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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInWeb Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending July 17
Here is the weekly summary for Securities Docket’s Web Watch (”This Week’s Best Blog Posts and Columns”): THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM (July 17, 2009): SEC v. Cuban: Case Dismissed (The Analysis) The trial judge dismissed the Cuban case because the confidentiality agreement alleged to have been executed by Cuban did not inclue a ban […]
FOX Business Video: Madoff Accountant David Friehling Pleads Not Guilty
FOX Business News’ Adam Shapiro reports in this video that in a surprise development today, Madoff accountant David Friehling pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. Watch the latest business video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com/” mce_href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com/”>FOXBusiness.com</a>
Court in Cuban Case: SEC Failed to Allege Agreement Not to Trade on Info in Question
As previously discussed here, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater dismissed the SEC’s insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban this morning. A copy of the Court’s Order is available here. In his ruling, Judge Fitzwater found that the SEC failed to adequately allege that Cuban agreed with Mamma.com (a) not to disclose […]
Copy of Order Dismissing SEC’s Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban
A copy of U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater Memorandum and Order dismissing the SEC’s insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is available here. Order Dismissing SEC v. Cuban
Spain: Telefonica SA Chairman Cesar Alierta Cleared of Insider Trading Charges
In Spain, Telefónica SA Chairman Cesar Alierta was cleared of insider trading charges today. The WSJ reports that Spanish court documents show that the court cleared Alierta of charges that date back to the late 1990s due to Spain’s statute of limitations laws. Alierta has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and is “one of Spain’s most […]
Former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox to Join Bingham McCutchen in Orange County
Former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox will join law firm Bingham McCutchen in September. The National Law Journal reports today that Cox will join Bingham as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office in its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice. Cox was Chairman of the SEC from 2005 through early 2009. Prior to […]
Breaking: Court Dismisses SEC’s Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban
This morning, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater dismissed the SEC’s insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. The AP reports that the court gave the SEC 30 days to file an amended complaint.
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for July 17, 2009
Allen Stanford Trial Delayed. http://bit.ly/12SPA4 # CBOE Chief Set to Urge Merger of SEC and CFTC. http://bit.ly/vaaYQ # SEC Says It Lacks Jurisdiction to Probe “Pay-to-Play” in Securities Class Actions. http://bit.ly/HRIyL # SEC ’s “Wish List” of 42 Changes It Seeks in the Federal Securities Laws. http://bit.ly/1zWmim # Stanford Victims Coalition Takes Full-Page Ad in […]
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