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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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