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- KONGSBERG Expresses Confidence in U.S. Suppliers
- WASHINGTON -- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, today expressed complete confidence in the ability of its suppliers to support production work on their Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station CROWS program contract received from the U.S. Army. Manufacturers including BAE Systems Inc. have a proven record of...
- Research articles 2007-08-31
- Maryland Court Digests: August 13, 2007
- MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Administrative, Review of administrative decisions: A circuit court's review of an administrative agency decision is not appealable under CJ [section]12-302. Dvorak, et al., v. Anne Arundel Ethics Commission, No. 143, September Term, 2006. Commercial Law, Intentional misrepresentation by borrower: Borrower...
- Research articles 2007-08-13
- Auditor negligence liability to third parties revisited
- ABSTRACT The Enron disaster prompted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with new auditor independence rules, creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, corporate governance and certification requirements, whistleblower protections, extended statutes of limitations, and more severe penalties. Although some provisions affect privately traded companies, the Act was primarily...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Punitive Damages for Breach of Contract
- The California Supreme Court finds fraud based on contractual compliance certificates. A recent California Supreme Court decision emphasizes the significance of ongoing compliance certification requirements in commercial contracts and thus highlights an increased need for those on the "front-end" of documenting deals to pay careful attention to provisions...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Misrepresentation by Omission in Settlement Negotiations: Should There Be a Silent Safe Harbor?
- I. INTRODUCTIONMark Twain once wrote, "[o]ften the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth."1 Indeed, a lawyer negotiating on behalf of a client often will mislead an adversary by half-truths, partial truths, misdirection, and, it has been increasingly held, by omissions.The ethical constraints on a lawyer's...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- Woman pleads guilty to US visa scam involving Cambodian children
- WASHINGTON AFP ? Hawaii resident Lauryn Galindo pleaded guilty Wednesday to US government charges of visa fraud and money laundering following a multi-year probe into the adoption of Cambodian children by American families, the Justice Department said. "The charges stem from a two-year investigation into the adoption of Cambodian...
- Research articles 2004-06-23
- Securities fraud
- I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Substantive Fraud 1. Material Misrepresentations and Omissions a. Misstatements and Omissions ...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- Misrepresentations cost Multigroup Distribution Services $80,000.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 January 2004-ACCC: Misrepresentations cost Multigroup Distribution Services $80,000C1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01152004 A failed Townsville freight business will receive $80,000 compensation after settlement of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission court action. The Federal Court,...
- Research articles 2004-01-15
- Plight of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act in the Post-Enron Era: The Ninth Circuit's Interpretation of Materiality in Employer-Teamster v. America West, The
- I. INTRODUCTIONIn the wake of Enron and other recent corporate scandals, the Bush administration and Congress acted swiftly to protect investors and punish corporate fraud with more severity than ever before.1 Interestingly, President Bush and Congress do not appear to be alone in the crackdown on corporate fraud. The recent...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Securities fraud
- I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Substantive Fraud 1. Material Misrepresentations and Omissions a. Misstatements and Omissions ...
- Research articles 2003-03-22
- ACCC stops false professional credentials claim by accounting firm.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 October 2002-ACCC: ACCC stops false professional credentials claim by accounting firm C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10042002 The Federal Court of Australia on Wednesday made orders by consent granting declarations and injunctions against an accounting firm for ...
- Research articles 2002-10-04
- Life after SLUSA: what is the fate of holding claims? The pre-emptive force of the 1998 legislation should not upset the long-held balance in the U.S. federal system by trumping all state actions.
- IN AN EFFORT to protect corporations from abusive litigation, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Reform Act or PSLRA in 1995, which made federal securities fraud class actions harder to maintain on a variety of fronts. One unforeseen consequence of the act was an...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Penalty for EI abusers - Income Issues - Employment Insurance - Brief Article
- OTTAWA -- Human Resources Development Canada plans to charge interest on Employment Insurance debts owed by people who have knowingly abused the system. Under the change, debts arising from misrepresentation by EI claimants, employers or third parties would be charged interest. The intent is to encourage debtors to pay more...
- Research articles 2002-04-15
- Securities fraud
- I. INTRODUCTION Seven statutes regulate Federal securities transactions. (1) Congress passed the most important of these, the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), in response to fraud in securities markets and a perceived lack of public information about the...
- Research articles 2002-03-22
- Crammers settle FTC charges; Over $700,000 in ill-gotten gains recovered to date.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 November 2001-US FTC: Crammers settle FTC charges; Over $700,000 in ill-gotten gains recovered to date C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31102001 Scheme operators who deceptively advertised a free 800 number dating service and then worked with a so-called "billing...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Keeping mud off the bench: the First Amendment and regulation of candidates' false or misleading statements in judicial elections.
- INTRODUCTION In the last fifty years, perhaps no facet of American constitutional democracy has changed more than campaigns for judicial office. Judicial elections long stood in sharp contrast to elections for executive, legislative, or administrative office. In keeping with the judicial role of...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Kirby McInerney & Squire, LLP Announces Securities Class Periods
- Business Editors & Legal Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 29, 2000 The following is an announcement from the law firm of Kirby McInerney & Squire, LLP: Kirby McInerney & Squire, LLP reminds purchasers of the following securities that class action complaints were filed, on behalf of investors purchasing...
- Research articles 2000-09-29
- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against EConnect, Inc. On Behalf Of Shareholders Who Purchased Stock Between November 18, 1999 and March 13, 2000
- Business Editors & Legal Writers SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--March 15, 2000 Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against EConnect, Inc. On Behalf Of Shareholders Who Purchased Stock Between November 18, 1999 and March 13, 2000 A class action lawsuit was...
- Research articles 2000-03-15
- Milberg Weiss Files Class Action Suit Against Bergen Brunswig Corp. and Its Officers and Directors Alleging Misrepresentations and False Financial Statements
- SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 16, 1999-- Milberg Weiss (http://www.milberg.com) announces that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on against Bergen Brunswig Corp. ("Bergen") (NYSE:BBC) and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the federal securities laws...
- Research articles 1999-11-17
- Class Action Commenced by Kirby McInerney & Squire, LLP Against Evans Systems, Inc
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 20, 1999-- A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of all purchasers of Evans Systems, Inc ("Evans") (NASDAQ:EVSI) securities between December 29, 1997 and June 8, 1999 (the "Class Period"). The...
- Research articles 1999-07-20
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