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MF Global's Jon Corzine Said To Face CFTC Lawsuit On Collapse
Jon S. Corzine, the former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs Group co-chairman, probably will be sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for his role in the collapse of MF Global Holdings, said a person with direct knowledge of the situation.Investigating the Legal Limits of Quorum-Building
The decision by 11 Democratic state senators to go AWOL to deny the Texas Senate a quorum -- thus blocking consideration of congressional redistricting -- raises questions about how far the Legislature can go to compel attendance of absent members. On the same day Democrats fled the state, the Texas AG's office wrote the lieutenant governor, advising him that the Senate has express constitutional authority to compel attendance of absent members.Aide to Georgia lieutenant governor surrenders in fire case
By Shannon McCaffrey, Associated PressAn aide to Georgia Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor turned himself in to authorities and admitted he set the fire in a building housing Taylor's campaign headquarters, officials said Thursday.Josh White, 29, research director for Taylor's gubernatorial campaign, was to be booked on charges of breaking and entering and arson.We're now only five months and eight days from the biggest rematch in doll litigation history.
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Scrambling with ID theft programs
A massive federal regulation requiring financial institutions and creditors to craft an identity theft program that detects suspicious account activity has lawyers scrambling to help clients comply. The rules, which went into effect Jan 1, require institutions to detect "red flags" that could signal identity theft and take preventive measures to stop identity theft.The Cuban American Bar Association and Cuban-American CPA Association hosted the Golf Classic at Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
Role of the Event Study in Loss Causation Analysis
Martis Alex, a partner at Labaton Sucharow, and Michael W. Stocker, of counsel to the firm, write: The recent havoc in the markets might make it seem a propitious time to be a securities lawyer. However, plummeting stock prices present their own set of challenges to plaintiffs pursuing fraud claims under the federal securities laws. Even when there appears to be ample evidence that executives misled investors about business prospects, market-wide share price declines can make it difficult to prove that the revelation of the truth about these deceptions caused the losses suffered by shareholders. As a result, lawyers and the courts are increasingly focused on the proper methodology for determining whether investor losses are caused by fraud. This new scrutiny has highlighted the benefits?and significant limitations?of the event study, long the mainstay for loss causation analysis.Trending Stories
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