Day archives: December 30th, 2014

Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2014: Twenty-Eighth Annual Survey

Symeonides, Symeon C., Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2014: Twenty-Eighth Annual Survey (December 31, 2014). American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2015. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2543744 “This is the Twenty-Eighth Annual Survey of American choice-of-law cases. It was written at the request of the Association of American Law …

Subjects: Legal Research

Renewable Energy Review: Finance Mechanisms

Ernst and Young Editors: “Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need updates on the latest and greatest finance mechanisms available today. Since 2003, global consultancy Ernst & Young has released its Country Attractiveness Indices, which ranks global renewable energy markets by analyzing investment strategies and resource availability. The indices are updated on a …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Financial System

Mortgage Securitization Discrimination

Beverly Adkins et al. v Morgan Stanley “The National Consumer Law Center is co-counsel for African American plaintiffs in a prospective class action lawsuit brought against Morgan Stanley. The lawsuit claims that the Defendant violated federal civil rights laws, the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act as well as state laws by …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing, Legal Research

The Enforcers & the Great Recession

Totten, Mark, The Enforcers & the Great Recession (December 7, 2014). Cardozo Law Review, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2535109 “No one played a more vital role responding to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression than a small band of state attorneys general (AGs). Yet this story has never been told nor …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

SEC Issues Annual Staff Reports on Credit Rating Agencies

[December 23, 2014] “the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its annual staff report on the findings of examinations of credit rating agencies registered as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) and submitted a separate report on NRSROs to Congress. “These reports provide the most current and comprehensive picture of the credit rating industry,” said SEC Chair …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Securities Law

Technology’s Impact on Workers

“The internet and cell phones have infiltrated every cranny of American workplaces, and digital technology has transformed vast numbers of American jobs. Work done in the most sophisticated scientific enterprises, entirely new technology businesses, the extensive array of knowledge and media endeavors, the places where crops are grown, the factory floor, and even mom-and-pop stores …

Subjects: E-Mail, Internet, Knowledge Management