Topic
Backdating
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Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Backdating — When Something Isn't as Old as It Appears
I was 16 years old and performing a violin solo on live television for the first time. I stood in a cavernous cathedral holding my violin as the organ played…
Legal Futures Blog
“Panicked” solicitor who backdated document struck off
By Neil Rose
SDT: Pattern of conductA solicitor who backdated a document and sent a misleading email to a client has been struck off, despite evidence he was experiencing significant mental health difficulties…
Legal Profession Blog
All Aboard For A Lenient And Late-Blooming Sanction
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended that an attorney be informally admonishedThe charge is that Jenkins included in files to be produced to her employer’s Office of Inspector…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Another Backdating Case Bites the Dust
By Ellen Podgor
United States District Judge Jean C. Hamilton today dismissed an options backdating case brought by the SEC, "finding that the SEC had presented no evidence to support the complaint." Attorneys representing…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Approves Settlement in Back-dating Case
In Ryan v. Gifford, 2008 Del. Ch. LEXIS 1 (Jan. 2, 2009), the Chancery Court approved a settlement and awarded a substantial sum for attorneys' fees in this derivative case involving…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Acquittal in Backdating Case
By Ellen Podgor
Former General Counsel at McAfee was acquitted in a case of alleged backdating. Dan Levine has a wonderful piece describing the "intent" issue faced by the jury in this case.…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Former KB Home CEO Settles Backdating Charges
The SEC filed settled civil fraud charges against Bruce E. Karatz, the former chairman and CEO of Los Angeles homebuilder KB Home, Inc., for his participation in a multi-year scheme…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Settles Backdating Charges Against HCC Insurance Holdings, Former CEO and Former GC
On July 21 the SEC settled backdating charges against HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC), a Houston, Tex. insurance company; its former Chief Executive Officer, Stephen L. Way; and its former…
InsureReinsure
United Health Group Announces $895 Million Securities Class Action Settlement
On July 2, 2008, United Health Group announced that it has reached a tentative agreement to settle a federal securities class action lawsuit relating to its historical stock options practices. …
Legal Profession Blog
Google’s Custom Time Gets New Rival
Posted by Alan ChildressYesterday, for obvious reasons, the law blog discourse.net posted on Gmail's new feature Custom Time that allows the user to set the time an email was apparently…