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Panel Rejects Bids to Kill Settlement
July 28, 2009
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has rejected objections to the settlement of a securities fraud suit against HealthSouth. <i>In re: HealthSouth Corporation Securities Litigation</i>, Nos. 07-10701 and 07-11908.
Who's Your Client?
July 28, 2009
A federal judge recently concluded in a widely reported option backdating case that the California law firm Irell &amp; Manella had "compromised ' important principles" involving the "fair administration of justice."
Bail for White-Collar Defendants
July 28, 2009
The Madoff detention litigation has revived longstanding questions about whether pretrial detention can ever be based solely on economic dangerousness. This article discusses the issue in depth.
Business Crimes Hotline
June 30, 2009
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
In the Courts
June 30, 2009
National rulings of importance.
Expanded False Claims Liability
June 30, 2009
Besides its changes to criminal law described in this issue, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), signed into law on May 20, 2009, significantly increases companies' exposure to civil lawsuits brought by the government and whistleblowers.
New Mandatory Disclosure Rule
June 30, 2009
Since Dec. 12, 2008, the ability of company counsel to make independent judgments and to advocate on behalf of their clients has been co-opted. That was the effective date of an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which covers almost anyone who contracts to provide products or services to the federal government.
FERA Expands Enforcement Options
June 30, 2009
The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), enacted in May, was easy to miss. Yet this small piece of legislation makes a number of significant changes to the federal money laundering and criminal fraud statutes ' changes about which lawyers who represent clients accused of white-collar crimes will want to be aware.
In the Courts
May 26, 2009
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Business Crimes Hotline
May 26, 2009
Recent rulings across the country.

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