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Enforcement
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Choi et alia on Scandal Enforcement at SEC
Scandal Enforcement at the SEC: Salience and the Arc of the Option Backdating Investigations, by Stephen J. Choi, New York University (NYU) - School of Law; Adam C. Pritchard, University…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FSA Publishes Annual Report
By Edward Black
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its Annual Report for 2010/11, outlining its performance against the priorities set out in its 2010/11 Business Plan and its statutory objectives.…
Food Poison Journal
FDA Takes Steps Toward Greater Transparency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced recently that it is disclosing more information about inspections and court actions, and now has a web portal on its enforcement activities…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Coffee Brewers and Servers Sued Under Prop 65
By Lee Smith
As we foreshadowed with our blog regarding 60 day notices, the Committee for Education and Research on Toxics (CERT) filed a Proposition 65 enforcement action alleging that ready-to-brew coffee exposes…
Food Safety News
Canada to Publish Names of Food Safety Violators
In an effort to improve transparency and accountability in the food system, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a new policy on March 16 to post quarterly information on…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Sutherland Releases Annual Survey of FINRA Sanctions
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced that it completed its annual Sutherland FINRA Sanction Study – a review of the disciplinary actions brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…
Subject to Inquiry
UK Bribery Act Implementation Delayed, Enforcement Funding Questioned
Implementation of the UK Bribery Act has been pushed back at least one month from its previous effective date of April 2011, as UK businesses maintain pressure on government officials…
Subject to Inquiry
SEC Agrees To Its First Non-Prosecution Agreement
By Government Investigations Group
On December 20, the SEC announced that it had entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Carter’s Inc., allowing Carter’s to avoid prosecution in exchange for cooperation with a fraud investigation. …
Securities Law Prof Blog
Budget Issues Slow Down SEC Enforcement Efforts
The Wall St. Journal reports that the SEC is slowing down some investigations and inspections because of the budget impasse in Congress. Regulator Is Slowed By Budget Impasse Pro Publica is…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA Enforcement in 2009: More Serious Violations Issued
In a recently issued 2009 Enforcement Summary, OSHA claims that violations issued against employers in fiscal year 2009 were up 2.8% since fiscal year 2005. Furthermore, the total number of serious and…