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Materiality at Overstock.com Inc.
Sam Antar made this nice find in regard to materiality, one of many issues at Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK). You see… materiality is an issue because, in addition to “unusual” material items at Overstock, we’ve seen several immaterial “unusual” items as well...

Did You Get a Notice From Trademark Monitoring and Notification Service
Mike Atkins at Seattle Trademark Lawyer provides this valuable warning. Atkins writes: Companies like this may provide a legitimate service. But from where I sit, it only looks like they?re trying to profit from trademark owners? inexperience...

C. Clyde Atkins renaming ceremony
It was a beautiful day for a beautiful ceremony this morning, renaming the Tower Building the C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse (at 301 N. Miami Avenue).Here's a picture I took with my cell phone of Chief Judge Moreno presiding over the events...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court won't review Atkins guardianship case
Last Friday, Jan. 18th, the ILB reported that the Supreme Court had denied transfer in the case of Guardianship of Patrick Atkins, Brett Conrad v. Thomas and Jeanne Atkins. Today the Indiananpolis Star has this brief item:The Indiana Supreme Court...

My Ten Cents: The SEC's Coming Guidance on IR Web Pages
My Ten Cents: The SEC's Coming Guidance on IR Web Pages At the NIRI Annual Conference, as appropriate for his audience, Corp Fin Director John White devoted a fair portion of his remarks talking broadly about the SEC's upcoming guidance...

Commissioner Atkins' Critical Comments of the SEC
Commissioner Atkin's term at the SEC expires during the Summer.  He may stay over if the administration does not appoint a replacement.  But if he does depart, the Commission will be losing one of its most vocal critics...