1373 ABA Journal Securities Law articles.
As previously predicted, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued former Apple Inc. general counsel Nancy Heinen today, claiming that she participated in a scheme to backdate stock options grants…
Apr 24, 2007 11:58 PM CDT
Prosecutors say a vice president at drugmaker Amgen Inc. told her husband about favorable results from a clinical trial of a cancer drug, but warned him not to trade on…
Apr 24, 2007 4:56 PM CDT
The attorney for Apple Inc.’s former general counsel told the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) her client will use e-mails to show she did not backdate…
Apr 24, 2007 2:44 PM CDT
The former CEO of HealthSouth will pay $81 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Richard M. Scrushy will forfeit $77.5 million and pay a…
Apr 24, 2007 2:23 PM CDT
A former general counsel for Apple Inc. may be sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for her role in allegedly backdating two stock options grants to company executives, according…
Apr 23, 2007 5:53 PM CDT
A lawyer from Cravath, Swain and Moore testified yesterday that he warned that payments to media executives at Hollinger International needed to be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
…Apr 20, 2007 5:02 PM CDT
A discovery dispute in a securities fraud suit filed against Oracle Corp. raises the issue: Did the software company have an obligation to warn nonparties to preserve evidence?
British author…
Apr 18, 2007 12:53 PM CDT
Motorola Inc. has agreed to a $190 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders.
The suit had claimed the communications company failed to disclose $2.7 billion in…
Apr 18, 2007 12:31 PM CDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission is studying a sure-to-be controversial plan to encourage – or even require – parties in securities litigation to arbitrate rather than litigate their cases, potentially…
Apr 16, 2007 7:56 PM CDT
A settlement of more than $350 million with aggrieved shareholders announced this week by Royal Dutch Shell PLC provides a “European model” for a kinder, gentler approach to such situations…
Apr 13, 2007 6:27 PM CDT
A New York judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the New York Stock Exchange and its CEO.
Justice Charles E. Ramos ruled the suit can proceed against CEO…
Apr 13, 2007 12:28 PM CDT
In a legal milestone that could portend big bucks for plaintiff lawyers in future cases – and a steady stream of defense fees for those on the other side of…
Apr 11, 2007 10:13 PM CDT
SEC Wants a Larger Cast of Characters in Securities Fraud Suits
Jul 10, 2006 5:54 PM CDT
After Enron and Sarbanes-Oxley, an Aggressive SEC Cracked Down. But a Favorable Political Environment Finds Corporations Battling Back.
May 28, 2005 11:40 AM CDT
High Court’s Pesticide, Stock Market Cases Test Whether Federal Regulations Bar Suits
Jan 25, 2005 10:42 AM CST
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