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, October 9, 2007
Fewer Suits Charge Securities Fraud; Plaintiffs' Lawyers Find It Harder 'To Make A Living'
By: Edward Iwata. USA TODAY, October 8, 2007
Supreme Court Case Could Sway Enron Suit
By: Carrie Johnson and Robert Barnes. Washington Post, October 5, 2007
Milberg Weiss Hits The Canvas
By: Peter Elkind. Fortune, October 4, 2007
Scheme Liability: A Question For Congress, Not For The Courts
By: Joseph Grundfest. Stanford Law and Economics, October 4, 2007
Sources: Feds Probing American Home Collapse
By: Robert E. Kessler. Newsday, October 3, 2007
PwC Loses Bid To Appeal Order In SmarTalk Case
By: Sara Stefanini. Securities Law360, October 3, 2007
Commissioner Leaves SEC For Private Sector
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, October 3, 2007
Rescuing Foreign Issuers.
By: Peter Haveles Jr and Scott Schreiber. Euromoney Institutional Investor, October 2, 2007
Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey Delivers Remarks At The North American Securities Administrators Association Annual Conference
By: Sec Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey. eMediaMillWorks Political Transcripts, October 1, 2007
Higher Benchmark For Class Actions:
By: Ameet Sachdev. Chicago Tribune, September 30, 2007
Higher Benchmark For Class Actions: Demanding More Evidence Of Wrongdoing And Scrutinizing Expert Witnesses May, Some Say, Bar Many Consumers From Access To Courts
By: Ameet Sachdev. Chicago Tribune, September 30, 2007
The Risk-Averse SEC
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 27, 2007
Investor Seeks Docs On American Home's Collapse
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, September 26, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley = A Downturn In Corporate Risk-Taking
By: Diane Brady. BusinessWeek, September 26, 2007
Fresh Start? SEC Re-anoints Rating Agencies
By: Tim Reason. CFO.com, September 25, 2007
Advancement And Indemnification For Officers In Securities Actions
By: Jay A. Dubow. The Legal Intelligencer, September 25, 2007
5th Circuit's 'Oscar' Ruling
By: David Jacobson. National Law Journal, September 24, 2007
Brrrrrrrrr
By: Staff Writer. CFO.com, September 24, 2007
Another Big Year For Business At The High Court
By: Marcia Coyle. The National Law Journal, September 24, 2007
SEC Roundtable To Re-Examine Shareholder Suits
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, September 24, 2007
D & O Insurance Lessons From 'Just For Feet'; A Classic Disaster Situation: Not Enough Insurance, Bankruptcy, And Inability To Indemnify The Directors.
By: Susan Miner, Lauri Floresca. Directors & Boards, September 22, 2007
Signs of Life: Securities Suits Rise
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, September 21, 2007
Audit Committees Embracing Accountants
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, September 21, 2007
Lawmakers: Subprime plan is no 'moral hazard'
By: Nina Easton. FORTUNE Magazine, September 21, 2007
Chief Justice Back in the 'Stoneridge' Case
By: Tony Mauro - Legal Times. Law.com, September 21, 2007
Top Class-Action Lawyer Faces Federal Charges
By: Barry Meier. The New York Times, September 21, 2007
SEC Charges 69 Auditing Firms And Partners With SOX Violation
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, September 21, 2007
The SEC Subpoenas Jobs Over Backdating
By: Arik Hesseldahl. BusinessWeek, September 20, 2007
Report: SEC Enforcement Needs an Overhaul
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, September 18, 2007
Lawyer Will Plead Guilty in Kickback Scheme
By: Barry Meier. The New York Times, September 18, 2007
Securities Case Has Law Firms On Edge
By: Marcia Coyle. The National Law Journal, September 17, 2007
NERA Economic Consulting Releases Update On Trends in Shareholder Class Action Litigation; Filings Remain Low and Average Settlements High, But Trend May Be Reversing; Potential Market Downturn and Subprime Fallout Could Spark Additional Filings
By: Staff Writer. NERA, September 15, 2007
S.E.C. Charges Accountants and Firms With Sarbanes-Oxley Violations
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, September 14, 2007
How Will the SEC Rate the Rating Agencies?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 13, 2007
Paulson Asks Executives to Help in Mortgage Crisis
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, September 13, 2007
Subtraction Changes Math at SEC
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, September 13, 2007
Legal Liability Looms under New Lobbying Bill
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, September 12, 2007
Mortgage Mess Unleashes Chain Of Lawsuits
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse and Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, September 11, 2007
Cox Cheers Big Board XBRL Launch
By: Kate Plourd. CFO.com, September 10, 2007
Sub-Prime Woes May Hit Bond Funds
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2007
Rep. Fossella's Task Force On Capital Markets, U.S. Competitiveness Heats Up With Three Field Meetings Next Week
By: Rep. Vito J. Fossella Jr. US Federal News, September 7, 2007
Pressure Tightens on Rating Agencies
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 6, 2007
SEC Charges 26 Defendants in $428 Million Securities Fraud That Targeted Senior Citizens and Retirement Savings
By: Staff Writer. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, September 5, 2007
A Book-keeping Error
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. cfo.com, September 4, 2007
FOIA Bombs Backlog the SEC
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, September 4, 2007
SEC's New Rule: Implications For Fund Managers
By: Jonathan Axelrad and Robert Fore. Securities Law360, September 4, 2007
Don’t Let SEC Executive Comp Queries End Up In The Dead-Letter Office
By: Andrew Osterland. FinancialWeek, September 4, 2007
Not So Smart
By: Roben Farzad, Matthew Goldstein, David Henry & Christopher Palmeri. BusinessWeek, September 3, 2007
Simplifying Financial Reporting
By: Melanie Waddell. Investment Advisor Magazine, September 1, 2007
New Rule On Short Selling Will Help Protect Market
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law360, August 31, 2007
Eliminating The Corporate Defendant In Order To Hold Individual Defendants Liable; John C. Coffee Jr., Reforming the Securities Class Action: An Essay on Deterrence and its Implementation, 106 Colum. L. Rev. 1534 (2006)
By: John C. Coffee Jr. Securities Class Action Reporter, August 31, 2007
Bernanke Says Fed Won't Protect Investors
By: Neil Irwin and Howard Schneider. The Washington Post, August 31, 2007
Auditor: Convergence Could Spur Revenue Wreck
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, August 30, 2007
Backdating: Are the Lawyers to Blame?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, August 29, 2007
Lawyer Quits Firm to Focus on Inquiry
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, August 29, 2007
Senator Calls on Big Four to Fix Subprime Crisis
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, August 28, 2007
AFL-CIO Offers Big Four Advice on Backdating Abuse
By: Kate Plourd. CFO.com, August 28, 2007
International Overview Of U.S. Financial Markets Sought
By: Heather Timmons and Katrin Bennhold. International Herald Tribune, August 28, 2007
Ratings Firms Defend Assessment of Loan Securities
By: Alec Klein. The Washington Post, August 28, 2007
Sarbox Peels Back The Onion
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, August 27, 2007
From Enron to Subprime: Campos Departs
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, August 24, 2007
Rise in Insider-Trading Cases Shows the Perils of Pillow Talk
By: Ellen Rosen. The New York Times, August 24, 2007
Study: Corporate Analysts Take Favors
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, August 23, 2007
Boards Behaving Badly: A Delaware Primer
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, August 23, 2007
Balance Sheet: For Auditors, Is This The Way The World Ends?
By: Jim Peterson. International Herald Tribune, August 20, 2007
Issue Of 'Strategic Recusals' Arises In Key Case
By: Tony Mauro. Legal Times, August 20, 2007
What's Your Fraud Score?
By: Marie Leone. cfo.com, August 17, 2007
No Shortage Of Legal Claims In Mortgage Industry Meltdown
By: Beth Bar. The Recorder, August 17, 2007
Next Wave In Subprime Mess Could Be Fraud Charges
By: Staff Writer - Reuters. International Herald Tribune, August 17, 2007
At Treasury, the Secretary Waits It Out
By: Steven R. Weisman. The New York Times, August 17, 2007
In High Court Filing, It's U.S. vs. Investors
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, August 16, 2007
SEC's New Rule Prohibits Hedge Fund Advisers From Engaging in Fraudulent Acts
By: Joris M. Hogan - Torys LLP. Law.com, August 15, 2007
A Room of Their Own
By: Kate Plourd. cfo.com, August 15, 2007
For Hedge Fund Clients, Losing Is Personal
By: Anthony Lin. New York Law Journal, August 15, 2007
Institutional Fraud Is On The Rise
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, August 14, 2007
The Rise, Fall (And Return?) Of Reg FD
By: Nicolas Morgan - DLA Piper U.S.. Forbes.com, August 14, 2007
Nasdaq Gives High Rollers A Market Free Of Regulation
By: David Cho. washingtonpost.com, August 14, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley's Legacy Of Compliance
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, August 13, 2007
Time To Sell Or What? Maybe Check An 'Insider' Index
By: Mark Hulbert. International Herald Tribune, August 10, 2007
High Court Reins in Class-Action Suits
By: Pete Yost - Associated Press. AP Online, August 10, 2007
SEC Scrutinizing Wall Street's Big Banks
By: Staff Writer. CNNMoney.com, August 10, 2007
Where Have All the Securities Class Actions Gone?
By: Andrew Longstreth - The American Lawyer. Law.com, August 9, 2007
Chilling Thoughts
By: Scott Leibs. CFO Magazine, August 9, 2007
New Practice Groups Form Around Subprime Failures
By: Lynne Marek - The National Law Journal. Law.com, August 8, 2007
Keep Your SOX On
By: Cathryn Alexandra Mitchell - New Jersey Law Journal. Law.com, August 7, 2007
Why The Private Equity Bubble Is Bursting
By: Shawn Tully. FORTUNE Magazine, August 7, 2007
Study Finds Fewer Corporate Class-Action Lawsuits; Links Investors' Tendency To Market Performance
By: Tom Ramstack. The Washington Times, August 6, 2007
Corporate Governance
By: Eric Klein and Bruce Vanyo. Mondaq, August 3, 2007
Count 'Em: 63 CFOs Convicted in Past Five Years
By: Kate Plourd. CFO.com, August 3, 2007
"Too Much GAAP Running Around"
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, August 3, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley Law Pushes Up Corporate Audit Fees, Study Says
By: Staff Writer - Reuters. International Herald Tribune, August 2, 2007
Tellabs Lesson
By: Susan E. Hurd. Daily Deal, August 1, 2007
SEC Chief Pressed Over Hedge Funds
By: Staff Writer - Associated Press. LA Times, August 1, 2007
Five Years Under the Thumb
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. The Economist, July 31, 2007
SEC Names 16 Members To Accounting Advisory Panel
By: Staff Writer. Dow Jones Newswire, July 31, 2007
Philadelphia Fee-Dom: The 3rd Circuit Tackles Settlements That Leave Clients Wanting, Insurers Burning
By: Margaret Graham Tebo. ABA Journal, July 30, 2007
Recent SEC Actions Show Employer Liability for Insider Trading
By: Harold K. Gordon and Tracy V. Schaffer. Law.com, July 30, 2007
In Response To CAFA, Federal Class Actions Plummet; State Class Actions See Slight Uptick
By: Staff Writer. Newstex Web Blogs, July 29, 2007
Let the Blame Begin
By: Roben Farzad. BusinessWeek, July 27, 2007
SEC Approves PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, July 27, 2007
Analysts and CEOs: A Love Story?
By: Tim Catts. BusinessWeek, July 27, 2007
SEC Approves One Watchdog For Brokers Big and Small
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, July 27, 2007
A Public Airing for Proposals on Shareholders
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, July 26, 2007
You Have a Right to an Attorney (on the Company's Dime)
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, July 25, 2007
Sarkozy, U.S. Lawyers Shift Class-Action Battleground to Europe
By: Caroline Byrne and Cary O'Reilly. Bloomberg, July 24, 2007
Public Pension Systems Betting on Hedge Funds
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse. Washington Post, July 24, 2007
Ten Things We Hate about Fraud
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, July 23, 2007
London vs. New York Smackdown
By: Peter Gumbel. FORTUNE Magazine, July 23, 2007
If the Top People Got Reviews
By: Paul B. Brown. The New York Times, July 21, 2007
Federal Judge Holds Off on Brocade Ruling
By: Jessie Seyfer - The Recorder. Law.com, July 20, 2007
The Old Money in Private Equity Isn’t Ready to Welcome the New
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, July 20, 2007
Lawyers Get Back on Board
By: Andy Peters - Fulton County Daily Report. Law.com, July 19, 2007
Quick: How Many CFOs Have Been Convicted?
By: Kate Plourd. CFO.com, July 19, 2007
Fed Chief Bernanke Outlines Steps To Protect Americans From Abusive Mortgage Lending
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, July 19, 2007
Federal Prosecutors Fire Back at Milberg Weiss Defendants
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, July 18, 2007
SEC To Charge Dow Jones Director, Report Says
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, July 18, 2007
Regulators Are Investigating Online Postings By The Whole Foods Chief
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, July 18, 2007
Rate Of CEO Departures Slows
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, July 17, 2007
Former SEC Officials Enter Securities Case
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, July 17, 2007
PCAOB, Aussies Link up on Audit Probes
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, July 16, 2007
How Thick Are Their Wallets?
By: David S. Hilzenrath. The Washington Post, July 16, 2007
Panel Targets Hedge Funds
By: Jonathan Peterson. LA Times, July 12, 2007
Bush Official Opposes Raising Taxes on Private Equity
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, July 12, 2007
Saying No to an LBO
By: Christopher Palmeri. BusinessWeek, July 12, 2007
Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Securities Case
By: Staff Writer. The New York Times, July 10, 2007
Five Years and Accounting
By: Scott Leibs. CFO Magazine, July 10, 2007
SEC Throws Small Companies a Bone
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, July 10, 2007
Trial Against Ex-Brocade Chief Allowed To Continue
By: Staff Writer. LA Times, July 10, 2007
Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research Release Mid-Year Securities Fraud Class Action Filings Report
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, July 10, 2007
Changing Face Of Class Actions
By: Jonathan W. Miller, James P. Smith III and Corinne D. Levy. New York Law Journal, July 9, 2007
U.N. Calls For Education In Corporate Responsibility
By: Steve McGookin. Forbes.com, July 6, 2007
Former Milberg Weiss Partner Refutes 'Honest Services' Charges
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, July 5, 2007
Subprime contagion?
By: Katie Benner and Adam Lashinsky. FORTUNE Magazine, July 5, 2007
Hedge Funds Mystify Markets, Regulators Deeply Powerful, Largely Unchecked
By: David Cho. The Washington Post, July 4, 2007
SEC Proposes Independence from GAAP
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, July 3, 2007
Judge In KPMG Case Says He May Reconsider Landmark Ruling
By: Lynnley Browning. International Herald Tribune, July 3, 2007
The Fifth Circuit Raises The Bar For Certifying A Class In Securities Suits
By: Staff Writer. Mondaq, July 3, 2007
High Court Reveals a Mind for Business
By: Tony Mauro - Legal Times. Law.com, July 2, 2007
The Blame Game
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, July 2, 2007
Jury Begins Deliberations in Black Trial
By: Eric Ferkenhoff. The New York Times, June 28, 2007
Treasury Secretary Announces Broad Review of U.S. Markets
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. The New York Times, June 28, 2007
Treasury to Study Regulatory Overlap
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, June 28, 2007
Building Woes for Beazer
By: David Bogoslaw. BusinessWeek, June 28, 2007
SEC Chairman Rebuffs Claim That Agency Tilts Toward Wall Street
By: Marcy Gordon - The Associated Press. Law.com, June 27, 2007
Congresswoman Turns Up the Heat on SEC
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, June 27, 2007
SEC Is Probing Sub-Prime Securities
By: Jonathan Peterson. LA Times, June 27, 2007
SEC's Cox Tells Congress: Let the Decision Stand
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, June 27, 2007
CFOs in a Dead Heat on Allowing IFRS
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, June 27, 2007
Auditor Resigns over Rotation Rule
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, June 27, 2007
SEC's Thomsen Vows `Faster Progress' on Options Investigations
By: Karen Gullo. Bloomberg, June 26, 2007
Pointed Advice For Corporate Directors Offered At Stanford Event
By: Scott Duke Harris. San Jose Mercury News, June 26, 2007
Private Equity Investors Hint at Cool Down
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced. The New York Times, June 25, 2007
Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Et Al. V. Billing, Et Al." - Supreme Court Sides With Investment Banks In Antitrust Suit Over IPO Practices June 2007
By: Michael Miller. Mondaq, June 25, 2007
The Next Backdating Scandal?
By: Art Detman. CFO Magazine, June 22, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Tightens Limits On Shareholder Suit
By: Scott Duke Harris. San Jose Mercury News, June 21, 2007
SEC To Lift GAAP Requirement For Non-U.S. Companies
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, June 21, 2007
Paulson Not Budging on Small-Company 404 Extension
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, June 21, 2007
Supreme Court Deals Blow To Securities Class Actions, 8-1
By: Roger Parloff. Fortune, June 21, 2007
Shareholder Lawsuit Ruling a Boon?
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, June 21, 2007
Ready for a Test Drive: XBRL Financial Tags
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, June 20, 2007
Brocade Backdating Trial Opens With Intent Defense
By: Justin Scheck - The Recorder. Law.com, June 19, 2007
Underwriting Practices Get Shield
By: Cecile Kohrs Lindell. Daily Deal, June 19, 2007
Private Equity: End Of The Golden Age?
By: Shawn Tully. FORTUNE Magazine, June 18, 2007
Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Remove Milberg From IPO Litigation
By: Beth Bar - New York Law Journal. Law.com, June 18, 2007
11th Circuit to Decide if Lawyer Can Sue Stock Market Over WorldCom Losses
By: Alyson M. Palmer - Fulton County Daily Report. Law.com, June 18, 2007
Firms Must Adapt To Shrinking Securities Fraud Litigation
By: Vesna Jaksic. National Law Journal, June 18, 2007
Pity The Lawyers
By: Neil Weinberg. Forbes, June 14, 2007
Bush, SEC Differ in Fraud Liability Case
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, June 14, 2007
S.E.C. Ends Decades-Old Price Limits on Short Selling
By: Floyd Norris. The New York Times, June 14, 2007
Parmalat Banks Including Citigroup, UBS Face Trial (Update3)
By: Sara Gay Forden. Bloomberg, June 13, 2007
Moody's: Activists Hurt Bondholders
By: Tim Reason. CFO.com, June 13, 2007
Investors Reluctant To Tackle Exec Pay
By: Tom Petruno. LA Times, June 13, 2007
Scrutiny on Tax Rates That Fund Managers Pay
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, June 13, 2007
Defense Rests in Black Trial
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. The New York Times, June 13, 2007
Loss Causation: A New Hurdle for Class Certification
By: Sarah S. Gold and Richard L. Spinogatti. New York Law Journal, June 13, 2007
No Security
By: Adam L. Sisitsky. Daily Deal, June 11, 2007
Two Factors Present Foreign Issuers With A Quandary; Certify Foreign Classes Only In Two Instances
By: John C. Coffee Jr.. The National Law Journal, June 11, 2007
University Of California Joins Others Urging Supreme Court To Support Enron Investors
By: Staff Writer. US State News, June 11, 2007
Supreme Court Brief Filed in StoneRidge Investment Partners, LLC v. Charter Communications
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, June 11, 2007
Stoneridge Could Further Damage U.S. CompetitivenessBellweather Case is About Plaintiffs' Lawyers Fees, Not Compensating Investors
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, June 11, 2007
SEC Plans to Fine Nortel in Enforcement Policy Test (Update1)
By: Otis Bilodeau. Bloomberg, June 8, 2007
Senators Urge SEC to Delay 404, Again
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, June 8, 2007
PCAOB: Can Auditors Handle Fair Value?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, June 7, 2007
Option Markets Make A Racket
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, June 7, 2007
Trial Lawyer Lerach May Step Down
By: Staff Writer. National Public Radio (NPR), June 7, 2007
Compliance Costing One Day A Week?
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, June 6, 2007
First Sarbox Whistle-blower Loses Case
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, June 6, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley: No more delays
By: Cyndia Zwahlen. LA Times, June 6, 2007
Senator Seeks to End Dual Rules on Options Expensing Stock Creates Huge Tax Gap
By: Marcy Gordon - Associated Press. The Washington Post, June 6, 2007
SEC Rule Aims For Global Competitiveness
By: Staff Writer - Oxford Analytica. Forbes.com, June 6, 2007
The Private Equity Effect
By: Steve Rosenbush. BusinessWeek, June 5, 2007
Top Lawyer, Under Fire, May Depart
By: Julie Creswell. New York Times, June 1, 2007
'Soft-Dollar' Deals Draw SEC's Ire
By: Staff Writer. LA Times, June 1, 2007
Institutional Plaintiffs Acting As Lead Plaintiffs Increase Settlement Amounts In Securities Fraud Class Actions; James D. Cox And Randall S. Thomas, Does The Plaintiff Matter? An Empirical Analysis Of Lead Plaintiffs In Securities
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Law Monitor, May 31, 2007
The End of the Entity?
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, May 31, 2007
Prosecutors Rest Case in Conrad Black Trial
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, May 31, 2007
FASB: Let Managers Call It Quits
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, May 31, 2007
On Judge's Advice, Brocade Drops Wilson Sonsini
By: Justin Scheck - The Recorder. Law.com, May 30, 2007
SEC Ponders Scrapping 12(b)1 Fee
By: Kathy M. Kristof. LA Times, May 30, 2007
Now, Spitzer Is Warming to Wall St.
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, May 30, 2007
Ex-Qwest CEO Seeks Legal Fees
By: Sandy Shore - The Associated Press. Law.com, May 29, 2007
10 Compliance Threats To Smaller Companies
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, May 29, 2007
U.S. Suits Against Foreign Co.s Down, Awards Up
By: Staff Writer. Euromoney Institutional Investor, May 28, 2007
PCAOB Approves Internal Audit Standard
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, May 25, 2007
Nasdaq Agrees to Buy Sweden's OMX for $3.7 Billion (Update5)
By: Nandini Sukumar and Edgar Ortega. Bloomberg, May 25, 2007
More Than Ever, It Pays To Be The Top Executive
By: Eduardo Porter. The New York Times, May 25, 2007
Boards Feel the Heat as Investor Activists Speak Up
By: Julia Werdigier. The New York Times, May 23, 2007
SEC Eases on Sarbanes-Oxley
By: Staff Writer. CNNMoney.com, May 23, 2007
British Editor Tries To Escape Oracle Lawsuit
By: Justin Scheck. The Recorder, May 23, 2007
Corporate Boards' Trigger Fingers Get Itchier
By: Eric Dash. The New York Times, May 22, 2007
Hedge Funds Inc.
By: Steve Rosenbush. BusinessWeek, May 22, 2007
Securities-Regulation - Testimony May 17, 2007
By: Mary Schapiro - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NASD. Congressional Testimony via FDCH, May 21, 2007
Opt-Out Settlements Catch Attention of D&O Insurers
By: David Dankwa. BestWire Services, May 21, 2007
In Search for a New Sheriff, One Stands Out
By: Karen Donovan. New York Times, May 18, 2007
Management Drives SOX Compliance Costs Down
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, May 17, 2007
The Crackdown on Stock-Loan Schemes
By: Matthew Goldstein. BusinessWeek, May 17, 2007
PwC: Internal Auditors May Be Missing Risks
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, May 17, 2007
Pointing the Big Guns at Auditing Issues
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, May 17, 2007
PCAOB to Vote on Internal Controls on May 24
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, May 17, 2007
Fed Chairman Sees Mortgage Damage as Limited
By: Jeremy W. Peters. The New York Times, May 17, 2007
SEC Faces Some Crucial Questions
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, May 17, 2007
The Cost of Scandals: Realism About Enforcement
By: John C. Coffee, Jr.. New York Law Journal, May 17, 2007
Parties Split Over Public Inequities of Private Equity
By: Dale Russakoff. The Washington Post, May 17, 2007
SEC Scrutiny of Stock Plans Could Spell Trouble for General Counsel
By: Jessie Seyfer - The Recorder. Law.com, May 16, 2007
The Darker Side Of Shareholder Democracy
By: Geoff Colvin. Fortune, May 16, 2007
Gilded Greetings
By: Elizabeth MacDonald. Forbes.com, May 15, 2007
Fewer Firms Report Material Weaknesses
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, May 11, 2007
Frank Question: Is the SEC Going Soft?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, May 11, 2007
One Couple Pleads, Another Is Arrested Morgan Stanley Insider Probe Widens
By: David Glovin - Bloomberg News. The Washington Post, May 11, 2007
The Elite Circle of $1 CEOs
By: Moira Herbst. BusinessWeek, May 10, 2007
2 Accused of ‘Suspicious’ Trading in Dow Jones Bid
By: Jeremy W. Peters. The New York Times, May 9, 2007
Secrets of Top Hedge Funds
By: Steve Rosenbush. BusinessWeek.com, May 9, 2007
University Of California And Enron Investors Join Coalition Urging U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission To Protect Investors And Hold Banks Accountable For Securities Fraud
By: Staff Writer. US State News, May 9, 2007
SEC Mulls Shareholder Catch-22
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, May 8, 2007
Insider Trading Concerns Rise as Stock Options Surge (Update2)
By: David Scheer. Bloomberg, May 7, 2007
Executive Pay Cuts
By: Godwin Maidment. Forbes.com, May 7, 2007
Credit Suisse Banker Charged for Leaking Trading Tips (Update3)
By: David Scheer and Joel Rosenblatt. Bloomberg, May 4, 2007
PCAOB Finds Slip-ups in E&Y Audits
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, May 4, 2007
Beyond Backdating: Options Theft
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, May 4, 2007
Heavy Options Activity Stirs Suspicions
By: Vikas Bajaj. The New York Times, May 3, 2007
Ticker Wars: NYSE vs. Nasdaq
By: Grace Wong. CNNMoney.com, May 2, 2007
Hedge Funds May Pose Huge Market Risk: Fed
By: Staff Writer. CNNMoney.com, May 2, 2007
Accounting Said to Hide Lender Losses
By: Lynnley Browning. The New York Times, May 1, 2007
Supreme Court Sides With Georgia Officer In Police Chase Case
By: Mark Sherman - The Associated Press. The Legal Intelligencer, May 1, 2007
Secret Of Board Member Success? Sucking Up
By: Staff Writer. CNNMoney.com, April 30, 2007
Private Shareholder Litigation Is Not Declining, Study Finds
By: Gabe Friedman. Daily Journal, April 27, 2007
Sale of the Century
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. CFO.com, April 27, 2007
Herz: FASB Will "Guard" Its Autonomy
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, April 27, 2007
Options Probes Moving ''Quickly'': Cox
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, April 26, 2007
Extradition of Former Comverse Chief Delayed in Namibia
By: John Grobler. The New York Times, April 26, 2007
The Upside of Being Out
By: David S. Hilzenrath. The Washington Post, April 26, 2007
Attorneys Split on Likely Effectiveness of Former Apple GC's Defense
By: Jessie Seyfer - The Recorder. Law.com, April 25, 2007
U.S. GAAP: Riding Off into the Sunset?
By: Dave Cook and Stephen Taub. CFO.com, April 25, 2007
Top Hedge Fund Managers Earn Over $240 Million
By: Jenny Anderson and Julie Creswell. The New York Times, April 24, 2007
System Is Working; Podium; Securities Regulation
By: Joel Seligman & Harvey J. Goldschmid. The National Law Journal, April 23, 2007
New Legal Battles Over Going Private
By: Sheri Qualters. The National Law Journal, April 23, 2007
Criminal Case On Backdating Looks Unlikely Against Jobs
By: Howard Mintz and Troy Wolverton. San Jose Mercury News, April 22, 2007
SEC Commissioner Atkins Addresses Conference Co-Sponsored By American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution
By: Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. US Federal News, April 20, 2007
House Approves Executive Pay Measure
By: Jim Abrams - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 20, 2007
Could Small Biz Get Another Sarbox Reprieve?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, April 20, 2007
Hedge Funds’ Activism Creates New Wealth for Law Firms
By: Ellen Rosen. The New York Times, April 20, 2007
Looking Back And Looking Forward: Sarbanes-Oxley And The Future Of Corporate Governance
By: Scott Harshbarger and Goutam U. Jois. Mondaq, April 18, 2007
Board Reviews Second Year Of Auditor Work Under The Standard, And Sees Problems.
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, April 18, 2007
User's Guide to SEC Pay Disclosure Rules
By: Roy Harris. CFO.com, April 17, 2007
State Bank Regulators Told To Back Off
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 17, 2007
U.S. Looks Into Arbitration Versus Lawsuits; SEC Chair Asks Staff To Study Alternatives To Litigation Between Shareholders, Firms
By: Kara Scannell - Wall Street Journal. Globe and Mail, April 16, 2007
Oracle Case E-Discovery Fight Heats Up
By: Pamela A. MacLean. The National Law Journal, April 16, 2007
NYSE Euronext -- Not Quite Yet
By: Toby Sterling - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 13, 2007
SEC Shift May Lead To Lower Penalties
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, April 13, 2007
United States: Duties of the Board of Directors When a Company Is for Sale
By: Daniel Folt - Duane Morris LLP. Mondaq, April 12, 2007
CEO's Fate In Hands Of Jury
By: Sandy Shore - Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 12, 2007
Litigation Just Starting In Subprime Meltdown
By: Beth Bar. New York Law Journal, April 12, 2007
Will Lower Salaries Send Execs Scurrying?
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, April 11, 2007
Subprime Losers Blame Bear, Credit Suisse, JPM, Morgan Stanley
By: Christine Richard. Bloomberg, April 11, 2007
Bernanke: Current Hedge Fund System OK
By: Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press. Forbes.com, April 11, 2007
Morgan Stanley, Bank of N.Y. Investors Reject 'Say on Pay'
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse. The Washington Post, April 11, 2007
Shaping A Path To Higher Ground
By: Bill Barnhart. Chicago Tribune, April 9, 2007
Oxley: I'm Not Happy with Sarbox
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, April 9, 2007
Top 10 SEC Enforcement Developments of 2006
By: Marc Dorfman and Ellen Wheeler. Securities Regulation & Law, April 9, 2007
Executive Pay: A Special Report; More Pieces. Still a Puzzle.
By: Eric Dash. The New York Times, April 8, 2007
Has the Exit Sign Ever Looked So Good?
By: Eric Dash. The New York Times, April 8, 2007
Restatement: Screw-up or True-up?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, April 5, 2007
SEC Tells Staff to Revise AS5
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, April 5, 2007
SEC Votes to Ease Sarbanes-Oxley Rules
By: Marcy Gordon - Associated Press. The Washington Post, April 5, 2007
Whither The ADR?
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 4, 2007
A Corporate Governance Gadfly Irks CEOs
By: Geoff Colvin. Fortune, April 4, 2007
New Century, Biggest Subprime Casualty, Goes Bankrupt (Update2)
By: Staff Writer. Bloomberg, April 2, 2007
Mortgage Crisis To Hit Holders Of Risky Derivatives
By: Alistair Barr. MarketWatch, April 2, 2007
Suit to Cancel Stock Options Breaks Ground
By: Gabe Friedman. Daily Journal, April 2, 2007
SEC Exceeded Authority
By: Suzanne Manning and Rachel McTague. Securities Regulation & Law Report, April 2, 2007
Presumptions Of Reliance
By: Linda S. Mullenix. The National Law Journal, April 2, 2007
Shareholders Seize Control Of Take-Two
By: Kate Gibson and Alain Sherter. The Deal, March 30, 2007
Private Equity Attracts Public Scrutiny
By: Joseph McCafferty. CFO Magazine, March 30, 2007
"Say on Pay" Bill Passes House Committee
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 30, 2007
Pension Plans Expand Power to New Realm
By: Gabe Friedman. Daily Journal, March 29, 2007
Justices Challenge Arguments in Favor of Shareholders Suing Companies
By: Marcy Gordon - The Associated Press. Law.com, March 29, 2007
The Politics of Pay
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. CFO.com, March 29, 2007
Class Action Settlements Reach Record Level
By: Beth Bar. New York Law Journal, March 29, 2007
Future of Class Actions Depends on Pending Cases
By: John C. Coffee, Jr.. New York Law Journal, March 29, 2007
Report: SEC Grabs More Power Over FASB
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, March 28, 2007
High Court to Weigh "Scheme Liability"
By: Stephen Taub and Dave Cook. CFO.com, March 28, 2007
SEC Unit Eyes Swifter Fraud Payouts
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 28, 2007
Regulator Favors Standards Against Predatory Lending
By: Staff Writer - BLOOMBERG NEWS. The New York Times, March 28, 2007
Securities Fraud: Accountant May Be Primarily Liable
By: Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp. New York Law Journal, March 28, 2007
U.S. High Court Hears Argument On 'Inflated' IPOs
By: Staff Writer. International Herald Tribune, March 28, 2007
America's Most Trustworthy Companies
By: Staff Writer. Forbes.com, March 27, 2007
Former U.S. Budget Chief Denies Fraud Charges
By: Jeremy W. Peters and Nick Bunkley. International Herald Tribune, March 27, 2007
Enron Litigation: Laying down
By: Staff Writer. The Economist, March 24, 2007
Hedge-Fund Scrabble
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, March 23, 2007
'Strong Inference'; Business Advocates Want High Court To Tighten Pleading
By: Beth Bar. New York Law Journal, March 22, 2007
Subprimes: Regulation Not Legislation
By: Brian Wingfield. Forbes.com, March 22, 2007
SEC Eases Foreign Delistings In U.S.
By: Staff Writer - Reuters. International Herald Tribune, March 21, 2007
Securities Class Action Settlements Skyrocket in 2006 Finds Cornerstone Research; Average Settlement Size Increased Five-Fold Compared to Prior PSLRA Years
By: Staff Writer - Cornerstone Research. Business Wire, March 21, 2007
9th Circuit: CAFA Removal Can Be Prevented If Plaintiff Pleads Less Than $5 Million As Damages
By: Frank A. Hirsch Jr. and Thomas G. Hooper. Consumer Financial Services Law Report, March 21, 2007
Rising Costs of E-Discovery Requirements Impacting Litigants
By: Ann G. Fort - Fulton County Daily Report. Law.com, March 20, 2007
'Cardinal Health' and Key Work Product Waiver Decision
By: Lisa A. Cahill. New York Law Journal, March 20, 2007
SEC Making Executive Pay Data More Accessible
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, March 20, 2007
CFOs Wanted: Controllers Need Not Apply
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, March 19, 2007
Subprime: The Next Wave Of Corporate Fraud Probes?
By: Timothy J. Coleman and Seth Farber. Forbes.com, March 19, 2007
The SEC Is Eyeing Insider Stock Sales
By: Jane Sasseen. BusinessWeek Online, March 19, 2007
SEC Allows Auction-Rate Manipulators When They Disclose Intent
By: Darrell Preston. Bloomberg, March 16, 2007
The Big Reveal: SEC Rules Unmask CEO Perks
By: Jeanne Sahadi. CNNMoney.com, March 16, 2007
Accountablity Guru Oxley Takes D.C. to Wall Street
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse. The Washington Post, March 16, 2007
Help for Homeowners, Not a Bailout for Mortgage Pushers
By: Steven Pearlstein. The Washington Post, March 16, 2007
U.S. Business Leaders Seek Reg. Reductions
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWeb, March 15, 2007
Making Sense of the Mortgage Mess
By: Mara Der Hovanesian, Peter Coy and Matthew Goldstein. BusinessWeek, March 15, 2007
Resilient To The CEO Revolving Door
By: Sheridan Prasso. Fortune, March 15, 2007
The Sarbox Hot Potato
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 14, 2007
Hints, Tips, and Handcuffs
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. CFO.com, March 13, 2007
CFOs: 404 Compliance Back at Square One
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 12, 2007
Business Interests File Policy-Oriented Amicus Brief
By: John C. Coffee Jr.. The National Law Journal, March 12, 2007
Too Few Firms Left to Fail?
By: Carrie Johnson. Washington Post, March 9, 2007
Trading Halted For 35 Firms Over E-Mails
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, March 9, 2007
SEC's Cox Wants 'Plain English' in Pay Disclosures
By: Jesse Westbrook - Bloomberg News. The Washington Post, March 9, 2007
One Accounting Standard for All?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 8, 2007
Treasury: Banks Should Rule Hedge Funds
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, March 8, 2007
Shareholders of Take-Two Plot a Revolt
By: Matt Richtel. The New York Times, March 8, 2007
Some Lawyers Urge More Safeguards on Rights in Corporate Fraud Cases
By: Lynnley Browning. The New York Times, March 8, 2007
Class Certification: Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better
By: Michael S. Feldberg and Lanier Saperstein. New York Law Journal, March 8, 2007
Dissident Shareholders Up Their Demands, Fuel Legal Work
By: Sheri Qualters - The National Law Journal. Law.com, March 7, 2007
Institutional Shareholder Services Ranks Top 50 Plaintiffs' Law Firms for 2006; Securities Class Action Services Puts Settlements at Over $18 Billion
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 6, 2007
Going Global With Accounting
By: Brian Wingfield. Forbes.com, March 6, 2007
A Smaller Options Scandal?
By: Peter Burrows with Lorraine Woellert. BusinessWeek, March 5, 2007
Storm Warnings For CEOs
By: Harold Burson. Forbes.com, March 2, 2007
A Big Splash On Wall Street
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, March 2, 2007
Spotlight: Michael Oxley
By: Liz Alderman. International Herald Tribune, March 2, 2007
Study: Restatements Up, But Sarbox Works
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, March 1, 2007
Congress to Solve Your Accounting Woes
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, March 1, 2007
Is the S.E.C. Changing Course?
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, March 1, 2007
The Century's Big Insider-Trading Bust
By: Matthew Goldstein. BusinessWeek.com, March 1, 2007
CEOs Beware: Congress At Work
By: Hannah Clark. Forbes.com, March 1, 2007
Stock-Option Stashes Grow For CEOs
By: Hannah Clark. Forbes.com, February 28, 2007
Electronic Discovery; Hard-Learned Lessons; 'NTL' Is a Reminder to Focus on E-Discover Early in Litigation
By: H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. New York Law Journal, February 27, 2007
A 'Shadow' Critique of Competitiveness, Futures
By: Staff Writer. Securities Industry News, February 26, 2007
A Better Look At The Boss's Pay
By: Jane Sasseen. BusinessWeek Online, February 26, 2007
AS5: More Flexible, Less Effective?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, February 23, 2007
Officials Reject More Oversight of Hedge Funds
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, February 23, 2007
Backdating: Not a ''Judgment Call''
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, February 21, 2007
Democrats Will Offer Bill To Have Shareholders Ratify Executives' Pay
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, February 21, 2007
Strict IPO Rules Raise Anxiety On Wall Street
By: Deepak Gopinath - Bloomberg. International Herald Tribune, February 21, 2007
Are CEOs Losing Their Power?
By: Geoff Colvin. FORTUNE, February 20, 2007
Wall Street's Next Scandal
By: Shawn Tully. FORTUNE, February 20, 2007
Critics Fear SEC Chief Is Seeking To Limit Investors' Ability To Sue
By: Jonathan Peterson. LA Times, February 20, 2007
PCAOB's Niemeier: No Sarbox Rollback
By: Stephen Taub and Dave Cook. CFO.com, February 16, 2007
In Fraud Case, 7 Years in Jail for Contempt
By: Gretchen Morgenson. The New York Times, February 16, 2007
Executive-Pay Summaries Conceal as They Reveal New Proxy Tables Don't Include All Options Data
By: David Cho and Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, February 16, 2007
Options-Toll Rises as Corporate Lawyers Retire, Quit (Update1)
By: Cary O'Reilly. Bloomberg, February 15, 2007
Class Action Law Gums Up Courts
By: Brian Wingfield. Forbes.com, February 15, 2007
Financial Power Shifts Away From U.S.
By: Staff Writer - Oxford Analytica. Forbes.com, February 15, 2007
A Tale of Two Trials: Lessons to Learn From the Scrushy Story
By: Ben Hallman - The American Lawyer. Law.com, February 15, 2007
Fraud Detection: The New 404?
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, February 15, 2007
Post-404, Fees Spiked 66 Percent: Study
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, February 15, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley Backfires in Unregistered Bond Sales (Update2)
By: Mark Pittman. Bloomberg, February 14, 2007
SEC Closer to Recognizing IFRS
By: Stephen Taub and Dave Cook. CFO.com, February 13, 2007
Securities And Exchange Commission Moves To Ease Post-Enron Regulations
By: Stephen Labaton. International Herald Tribine, February 13, 2007
Cox: 'Heroes' Armed With Tech Lead Backdating Crackdown
By: Donna Block and Ron Orol - The Deal. Law.com, February 13, 2007
Court Decision Boosts Options-Backdating Lawsuit
By: Ameet Sachdev. Chicago Tribune, February 13, 2007
A Truce in the Sarbox Tech War?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, February 12, 2007
Nasdaq Needs A Stiff Upper Lip
By: David Weidner. MarketWatch, February 12, 2007
CEOs: Hello, You Must Be Going
By: Nanette Byrnes and David Kiley. BusinessWeek Online, February 12, 2007
Hedge Funds Walk a Hard Line Between Silence and Sharing
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, February 9, 2007
Levitt Loves Sarb-Ox
By: Neil Weinberg. Forbes.com, February 8, 2007
Working Group Eyes ''Say on Pay''
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, February 8, 2007
Battle Between London Stock Exchange And Nasdaq Reaches Climax
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The International Herald Tribune, February 8, 2007
Debunking the Private Equity Myth, Part II
By: Adam Lashinsky. FORTUNE, February 7, 2007
SEC Starts Inquiry Into Front-Running Trading
By: Jenny Anderson. International Herald Tribune, February 6, 2007
NYSE Hits Specialist Brass
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, February 6, 2007
Investigation Dilemma: Sing or Keep Mum?
By: Helen Shaw. CFO.com, February 2, 2007
Senate Report Says S.E.C. Botched Hedge Fund Inquiry
By: Walt Bogdanich. The New York Times, February 2, 2007
Value Of Equity-Based Compensation Rose 16 Percent But May Soon Play A Diminishing Role, According To A New Study
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, February 2, 2007
IPOs Still Love U.S. Markets
By: Adam Lashinsky. FORTUNE, February 1, 2007
More Milberg Charges Possible
By: Molly Selvin. LA Times, February 1, 2007
Sarbox on Ice?
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, February 1, 2007
N.Y. Stock Exchange Chief Determined to Go East
By: Jenny Anderson and Martin Fackler. The New York Times, January 31, 2007
Change of Control Or Out of Control?
By: Steven Pearlstein. The Washington Post, January 31, 2007
Accounting Firms Form Policy Group
By: Jesse Westbrook - Bloomberg News. The Washington Post, January 31, 2007
Bush on ''The State of the Economy''
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, January 31, 2007
U.S. Start-Ups Make Debut On The London Exchange AIM
By: Ross Kerber - The Boston Globe. International Herald Tribune, January 30, 2007
Corporate Governance Changes and Excess Capital Drive D&O Liability Insurance Prices Down in 2006
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 30, 2007
The Number Of U.S. Companies To Separate Their Chairman And Chief Executive Posts Grew In 2006, But The Percentage Of Companies With Independent Chairmen Was Flat, According To A New Report.
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune, January 30, 2007
Boards Clueless on CEO Pay
By: Rachel Beck - The Associated Press. The Washington Post, January 30, 2007
IRS: In One Case, Class-Action Settlement Is Deductible
By: Staff Writer. Accounting Today, January 29, 2007
Not Everyone Hates SarbOx; The Much Maligned New Rules Are A Big Hit With Investors
By: David Henry. BusinessWeek, January 29, 2007
SEC's Hewitt: Indemnify The Big Four; The SEC's Chief Accountant Calls For Auditor Protection, And Putting The "P" Back In GAAP.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, January 26, 2007
Nasdaq Says It Won't Raise Offer for LSE
By: Staff Writer - Associated Press. Forbes.com, January 26, 2007
Home Depot Chief’s Pay in 2007 Could Reach $8.9 Million
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. The New York Times, January 25, 2007
London Exchange Rejects Nasdaq Offer
By: Robert Barr - The Associated Press. The Washington Post, January 25, 2007
Speech by SEC Chairman: Re-Thinking Regulation in the Era of Global Securities Markets
By: Chairman Christopher Cox. Securities Mosaic, January 24, 2007
A Healthy, Well-Regulated Wall Street
By: Staff Writer. New York Times, January 24, 2007
Power Pay; When The Game Is Rigged In Favour Of The Boss.
By: Edward Carr - The Economist. CFO.com, January 23, 2007
SEC Charges 13 In Ahold Fraud; All Worked On Behalf Of Vendors, Many Of Them Household Names, That Supplied The Dutch Conglomerate's U.S. Foodservice Subsidiary.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, January 23, 2007
U.S. Financial Sector Is Losing Its Edge, Report Says
By: Jenny Anderson. The New York Times, January 22, 2007
A Single Securities Regulator Is Approved
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. The New York Times, January 22, 2007
Doesn't Anyone Want To Be A CFO Anymore?; Sallie Krawcheck Isn't The Only High-Profile CFO Who Wants Out. Fortune's Telis Demos Examines The Exodus From The Corporate Suite.
By: Telis Demos. Fortune, January 22, 2007
UPDATE 2-US Audit Watchdog Flags Faults In Fraud Auditing
By: Kevin Drawbaugh - Reuters. Securities Mosaic, January 22, 2007
What Will Be the Corporate Concerns in the Coming Year?
By: Tamara Loomis. Law.com, January 18, 2007
Apple: What Options Scandal?; As The Giant Computer And Consumer Electronics Maker Shows, Nothing Effaces The Stigma Of A Scandal Like A Billion-Dollar Profit
By: Arik Hesseldahl. BusinessWeek.com, January 18, 2007
Executives Have Enjoyed An Astonishing Pay Bonanza. Most Of Them Deserved It.
By: Edward Carr - The Economist. CFO.com, January 18, 2007
LSE Plans Expanded Share Buybacks; U.K. Exchange Forecasts Sharp Volume Rise In New Nasdaq Defense
By: Simon Kennedy. MarketWatch, January 18, 2007
Nobody Asked Me, But ...
By: John C. Coffee, Jr.. New York Law Journal, January 18, 2007
Bye, Bye Enron, Regulators Say; New Guidance On Structured Finance Recalls How Long Ago And Far Away The Houston Debacle Seems.
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, January 17, 2007
Ex-Refco Owner Charged In Fraud
By: Larry Neumeister -The Associated Press. BusinessWeek.com, January 16, 2007
While International Companies Complain That The Cost Of Listing On U.S. Exchanges Is Too High, Stateside Regulators Suspect A Different Motive.
By: Rob Garver. CFO Magazine, January 15, 2007
Corporate Spending On Outside Legal Services Is Rising, And Federal Regulatory Work Seems Primed To Explode
By: Alexia Garamfalvi. Legal Times, January 15, 2007
Sarbanes-Oxley Is a Must
By: Rachel Beck - Associated Press. Forbes.com, January 12, 2007
The End Of Easy Money
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, January 12, 2007
United States: Document Retention And E-Discovery: Important Developments And New Risks
By: Paul E. Starkman - Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Mondaq, January 10, 2007
U.S., Japanese Securities Regulators Plan Closer Ties; Meetings Scheduled As Markets Discuss Possible Combination
By: Robert Schroeder - MarketWatch. Securities Mosaic, January 10, 2007
Specter Re-Ups Thompson Memo Battle; The Senator Reintroduces A Bill That Would Curb How Prosecutors Can Ask For Privileged Information In Corporate Criminal Cases.
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, January 10, 2007
New Executive Pay Disclosures Coming
By: Marcy Gordon and Ellen Simon - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 9, 2007
Private Firms Lure Chief Executives With Top Pay
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin and Eric Dash. The New York Times, January 8, 2007
Class Action Decline In '06 May Not Be A Trend
By: Pamela A. MacLean. The National Law Journal, January 8, 2007
Nasdaq: No More Mr. Nice Guy?
By: Chris Noon. Forbes.com, January 8, 2007
Shutterfly Chairman Quits, Attacks Sarbanes-Oxley
By: Eric Auchard - Reuters. Securities Mosaic, January 8, 2007
NYSE Wants More Time For Regulations
By: Joe Bel Bruno - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek.com, January 8, 2007
United States: Federal Court Rejects Fired Employee’s Sarbanes-Oxley "Whistleblower" Claim
By: Blair M. Jacobs - Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Mondaq, January 8, 2007
An Ousted Chief’s Going-Away Pay Is Seen by Many as Typically Excessive
By: Eric Dash. The New York Times, January 4, 2007
Could SOX Fall?
By: Alexia Garamfalvi - Legal Times. Law.com, January 4, 2007
Securities Fraud Class Actions Tumbled to an All-Time Low in 2006, Finds New Study by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 2, 2007
Small Companies Lead Pack of Restatements
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, January 2, 2007
The Hits Just Keep On Coming; Bartalk; Milberg's Delicate Condition Is Getting Worse.
By: Elizabeth Goldberg. American Lawyer, January 1, 2007
SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS ARCHIVED 2007
Travelers Reaches Settlement in State Investigations, Shareholders Suit
By: Alyn Ackermann. BestWire Services, December 31, 2007
Court Rejects Billionaire's Bid to Obtain Milberg Weiss Work Product
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, December 28, 2007
McGuire's Options Freeze Extended: Judge Seeks Guidance From Supreme Court
By: Julie Forster. St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN), December 28, 2007
Expenses Land Execs in SEC Doghouse
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 28, 2007
Law Firms Announce Agreement in Principle Reached in Delphi Securities Class Action to Settle Claims Against Deloitte & Touche LLP for $38.25 Million
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, December 27, 2007
Lead Plaintiff Named Despite 'Sloppy Drafting' Of Papers
By: Daniel Wise. New York Law Journal, December 27, 2007
Ex-Brocade CEO's Sentencing Is Put on Hold
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 21, 2007
CA Shareholders Teased with Restitution Payments
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 20, 2007
Ex-Refco Executive Pleads Guilty
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, December 20, 2007
Guilty Plea From Ex-HealthSouth Exec
By: Staff Writer - BLOOMBERG NEWS. The New York Times, December 20, 2007
Parmalat Investigators Seek Trial For Citibank Execs
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, December 20, 2007
Court Vacates Bear Stearns Shareholder Settlement
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, December 20, 2007
Mayer Brown Partner Charged With Securities Fraud in Connection With Refco Deal
By: Mark Hamblett - New York Law Journal. Law.com, December 19, 2007
Deutsche Bank Settles With Enron
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 19, 2007
Judge Approves $3.2B Settlement In Tyco Case
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, December 19, 2007
Ex-CEO Settles with Ahold
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 18, 2007
Witness Against Media Mogul Black Sentenced
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2007
Enron Payout Sparks Plaintiff Tug-of-war
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 17, 2007
Plaintiffs Seek Final Blessing Of $4.9M Merrill Pact
By: Ben James. Securities Law360, December 17, 2007
Court Tosses Federal Claim In JP Morgan Fraud Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, December 14, 2007
Ex-CFO Admits Faking SEC Filings
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 13, 2007
Shareholders Win Huge Settlement from Sprint
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 13, 2007
American Tower Corporation Reaches Settlement in Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 13, 2007
Key Witness Against Former Brocade CEO Is Balking
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, December 11, 2007
Biovail Announces Proposed Settlement of U.S. Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 11, 2007
Deloitte Agrees to Pay $1 Million Fine
By: Floyd Norris. The New York Times, December 11, 2007
Both Sides Rest in Trial Of Ex-PurchasePro Chief
By: Carrie Johnson. washingtonpost.com, December 11, 2007
Black Is Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison
By: Tim Arango. The New York Times, December 10, 2007
Martek Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, December 10, 2007
Plaintiff Denied Access To New Century Docs
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, December 10, 2007
Former Refco General Counsel Settles For $7.6M
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, December 10, 2007
State Telecom Activities
By: Staff Writer. Communications Daily, December 7, 2007
OmniVision Settles Securities Suit For $13.75M
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, December 7, 2007
Second Brocade Executive Found Guilty of Backdating
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, December 6, 2007
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP Announces Recovery of More Than $920 Million on Behalf of Its Clients and Other Shareholders in the Largest Recovery From Individual Defendants of All Time, the Largest Derivative Suit Recovery, and the Largest Stock Options Backdating Recovery
By: Staff Writer. Market Wire, December 6, 2007
Activision to Settle Shareholder Suits on Backdating (Update1)
By: Edvard Pettersson. Bloomberg, December 6, 2007
Judge Throws Out Suit Against Winn-Dixie Execs
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, December 6, 2007
Judge Closes Book On Redback Securities Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, December 6, 2007
Cyberonics Settles Shareholder Suits Over Backdating
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, December 6, 2007
Judge Rips Milberg on High Fee Proposal
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, December 5, 2007
SEC Notifies Rambus of Termination of Informal Investigation
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 5, 2007
Enron Retirement Plan Sues For Alleged $22M Mistake
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, December 4, 2007
Salomon Smith Barney Cleared In Excessive Fee Case
By: Jesse Greenspan. Securities Law360, December 4, 2007
Dismissal Granted in Subprime-Related Securities Lawsuit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 4, 2007
Xethanol Announces Settlement in Principle of Class Action Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 3, 2007
VP of HR Faces Prison for Backdating
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, December 3, 2007
New York City Comptroller Thompson Issues Statement On City State Pension Funds Selection As Co-Lead Plaintiffs In Countrywide Class Action Suit
By: The New York City Comptroller. US State News, December 3, 2007
Nix, Patterson & Roach and Milberg Weiss Announce the Proposed $3.6 Million Cash Settlement of a Class Action Lawsuit against Rent-a-Center, Inc....
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, November 30, 2007
Summary Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action Announced By the Rosen Law Firm PA -- Entropin, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ETOP).
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, November 29, 2007
Enron Guilty Pleas Just Keep Coming
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 29, 2007
Judge OKs Settlement In EDS Shareholder Suit
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 28, 2007
In Securities Class Action, Defense Verdict Is Reversed
By: Matthew Hirsch. The Legal Intelligencer, November 28, 2007
Delphi Nine Avoid Criminal Charges
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 27, 2007
Option Cases: Two More Down, One Stays Up
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 27, 2007
JDS Uniphase Wins Shareholder Lawsuit
By: Jordan Robertson. The Associated Press, November 27, 2007
Court Affirms Dismissal Of Adecco Securities Action
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, November 26, 2007
PERA Settles With Qwest for $15.5M
By: Staff Writer. The Associated Press, November 23, 2007
State Recovers $19 Million in Qwest Agreement
By: Steve Quinn - The Associated Press. Anchorage Daily News, November 22, 2007
Cell Doors Stay Locked for Adelphia Duo
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 22, 2007
Enron Investors' Lawyers Seek $700 Million Fee
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. International Herald Tribune, November 21, 2007
Shareholders Seek To Sharpen Claims Against Apple
By: Erin Coe. Securities Law360, November 21, 2007
Lead Plaintiff Named In Optionable Litigation
By: Sam Schulz. Securities Law360, November 21, 2007
Securities Fraud Claims Alleging Proxy Statement Omissions Dismissed forFailure to State Claim
By: District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram. New York Law Journal, November 21, 2007
Guilty Verdict in Fake Filings
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 20, 2007
GlobeTel Communications Corp. Announces Preliminary Approval of Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 20, 2007
Shell Suit Restricted To U.S. Purchasers: Judge
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 19, 2007
Ex-Monster CEO's Backdating Suit To Go Forward
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, November 16, 2007
Panel Upholds Convictions of Former Tyco Executives
By: Mark Fass - New York Law Journal. Law.com, November 16, 2007
More Backdating Cases Go Poof
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 16, 2007
Lawsuit Against Apple Rejected
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2007
Judge OKs Forfeiture Suit Against Enron's Lay
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 15, 2007
Flight Safety Announces Settlement in Principle of Class Action Suit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, November 15, 2007
A Year Later, Prosecutors Fight To Keep Enron's Skilling in Prison
By: Carrie Johnson. The Washington Post, November 14, 2007
Garden State Briefs
By: Greg Saitz. The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), November 14, 2007
BofA Nearing Deal On Pension Lawsuit
By: Rick Rothacker. Charlotte Observer (NC), November 14, 2007
ProQuest Loses Bid To Toss Class Action
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law 360, November 13, 2007
Fraud Claims Against aaiPharma Auditor Jettisoned
By: Sam Schulz. Securities Law360, November 13, 2007
Securities Class Action Conditionally Certified Against Host America
By: Staff Writer. The Connecticut Law Tribune, November 12, 2007
DOJ Prosecutors Stand By Nacchio Conviction
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, November 12, 2007
Namibia Delays Comverse CEO's Extradition Hearing
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, November 12, 2007
Plaintiffs Cut Settlement Deal With Cheese Maker
By: Elaine Chow. Securities Law360, November 9, 2007
Vioxx Deal To Affect Other Merck Litigation: Experts
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, November 9, 2007
Judge Won't Toss Brooks Backdating Class Action
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, November 8, 2007
Sonus Networks Reports 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results; BT Group Selects Sonus as 21CN Vendor for AGCF; Company Reaches Agreement to Settle Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 8, 2007
Backdating Claim Against Openwave to Proceed
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, November 6, 2007
Hearing Set For HealthSouth Stockholders To Finish Fraud-Era Lawsuit
By: Jimmy DeButts. Birmingham Business Journal, November 6, 2007
GMH Communities Trust Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit and Other Related Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 5, 2007
Judge Tosses Claims Against E&Y In Scottish Re Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law 360, November 5, 2007
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