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“The Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. The Clearinghouse maintains an Index of Filings of 2461 issuers that have been named in federal class action securities fraud lawsuits since passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The …
The following articles are available in the December 2006 issue of LLRX.com: Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World – Updated, by Kathy Biehl Criminal Justice Resources – Criminal Justice Blogs, by Ken Strutin A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases, by Trevor Rosen and Andrew Zimmerman Deep Web Research Research 2007, …
Press release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced that investors are now able to search the contents of the disclosure documents filed electronically with the SEC using a new full-text search tool on the Commission’s website. The newly searchable information includes registration statements, annual and quarterly reports, and other filings by companies …
Excerpt of letter sent by Sun Microystems, Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, on October 2, 2006: “As adopted, Regulation Fair Disclosure’s requirement of widespread dissemination can be met through the filing of a Form 8-K or “through another method (or combination of methods) of disclosure that is reasonably designed to provide …
SEC press release: “Sept. 25, 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that the SEC has awarded three separate contracts totaling $54 million to transform the agencys 1980s-vintage public company disclosure system from a form-based electronic filing cabinet to a dynamic real-time search tool with interactive capabilities.”
Litigation Release No. 19794 / August 7, 2006, SEC v. Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovi, 03 Civ. 4070 (RJH) (S.D.N.Y.) Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovic Agree to Settle SEC Insider Trading Charges “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has reached an agreement to settle insider trading charges against Martha Stewart and Peter …
SEC press release, August 1, 2006: “The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…issued a request for contract proposals to conduct the first stage of a major study comparing how the different regulatory systems that apply to broker-dealers and investment advisers affect investors. The full text of the RFP.”
Press release: Grassley Questions Nonprofit Investment Groups Practices, Seeks IRS, SEC Comment [6 pages, PDF, includes text of letter from Grassley to National Association of Investors Corp. President as well as letter to etter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox]
SEC Proposed Rule on Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure, January 28, 2006 (370 pages, PDF) Related reference, New York Times, January 29, 2006: The Case for Cutting the Chief’s Paycheck: “Corporate America has made some progress in cleaning up its governance, but overly high compensation levels for chief executives show that much remains to …
Commission Announcement, January 4, 2005: “Today the Commission announced the filing of two settled actions against corporate issuers, SEC v. McAfee, Inc. (filing, 42 pages, PDF) and In the Matter of Applix, Inc. In one, the company will pay a civil money penalty; in the other, a penalty is not part of the settlement. The …
The Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse issued a press release yesterday on the number of securites fraud class actions filed in 2005. The study identifies a decline in the number of suits and investor losses in 2005, compared to previous years. The full report, Securities Class Action Case Filings, 2005: A Year in …
Division of Corporation Finance, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, May 16, 2005 – Staff Statement on Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: “The staff is providing this guidance to…addresses the following areas: The purpose of internal control over financial reporting; Reasonable assurance, risk-based approach, and scope of testing …
