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Class Actions – Merits Review Is “In” in the Second Circuit
By Bexis
It’s a securities case – but a big one – and it bears mentioning here. In In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 471 F.3d 24 (2d Cir. 2006) ("Miles"),…
The D&O Diary
Daimler-Chrysler Settles With Its D & O Carriers
According to January 2, 2007 news reports (here and here), DaimlerChrysler AG has reached a settlement with its D & O insurers in connection with the $300 million settlement of…
The D&O Diary
Paulson Committee’s Weak Case for Regulatory Reform
When the blue-ribbon Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (popularly known as the Paulson Committee) released its Interim Report (here) calling for regulatory reform, it based its case for reform in…
Pension Risk Matters
Angelina Jolie, Christopher Cox and Pension Funds
Strange bedfellows? Maybe not. Here's why.1. Angelina Jolie has agreed to play the role of Dagney Taggart in the film verson of Ayn Rand's best-selling book, Atlas Shrugged.2. Christopher Cox…
The D&O Diary
Second Circuit Rejects Class Action Against Underwriter Defendants in IPO Laddering Cases
According to reports in a December 6, 2006 article in the New York Times entitled "Court Rejects Class Action Against Banks" (here, registration required) and a December 6, 2006 Wall…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New Article on Compelled Waivers in the Corporate World
By Ellen Podgor
David Seide has an article in The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation titled "Compelled Waivers of the Attorney-Client Privilege." The article discusses the application of the Stein opinions to…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Independent Directors and the SEC
Prof. Hillary A. Sale wrote the lead article in the current issue of The Business Lawyer, the ABA publication of the Business Law Section. I am sure it is destined to be…
The D&O Diary
A “Modest Proposal” for Securities Litigation Reform
As The D & O Diary has previously noted (most recently here), the attempts by the Paulson Committee to propose ways to improve the competitiveness of the U. S. securities…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
SEC Goes Formal with Dell Accounting Investigation
By Ellen Podgor
Dell Inc. announced that it will postpone disclosure of its current financial results and that the SEC has upgraded its inquiry of the company's accounting to a formal investigation. Dell…
Legal Profession Blog
Spindler on Corporations’ Release of Information After <em>Dura Pharmaceuticals</em>‘ Securities Damages Rule
Posted by Alan ChildressJames Spindler (Southern Cal., Law) has posted on bepress Legal Repository the article, "Why Shareholders Want Their CEOs to Lie More after Dura Pharmaceuticals." It will be published…