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FSA challenged over insider trading case
A father and son accused of insider trading today asked for the case against them to be dismissed on procedural grounds.

Small-Time Insider Trading How Often Does it Happen
Recently we’ve been focusing on big-ticket items, like the implosion of a $1.6 billion hedge fund. How about a little insider-trading case to lighten up our Friday afternoon? According to a report on Dow Jones Newswires (link unavailable), the SEC said today that it filed an insider-trading complaint against Adrian P...

Ex-EADS chief held over insider trading claims
Noel Forgeard, once the most powerful man in Europe's aerospace industry, suffered a stinging humiliation today as he was detained by police in connection with the insider trading allegations that have rocked EADS, the aerospace and defence giant.

Bainbridge on Insider Trading Cases
Stephen M. Bainbridge (University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law) has posted The Iconic Insider Trading Cases on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This essay traces the evolution of insider trading jurisprudence, focusing on the three iconic Supreme...

Some Thoughts on the Nacchio Decision and Insider Trading
On the flight back from my spring break ski trip, I had a chance to read the recent Tenth Circuit opinion reversing the insider trading conviction of former Qwest CEO, Joseph Nacchio...

Theft and Insider Trading
Posted by: Paul Rose In Friday's New York Times, Floyd Norris discusses a case in which a hacker obtained material, non-public information and made $296,456 in trading profits. Do insider trading laws require him to forfeit the gains? This situation...

Child Support
Finding the Noncustodial Parent ( Deadbeat Dads )

Trading Fraud
Former stock trader to pay $55,000 in CFTC settlement.

City Streets and Jake Aaron Strickland
$1.2 million wrongful death settlement awarded after a husband and father was killed by a convicted drunk driver.

Oil and Gas
industry workers allegedly subject to serious accident injury from hazardous conditions.

Water Contamination
Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.