In March 2023, the SEC imposed a total monetary settlement of $79.5 million in SEC v. Barksdale et al., of which $56.3 million consisted of disgorgement and prejudgment interest. This was the largest monetary penalty imposed...more
Former CEO Indicted for Misleading Investors About COVID-19 Test Kits - A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Marc Schessel—the former CEO of SCWorx Corp.—on two counts of securities fraud for allegedly misleading...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more
With a judgment handed down on 12 May 2016 (Case T-669/14, Trioplast Industrier AB v. European Commission), the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) dismissed an action brought by Trioplast Industrier AB (Trioplast...more
Entering into new, international markets may be good for developing business, but it also carries certain risks. This is particularly true in many countries where doing business may include making gifts, paying gratuities and...more
One thing the SEC likes to do is bring cases with a lot of deterrent value. That is, cases that it hopes will scare other people and companies into complying with the law. Often that means cases with large price tags...more
Last week the SEC reported that Diebold, Inc. agreed to pay more than $48 million in fines and prejudgment interest to settle SEC civil charges and DOJ criminal charges that it had violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....more