Corporate & Securities Law

CJEU Decision Expected December 21
Contrary to the widely held belief that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would not deliver its final decision until sometime in 2012, after the EU's new regulations on aviation emissions are scheduled to take effect, it...

Tick, Tock: Temporal Application of the Rome II Regulation Referred to the CJEU
Two recent decisions of the English High Court consider the temporal effect of the Rome II Regulation, with the first of these making a reference to the CJEU as to the combined effect of Articles 31-32 of the Regulation (to my knowledge, the first reference with respect to this Regulation)...

EUtopia Law Blog Post on CJEU Aviation Emissions Ruling
Blog authors Brian F. Havel and John Mulligan have written a post for EUtopia law, a blog devoted to developments in EU law, about the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment in Case C-366/10 Air Transport Association...

Netflix Calls ISP Usage-Based Pricing 'Ridiculous'
As part of its most recent financial report (PDF) streaming video subscription giant Netflix said that internet service providers who charge by the gigabyte are "ridiculous." The company considered capping user data a ridiculous notion as well...

Initial Reaction to the CJEU Opinion
Yesterday's opinion by the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) [which was abbreviated in yesterday's post using the former acronym ECJ] affirmed Advocate General Kokott's advisory opinion with regard to the substantive legal questions at issue in the...

Letter: Arguments for new item-pricing law are unconvincing
The new item pricing law, the first law passed by the Rick Snyder regime, has gone into effect. In comparison to the old law, which actually required item pricing, the new law will be an added inconvenience to shoppers, making it more difficult and time consuming to compare prices of items while seeking the best bargains.

Washington Post WPO Securities Fraud
Washington Post WPO

Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Anzemet Pricing
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to $22.7 million settlement for inflating drug prices.

Bell Canada
alleging wrongful charging for long distance phone calls

Automated Calls
Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations.

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.