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October 25, 2004 |

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October 31, 2000 |

RICO Suits Can Go Forward Against Chase, Morgan

A federal judge refused to dismiss lawsuits alleging two major New York banks aided and abetted a rogue trader in a worldwide scam involving the copper market. The judge found that Sumitomo Corp. stated plausible racketeering claims against Chase Manhattan Bank and J.P. Morgan & Co. The complaints seek $532 million from Chase and $735 million from J.P. Morgan.
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August 23, 2007 |

Lawyers 'Fly Blind' on Options Penalties

The stock options backdating scandal has produced some very nervous white-collar criminal defense attorneys because backdating leaves wide open questions for the end game -- what to advise clients who may face a potential jail sentence if convicted. "The first question a client asks is: What happens if I'm convicted?," said Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State University Law School. "If you say it could be probation or 10 years, that's not helpful. Lawyers are flying blind and lawyers hate that."
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January 12, 2005 |

The Fraud Squad

John Ashcroft may be stepping down from the U.S. Department of Justice, but one of the most successful initiatives of his tenure will continue. That's the Corporate Fraud Task Force, created to coordinate the government's response to a parade of accounting scandals. However, the focus of the task force is changing now that prosecutors are running out of obvious targets. Switching to a more proactive mode, the task force will turn its attention to preventing business crime.
5 minute read
August 12, 2003 |

Adelphia Fraud Case Allowed to Proceed

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October 07, 2002 |

Inadmissible

8 minute read
August 06, 2007 |

Judge Applies SLUSA Exception, Keeps Securities Class Action in State Court

A federal judge in New York has permitted a securities class action lawsuit filed against defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings to proceed in New York state court. Southern District of New York Judge John G. Koeltl ruled that breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by a shareholder pension fund were not barred from state court under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. The judge found that the claims fell within a savings clause for certain class actions.
4 minute read
January 06, 2005 |

Corporate Fraud Task Force Shifts Emphasis to Crime Prevention

John Ashcroft is stepping down as the head of the U.S. Department of Justice, but one of the most successful initiatives of his tenure will continue.
5 minute read
January 02, 2002 |

Federal Discovery

T his column reports on discovery decisions filed in October and November in New York area federal courts. The Second Circuit affirmed a District Court`s modification of a protective order unsealing deposition testimony, finding that the general presumption against modification was not applicable where the order was entered after the confidential testimony was given. Southern District Magistrate Judge Douglas F. Eaton applied the amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 in denying a discovery request as unjustified
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