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WILSON v. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMM'N

Sanctions, Securities Law
Petitioner violated Section 4c(a)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act by participating in "wash sales," and imposition of a cease and desist order,...

SEC v. VITTOR

Sanctions, Securities Law
District court's order, commanding defendant to comply with the SEC's decision affirming NASD's sanctions against him, is affirmed where the SEC did...

CARRAMERICA REALTY CORP. v. KAIDANOW

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action surrounding the fairness of stock issuing price, 1) the district court erred in finding shares void rather than voidable, 2) minority...

SEINFELD v. BARTZ

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A proxy statement need not have included a "Black-Scholes" valuation of stock options granted to outside (non-employee) directors, thus dismissal of a...

SEC. & EXCH. COMM'N v. HICKEY

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
The inherent equitable power of a district court allows it to freeze the assets of a non-party, when that non-party is dominated and controlled by a...

SEC. & EXCH. COMM'N v. MCCARTHY

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Securities Law
The SEC had standing to enforce an order affirming National Association of Securities Dealers sanctions, and section 21 of the Exchange Act permits...

SEC v. BERGER

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Where defendant's fraud was primarily perpetrated in the United States, the District Court properly determined that it had subject matter jurisdiction...

IN RE: BANK OF NEW YORK DERIVATAVE LITIGATION

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Where plaintiffs did not hold stock in defendant bank at the time of alleged wrongdoing, they lack standing to bring a derivative lawsuit, even under...

IN RE SERGIO R.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Securities Law
The juvenile court has discretion to grant deferred entry of judgment to an eligible minor, and a "no contact" provision of probation is upheld where...

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUBL'G CO., LLC v. AT&T CORP.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Media Law, Securities Law
In a dispute over ownership and control of a newspaper, a provision of a Joint Operating Agreement prohibiting transfer of certain stock is valid and...