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Legal And Regulatory CalendarThursday, Jul 03, 2008Our daily calendar of events lists conferences and hearings scheduled to take place in the next four weeks. Judge Approves Settlement Class In Parmalat CaseThursday, Jul 03, 2008A district court judge has clarified the terms of the $40 million settlement reached in the class action against Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA, defining a settlement class and scheduling a settlement hearing. Court Won't Block Merger Of Activision And VivendiThursday, Jul 03, 2008A Michigan pension fund's request for a preliminary injunction against Activision's proposed merger with Vivendi Games Inc. has been denied by a Delaware court, Activision said Wednesday. Judge Sentences Ex-Refco CEO To 16 Years In JailThursday, Jul 03, 2008Former Refco Inc. Chief Executive Phillip Bennett was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for masterminding the massive fraud that brought down the world's largest commodities brokerages. Third Airbus Exec Charged With Insider TradingThursday, Jul 03, 2008Former Airbus Co. chief executive Gustav Humbert was charged on Wednesday with insider trading at the company's corporate parent EADS NV. D.C. Circuit Hands Media General Mixed DecisionThursday, Jul 03, 2008A federal appeals court has affirmed Media General Inc.'s request for limited damages from representatives of Park Communications for allegedly hiding a former executive's multimillion-dollar suit in 1996 merger negotiations. But the court has repudiated Media General's additional $10 million securities fraud claim. PwC To Pay $12M To Settle Class ActionWednesday, Jul 02, 2008PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has agreed to pay $12 million to bring an end to allegations that it failed to identify a series of accounting improprieties at financial holding company R&G Financial Corp. SEC Settles With Microtune Over Backdating SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Just two days after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Microtune Inc. and two former executives over securities backdating, the regulator and the company have reached a settlement. Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of 4 Claims From Celebrex SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008A federal judge has dismissed a handful of claims from a securities class action against Pfizer Inc. over the company’s alleged nondisclosure of studies linking painkillers Celebrex and Bextra to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Hedge Fund Owner Settles SEC Case For $5MWednesday, Jul 02, 2008A hedge fund manager agreed Tuesday to pay more than $5 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which alleged he helped his bosses embezzle tens of millions of dollars in investors' cash. Israel, Not Dead, Surrenders To AuthoritiesWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Samuel Israel III surrendered to Southwick, Mass., authorities Wednesday morning, a few weeks after faking his suicide in an attempt to avoid serving a 20-year sentence for spearheading a $450 million fraud at the bankrupt Bayou Group LLC hedge fund. 9th Circ. Revives LendingTree Insider Trading CaseTuesday, Jul 01, 2008In a victory for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an appeals court has reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment to a former director of Fidelity National Financial Inc. who was accused of trading on insider information about Fidelity's acquisition of LendingTree Inc. Schulte Roth Gains Five Lawyers, D.C. OfficeTuesday, Jul 01, 2008Corporate law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP has poached three partners and two special counsel from the securities practices of Dickstein Shapiro LLP and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP to form the backbone of a brand-new Washington, D.C., office. State Street Hit With Suit Over Subprime LossesTuesday, Jul 01, 2008A shareholder has launched a putative class action against State Street Corporation and State Street Global Advisors, accusing them of making false statements and material omissions in communications pertaining to the sale of shares in one of their funds. Judge Won't Let Broker Intervene In Merrill CaseTuesday, Jul 01, 2008In the latest development in the long-running class action against Merrill Lynch & Co., a district court judge has denied a former Merrill Lynch broker's motion to intervene as lead plaintiff in the case that accuses the bank of providing research reports containing falsely positive information. 11th Circ. Vacates Restitution In Wilshire CaseTuesday, Jul 01, 2008A federal appeals court has vacated about $150,000 in restitution ordered against broker Wilshire Investment Management Corp. for allegedly misleading investors but has upheld other relief in the case. Delaware To Hear Proxy-Cost Fight CaseTuesday, Jul 01, 2008The Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to rule on whether companies have to reimburse shareholders for the costs of even partially successful short-slate proxy contests. State Court Tosses Remaining Claims Against GrassoTuesday, Jul 01, 2008A New York state court has dismissed the two remaining claims in state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's lawsuit over former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso's $187.5 million severance package. Cos. Had Misconceptions About ARS Market: SurveyMonday, Jun 30, 2008Most companies that invested in the now-defunct auction rate securities market had assumed that they could fall back on Wall Street banks if they faced a credit crunch, according to a liquidity survey. Par Pharma Shareholders Seek Settlement ApprovalMonday, Jun 30, 2008Par Pharmaceuticals Co. Inc. agreed Friday to overhaul its accounting practices as part of a proposed settlement to a shareholder derivative suit over losses allegedly incurred from falsified business reports. |
 Judge Approves Settlement Class In Parmalat CaseThursday, Jul 03, 2008Court Won't Block Merger Of Activision And VivendiThursday, Jul 03, 2008Third Airbus Exec Charged With Insider TradingThursday, Jul 03, 2008D.C. Circuit Hands Media General Mixed DecisionThursday, Jul 03, 2008Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of 4 Claims From Celebrex SuitWednesday, Jul 02, 2008Hedge Fund Owner Settles SEC Case For $5MWednesday, Jul 02, 20089th Circ. Revives LendingTree Insider Trading CaseTuesday, Jul 01, 2008State Street Hit With Suit Over Subprime LossesTuesday, Jul 01, 2008 Senators Rebuke Cox, Bernanke, PaulsonMonday, Jun 30, 2008House Bill Directs CFTC To Use Emergency PowersFriday, Jun 27, 2008SEC Accepts Proposals On Credit Ratings, AnnuitiesWednesday, Jun 25, 2008Ex-U.S. Attorneys Back Attorney-Client Privilege BillTuesday, Jun 24, 2008SEC Extends SOX Compliance Deadline AgainMonday, Jun 23, 2008Senators Float 3 Measures For Curbing SpeculationThursday, Jun 19, 2008NYSE Proposes Revised Rules For Specialist TradersMonday, Jun 16, 2008SEC To Consider New Oil Reserves Reporting RulesFriday, Jun 13, 2008 Schulte Roth Gains Five Lawyers, D.C. OfficeTuesday, Jul 01, 2008K&L Gates, Kennedy Covington To Merge July 1Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008Winston & Strawn Adds Securities PartnerWednesday, Jun 18, 2008Ex-Bear Stearns Exec Joins K&L GatesTuesday, Jun 17, 2008Howrey's Chicago Office Scores Two PartnersThursday, Jun 12, 2008Senate Ethics Committee Counsel Joins Wiley ReinTuesday, Jun 10, 2008SEC One Step Closer To Filling Job VacanciesTuesday, Jun 03, 2008Paul Weiss Wins Honcho From SECTuesday, Jun 03, 2008 |
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