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Jury Convicts Credit Suisse Banker of Insider Trading
How about a little insider-trading news with your Tuesday morning muffin? Former Credit Suisse banker Hafiz Muhammad Zubair Naseem was convicted of criminal charges yesterday alleging that he improperly tipped off a prominent investment Pakistani banker about pending mergers...

Former E&Y partner in insider trading charge
A former partner at Ernst and Young (E&Y), the accountancy firm, and an investment banker have been charged with insider dealing on several takeovers including the Blackstone Group’s buyout of Freescale Semiconductor in 2006.

"The Insider Trading Charges Against Mark Cuban":
A detailed analysis from my colleague Prof. Stephen Bainbridge (BusinessAssociationsBlog...

In Insider Trading Case, Law Profs Come off Bench for Cuban
Five esteemed law professors have filed an amicus brief on the behalf of Mark Cuban, the tech mogul and Dallas Mavericks owner alleged to have engaged in an insider trading scheme in 2004.

Small-Time Insider Trading ? How Often Does it Happen?
Recently we’ve been focusing on big-ticket items, like the implosion of a $1...

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...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

My fiance's check is DD into a local credit union. Bank seems to have a pattern of "invisibly holding" charges from the debit card until just HOURS before his DD is processed (and this is after hours, of course). Over th
Have your fiance take the information you've collected and go into the bank...

Can a collection acgency collection on a debt that has been removed from my credit report?
Send them a certified Verification of Debt letter. By law they have 30 days to s...

Who do I sue if my car was towed illegally to make room for a street repaving?
It is understandable that you feel offended in this matter. From your point-of-v...

I was charged with a petty larceny crime for stolen checks and ordered only to pay restitution. No time no probation, and i paid the restitution. could any other charges or cases be brought up against me?
The government is very peculiar when you think you know them they do something o...

I had a fire in my home over four months ago and have still not received a check for the contents of the home from the insurance company. I am also having a problem with the company that reconstructed the home. Some thin
Writing to the chairman always works. You'll get a quick call from the executive...

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

Hershey Co. et al.
allegedly involved in a chocolate price fixing scheme.

Citigroup
Faces Gender Discrimination Class Action

Citigroup Smith Barney
Settle Gender Class Action for $33 Million

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.

American Equity Investment Life
Settles Class Action