Legal News

Statement of Securities and Exchange Commission Concerning Short Selling
News release: "The Commission has taken steps during recent weeks to address concerns regarding short sales in light of the...

Law Professors and the SEC
Race to the Bottom has an interesting article and I learned something new.The White House announced that Troy Paredes from the University of Washington in St...

SEC and Canadian Regulators Agree on Schedule for Mutual Recognition Agreement
The Chairmen of four Canadian securities regulators and the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a series of meetings coinciding with the annual conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), announced today a schedule...

Australia-USA securities and financial services mutual recognition
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have announced that the SEC, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Treasury Department have begun formal discussions to consider a mutual recognition...

Auction Rate Securities: From Boom to Bust…to Broke?
Washington, DC: While it may have occurred well before the market for auction rate securities turned to dust, alleged misdeeds by a major brokerage firm has resulted in a settlement with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

Hollinger settles civil fraud lawsuit with SEC for $21.3M
[JURIST] Hollinger Inc. [corporate website], the Canadian holding company with an interest in former newspaper publisher Hollinger International [corporate website], has agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] $21...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...

what are the proper and legal steps to dissolve a partnership in an ongoing farm business?
I would say that the final tax forms are dispersed for that year with the indica...

I work for a company who requires me to drive long distances(3000+miles a month) using my personal vehicle, While driving to a location back in March the engine blew. I kept all routine maintence up to date. Is the compa
I think, no. You get reimbursed a govt set rate per mile which includes reimburs...

My grandmother-in-law came to US for a short visit on a visitor visa for tourism. Due to some complications we had to take her to hospital in emergency. She was in hospital for 13 days & had a pacemaker put in. My granny
Having collections experience for over ten years, I can say that you are in no w...

What steps do I need to take to deed my house to my future ex-husband who I am preparing to divorce after 19 years of marriage?
You can record a " Quit claim " that relinquishes your interest in the...

Wooden Bed Steps
Recalled

City of Seymour, CT
$950,000 wrongful death settlement awarded after a police detective let a drunken man drive.

Securities Settlement
GMH Trust Securities to pay $8.75 million in pending class action suit.

Drive Through Discrimination
Jack-in-the Box pays undisclosed racial discrimination settlement to two customers.

Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

American International Group, Inc.
AIG