An NASD securities arbitration panel has awarded $1.6 million to a broker of Iranian descent, saying that Merrill Lynch & Co. first set him up to be fired and then…
Google’s chief in-house legal officer has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that he failed to prevent misleading accounting statements when he worked at…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a member of the newspaper’s corporate board has been notified he will likely be sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A federal judge has approved $21.3 million in fees for plaintiffs’ attorneys who obtained a $93 million settlement in a suit against CIGNA Corp. for securities fraud.
Two former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission want to file a late brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case seeking to hold third parties accountable for corporate accounting…
Anonymous online posts by the chief executive of Whole Foods Markets have spurred an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal…
Since Conrad Black’s trial began on March 20, his wife has been a constant presence in the courtroom. Now ,as she copes with his conviction for mail fraud and obstruction…
A bankruptcy examiner says Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw could face legal claims for drafting documents that helped a commodities trading firm move bad debts off the books.
A document made public yesterday in a government lawsuit reveals that the person posting frequent Internet messages about Whole Foods Market and a major retailing rival was none other than…
The trial of the ex-CEO of Brocade Communications is continuing as the judge overseeing the proceedings considers a defense motion to dismiss the charges.
Federal prosecutors will file briefs this morning backing up their assertion that the former CEO of Brocade Communications acted with criminal intent when he authorized backdated stock options.
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