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SEC Freezes Assets of Chinese Citizens Accused of Insider Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has won an emergency court order freezing the assets of six Chinese citizens accused of insider trading in a China-based pork producer whose shares trade in the United States, the agency announced Friday...

Dangling in the Wind: A Closer Look at Asset Freezes
The WSJ takes a look on Thursday at asset freezes on defendants who've yet to be found liable or guilty of anything. Such freezes are well-supported within the law, but are they fair if they deprive a defendant the ability to hire a lawyer?

"Court freezes proceeds of Hicks book"
"Court freezes proceeds of Hicks book": The Sydney Morning Herald has a news update that begins, "The NSW Supreme Court has frozen assets relating to the sale of a revealing book by former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks as Commonwealth prosecutors attempt to seize all proceeds from the sale of the book...

Sina and Focus Media Drop Deal and then Issue Stock
The FT is reporting today that two NASDAQ-listed Chinese companies, Sina Corp and Focus Media, are walking away from their proposed $1.7 billion sale of substantially all Focus Media's assets to Sina because the Chinese Ministry of Commerce refused to...

Law Faculty Furloughs, Pay Cuts, Pay Freezes, and Hiring Freezes
The economic downturn has resulted in current, future, or threatened furloughs, pay cuts, pay freezes, and hiring freezes at over a dozen law schools: Arizona Arizona State Baltimore Brooklyn Chicago Florida State Iowa Maine Maryland Missouri (Columbia) Missouri (Kansas City)...

Hummer fails to get Chinese approval
Believe me, I'm all for the Chinese central bank reducing its huge foreign exchange surplus by permitting Chinese companies to buy esssentially worthless US assets. That said, I'm not really surprised by this report...

Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
How splits can affect stock value

Chinese Drywall Lawsuit Filed Against Nevada Home Builders
Chinese Drywall Lawsuit Filed Against Nevada Home Builders

Chinese Drywall
Homeowners Complain of Sulfur Smell, Corroded Pipes

Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Chinese Drywall Litigation Breakthrough Settlement Reached

Feature Film Piracy
Chinese company settles piracy suit with Hollywood studios.

Newspaper Employees
Chinese Daily News must pay $5.19 million class action settlement for failing to pay overtime.

MRV Communications, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
MRV Communications, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud