Litigation

GAO Report: Financial Audit, IRS FY 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements
Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements, GAO-09-119, November 10, 2008...

China?s audit regulations ? Filings shortly due
Getting prepared for your annual audit inspection By Chris Devonshire-Ellis BEIJING, Dec...

PCAOB Addresses Emerging Audit Issues In 2008 Forums on Auditing in the Small Business Environment
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced the 2008 series of its Forums on Auditing in the Small Business Environment...

Audit deficiencies
Helen Roybark has just posted to SSRN a very useful paper, An Analysis of Audit Deficiencies Based on PCAOB Inspection Reports Issued During 2005: Abstract: Audit deficiencies have far-reaching implications on the users of financial reports, accounting firms and their clients, and the accounting profession...

Board Adopts New Ethics and Independence Rule Concerning Communications with Audit Committees and an Amendment to its Existing Tax Services Rule
The Board adopted Rule 3526 to enhance communication between audit committees and registered firms regarding the firm's independence...

New GAO Reports: Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices, Bank Fees,
Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006, GAO-08-326, February 29, 2008 Reprocessed Single-Use...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

My bank scheduled a funds transfer from the wrong account. Who's Responsible?
According to this situation, the only person to be held accountable is the bank ...

Atlas Cold Storage
Income Trust to pay $40 million to settle a class action that claims misrepresented financial statements.

Hayes Bicycle Group
Recalls Quick-Release Devices

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

Frank Bluestein, The Maximum Financial Group, Inc., Questar Capital Corporation, and Gunnallen Financial, Inc.
alleging schemed investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares FAZ Securities Fraud
Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares FAZ