On Tuesday SEC chairman Mary Jo White said her agency would try to extract admissions of wrongdoing from defendants in some settlements. But judging by the SEC's settlement with Revlon, says columnist Susan Beck, it appears the agency is intent on making life easier, not harder, for companies that violate securities laws.

Turns out Vice-Chancellor Laster, who last month blocked a shareholder vote on Del Monte's LBO because of its financial adviser's conflict of interest, isn't the only Delaware jurist siding with shareholders. Vice-Chancellor Noble on Friday called a temporary halt to a shareholder vote on Qualcomm's acquisition of Atheros. And once again, the financial adviser's fee is at issue.

Ever since Visa and MasterCard reached a $7.2 billion agreement to resolve merchant claims over credit card "swipe fees," critics have been coming out of the woodwork. Now they've formally opposed the class action settlement in court, with the objector's lawyers at Constantine Cannon warning of "serious risks" if the deal is approved.

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