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Supreme Court considers securities fraud lawsuit that will affect Enron investors
WASHINGTON AP - The hopes of Enron investors are riding on a Supreme Court case that may be the last chance at compensation for their losses when the scandal-ridden energy company collapsed.Much of corporate America has jumped into the court fight, arguing that shareholders in companies that commit securities fraud should not be allowed to sue banks, accountants, lawfirms and suppliers that allegedly participated in the fraud.With Potential Bankruptcy Looming, Three Dewey Lenders Cash Out
Delaware Likely Shut Out of Facebook Litigation, Experts Say
As investor litigation continues to mount over Facebook's subpar initial public offering, two plaintiffs attorneys say it is unlikely that any litigation would be filed in Delaware, despite the social media giant's status as a Delaware corporation.Why Did SEC Deny Proxy Access to Shareholders on Election Procedures?
On Nov. 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) that effectively denies shareholders access to the director-nomination process. This amendment allows a company to omit from its proxy material any proposal that relates to a nomination or an election for membership on a company's board of directors or a procedure for such nominations or elections.Strategies for Building Your Firm's Extranet
Some see an extranet as a silver bullet that can meet all kinds of challenges: A partner needs to collaborate with co-counsel in Munich; a client wants to check the status of pending H1 visas; a rainmaker needs a whiz-bang "leave-behind" for a big pitch. Actually, extranets can do all that, but they aren't often asked to. Many firms don't even know where to begin.A Bank's Ability to Set Off Customer Debt From Money Held in Trust
Scott I. Davidson of King & Spalding, discusses how banks should be aware that as a setoff can only be accomplished if there are mutual obligations, if the funds in the customer's account are trust funds—and, thus, not the property of the customer but of a third party—a setoff could be found to be improper and amount to conversion of the third party's funds.New Battle Over the Future of Elder Care: Arbitration vs. Litigation
Richard A. Dollinger, a member of the New York Court of Claims and acting Supreme Court Justice, writes that there is a civil war underway between the states and the federal courts over long-term care and health care policy, and it all has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act.Asia Deal Digest: August 8, 2013
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