The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted defendants’ motion to dismiss one count of a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint, finding that the registration requirement under Section...more
4/17/2013
- Foreign Exchanges SEC Securities Exchange Act
A class-action complaint filed against Travelzoo, Inc. (Travelzoo) in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York was recently dismissed. The complaint alleged that Travelzoo made misstatements in its...more
4/10/2013
- Cannibalization Class Action Competition SEC Travelzoo
On February 22, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that an indictment charging the unlawful importation of goods into the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 545 and 371, failed to state an offense...more
3/7/2013
- FDA Imports Smuggling Split of Authority
On January 23, Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School’s Securities Class Action Clearinghouse released their “2012 Year in Review” report, which analyzes the federal securities fraud class action filings over the past...more
1/31/2013
- Class Action Securities Shareholder Litigation
The US District Court for the Eastern District of California recently ruled on the type of activity that constitutes a claim of impermissible “tying” under federal antitrust law, holding that the alleged misconduct of a group...more
12/18/2012
- Financing Housing Developers Land Developers Tying
On November 14, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission released long-awaited guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...more
11/20/2012
- Compliance DOJ FCPA FCPA Resource Guide SEC
In this issue:
- SEC Rejects Motion to Stay Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules
- Register for Our 2013 Proxy Season Update Webinar
- CFTC Proposes Swaps Report
- CFTC Issues FAQ on Energy...more
11/19/2012
