Corporate & Securities Law

Mortgage Fraud: New Schemes Emerge
Certain U.S. markets are expected to continue to see incidents of mortgage fraud grow. In fact, LexisNexis Risk Solutions has identified five markets in Florida as being the weakest and most vulnerable to mortgage fraud...

Computerized stock trading leaves investors vulnerable
``... following the May 6 "flash crash," investors are beginning to understand there's a serious and often hidden downside to letting the machines run the markets.''

First American and NAHB add more housing markets to improvement index
The number of improving housing markets expanded for a fourth consecutive month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index. The number of improving housing markets rose 37% to 41 in December from 30 in November...

Canada Immigration and Vulnerable Workers
The Canadian government is taking welcome steps to protect workers who are vulnerable to exploitation once they arrive in Canada:Government of Canada introduces amendments to protect vulnerable foreign workers from human traffickingOttawa, June 17, 2009 ? The Government of Canada will today reintroduce amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to help protect vulnerable

Deals and Two-Sided Markets
Marc Rysman at BU has a nice introductory paper on two-sided markets (The Economics of Two-Sided Markets) appearing in the current Journal of Economic Perspectives. Two-sided markets are relatively common and often involve some level of network exteranality...

CFP: Law, Humanities and the Vulnerable Subject
CFP: “Law, Humanities and the Vulnerable Subject”From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: Call for Panelists AALS Section on Law and Humanities ?Law, Humanities and the Vulnerable Subject? 2013 AALS Annual Meeting January 4-8, 2013 New Orleans, LA The recent (and ongoing) economic upheaval in the United … Continue reading →Feminist Law Professors

Robert Fresh Markets Win $21.6 Million Insurance Lawsuit
Robert Fresh Groceries Wins $21.6 Million Katrina Insurance Lawsuit