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Freight Accounting Fumble Leads to SEC Fine: UPS Penalized for Not Booking Known Impairment to Goodwill

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay a $45 million penalty for materially misrepresenting its earnings by improperly valuing its UPS Freight...more

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Is It Time to Take a Fresh Look at Disclosure Controls and Procedures for CEO/CFO Certifications?

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In New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds v. DeCarlo (Aug. 2023), the Second Circuit held, among other things, that CEO/CFO certifications mandated by SOX Section 302 constitute non-actionable statements...more

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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: 2020 Year-End Update

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The second half of 2020 saw U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") enforcement activity continue to rebound from deep uncertainty and change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. All told, the SEC—despite a full-scale...more

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Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Cybersecurity Company Based On Failure To Adequately...

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On June 14, 2019, Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action against a cybersecurity company (the “Company”) and certain of its...more

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SEC Files Settled Action Tied To Restatement

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The SEC filed another action centered on a restatement resulting from improper accounting and internal controls. In this instance the firm lacked procedures for dealing with related party transactions despite contrary...more

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