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Fait v. Regions Financing Trust

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging violations of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by the district court is affirmed where...

Napoliello v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In a dispute arising from an IRS investigation into a "Son-of-BOSS” scheme and its subsequent determination that petitioner's short foreign currency...

US v. Marino

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Remedies, Sanctions, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Sentencing of defendant upon a plea conviction for his failure to report a Ponzi scheme, 18 U.S.C. section 4, is affirmed because the district court...

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In a dispute arising from the liquidation proceedings of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 15 U.S.C. section 78aaa et seq., judgment of the...

Mississippi Public Employees v. Boston Scientific Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Health Law, Securities Law
In a securities class-action arising from defendant's recall of a coronary stent system and alleging Sections 10(b) and 20(a), 15 U.S.C. sections...

Smith v. SEC

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a dispute arising from an order of the district court lifting an asset freeze for the purpose of authorizing the interlocutory sale of a vacation...

VanCook v. SEC

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a petition for review of an order of the SEC finding that petitioner willfully violated the antifraud and recordkeeping provisions of the...

SEC v. Gabelli

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action alleging that defendants failed to disclose preferential treatment of an investor over others concerning certain...

Ashland Inc. v. Morgan Stanley and Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance
In a Section 10(b) Securities and state law action arising from plaintiffs' purchase and retention of auction rate securities, Rule 12(b) (6)...

Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 33 v. CBRE Realty Finance, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a private securities fraud action alleging false statements and omissions of material facts in the registration documents accompanying an initial...