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Fraud
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Should “lack of remorse” justify a higher sentence?
Main December 4, 2007Should "lack of remorse" justify a higher sentence?This piece from the Canadian Press provides the latest news in the run-up to next week's sentencing of Conrad Black.…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Genesco: The Scope of Trial
Last week and as I previously predicted, the judge in the Genesco Tenn. trial issued an order that the trial next week will be on both the fraud and MAC…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Buffett May Testify in Trial of General Re and AIG Executives
Federal prosecutors intend to call Warren Buffett as a witness in the fraud trial of four executives of General Re (a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) and one AIG executive set…
M & A Law Prof Blog
The Handy-Dandy Genesco Litigation Organizer
So, Genesco's third quarter earning results are out this morning. For those who also want to hear the conference call you can access the replay here. This is on top…
M & A Law Prof Blog
United Rentals/Genesco Tidbits
United RentalsChancellor William B. Chandler III has been assigned as the judge for the URI Case. In addition, people may be interested in this letter sent to the Delaware court…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Genesco: The Government Steps In
Thanksgiving was not so good for Genesco. Genesco yesterday announced that last Wednesday it had received a subpoena from the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
The Contingency
$1 Billion Punitive Award Okay in Fraud Case, Second Circuit Holds
The Second Circuit today upheld an award of $1 billion in punitive damages. The decision came in a case against a Turkish family that, the district court found, swindled Motorola…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Hell is Other People: Genesco/Finish Line/UBS
BackgroundThe Genesco/Finish Line material adverse change dispute is now about as ugly as it gets. First, early last week Genesco filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint was largely unremarkable…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Evaluating the Trustworthiness of Medical Websites
There is an abundance of medical information on the Internet, but unfortunately, not all of it is accurate. Previously on the DC Metro Area Medical Malpractice Law Blog, we've highlighted trustworthy sources…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
British Petroleum agrees to pay $70 million USD for environmental crimes
Acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler announced yesterday that the energy company British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to pay approximately 70 million dollars in fines and restitution for environmental crimes.…