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Bid to Crack Nasdaq's Immunity Shield Fails
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not recognize a fraud exception to the absolute immunity granted Nasdaq and other so-called self-regulatory organizations. Rejecting a lawsuit brought against Nasdaq for canceling trades in 2003, the circuit said that absolute immunity will hold as long as the self-regulatory organizations act consistently within the "quasi-governmental powers" delegated them under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and subsequent regulations.11th Circuit Obscenity Case Tests Community Standards on the Internet
The 11th Circuit on Thursday heard arguments in a case that involves some of the heaviest issues in the area of obscenity law, such as whether the government should criminalize adult films purchased over the Internet and viewed in the privacy of the home, and whether a Florida jury should apply its own mores to materials available all over the country. But the judges on the panel seemed interested less in hot-button issues than in sentencing matters and a personal problem experienced by a juror during the trial.Fallone Properties, L.L.C. v. Bethlehem Township Planning Board
Defendant-board's interpretation of its cluster ordinance as requiring a 70% set-aside of open space on a single self-contained lot and as precluding the proposed use of conservation easements on independently owned residential lots to make up a significant shortfall from the open-space requirement was reasonable and consistent with the overall goals of cluster development, the Municipal Land Use Law, and of the township zone plan, and its rejection of plaintiff's application is reinstated.On Appeal: Cruise employee's rape doesn't fall under arbitrable claims
Tort claims brought by a cruise ship employee assaulted at a crew party are not subject to arbitration because they are not related to the services the employee performed for the cruise ship, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held.A Safer Way To Find A Soul Mate?
As Valentine's Day came and went last week, all was not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry. The contentious issue of the moment mdash; pitting one of the three biggest companies, True.com, against its major rivals mdash; is whether online dating services can enhance their clients' safety by conducting criminal background screenings of would-be daters.View more book results for the query "Cox Communications Inc"
Bid to Crack Nasdaq's Immunity Shield Fails
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not recognize a fraud exception to the absolute immunity granted Nasdaq and other so-called self-regulatory organizations.The Bear Stearns Deal: What JPMorgan's GC Knew -- and When
A report by the Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general offers new insights into what the agency's enforcement director told Stephen Cutler, general counsel for JPMorgan Chase, on the weekend the bank acquired Bear Stearns. The report looked into allegations that Linda Thomsen, SEC enforcement chief at the time of the takeover, improperly gave Cutler information about ongoing SEC investigations involving Bear Stearns. Thomsen had been Cutler's deputy while he was chief of the SEC's enforcement division.Cite as: USA v. Farhane, 07-1968-cr (L), NYLJ 1202480691925, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 4, 2011)Before: Winter, Raggi, C.JJ., and Dearie, Ch.D.J.1/s
Up Close: Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association
As director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, Jim Calloway provides practice management and technology assistance to Oklahoma Bar members. Find out what gear helps him get the job done, what he's accomplished and what makes him tick.Supreme Court disbars 4 in large load of discipline decisions
On Monday, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued the following discipline decisions:In the Supreme Court of GeorgiaDecided: May 7, 2012S11Y1797. IN THE MATTER OF KENNETH ANDREW GLENN.PER CURIAM.This matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Kenneth Andrew Glenn State Bar No. 001170, in which he seeks imposition of a Review Panel reprimand.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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