WLF's INVESTOR PROTECTION PROGRAM (IPP) was formally launched in 2003 when WLF
filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate
possible market manipulation between class action lawyers and short sellers of stocks
in targeted companies. IPP's goals are:
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Litigation and Regulatory Activity: |
| 8/16/2007 |
Omari v. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. |
| 2/9/2007 |
Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. |
| 8/22/2006 |
Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
| 5/17/2006 |
Neer v. Pelino |
| 4/6/2006 |
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly |
| 4/3/2006 |
Chance v. United States Tobacco Co. |
| 3/9/2006 |
Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. |
| 11/14/2005 |
Merrill Lynch v. Dabit |
| 7/28/2005 |
In Re iPod Cases |
| 6/30/2005 |
Washington Legal Foundation v. SEC |
| 5/16/2005 |
Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche |
| 5/11/2005 |
United States v. Rx Depot, Inc. |
| 3/21/2005 |
Owens Corning v. Credit Suisse First Boston |
| 2/14/2005 |
LiPuma v. American Express Company |
| 2/4/2005 |
Volvo Trucks North America v. Reeder-Simco GMC |
| 2/4/2005 |
Baxter International Inc. v. Asher. |
| 1/31/2005 |
United States v. Lane Labs-USA, Inc. |
| 1/19/2005 |
American Home Products, Inc. v. Collins |
| 1/13/2005 |
Texaco, Inc. v. Dagher |
| 12/9/2004 |
Johnson v. Ford |
| 10/13/2004 |
Simon v. San Paolo U.S. Holding Co. |
| 9/13/2004 |
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo |
| 9/9/2004 |
Fullerton v. Florida Medical Association |
| 7/23/2004 |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Engle |
| 3/26/2004 |
Azizian v. Federated Department Stores |
| 2/19/2004 |
Brodsky v. Grinell Hauling, Inc. |
| 2/6/2004 |
3M Company v. Johnson |
| 1/23/2004 |
Aspinall v. Philip Morris |
| 1/5/2004 |
City of Hope National Medical Center v. Genentech Inc. |
| 12/16/2003 |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Shewry |
| 12/10/2003 |
Price v. Philip Morris, Inc. |
| 11/26/2003 |
U.S. ex rel. Gilligan v. Medtronic, Inc. |
| 11/17/2003 |
Stetser v. TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. |
| 11/17/2003 |
Alliant Energy Corp. v. Bridge |
| 11/10/2003 |
Graham v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. |
| 10/23/2003 |
In re Kensington International Limited |
| 10/6/2003 |
Anschutz v. Superior Court |
| 9/4/2003 |
Howland v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. |
| 7/14/2003 |
Wilson v. Brush Wellman Inc. |
| 6/4/2003 |
In re Simon II Litigation |
| 4/7/2003 |
Ford Motor Co. v. Romo |
| 3/3/2003 |
In re CD Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation |
| 12/16/2002 |
Gilchrist v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. |
| 8/21/2002 |
Peterson v. BASF Corp. |
| 2/12/2002 |
General Electric Capital Corp. v. Thiessen |
| 12/19/2001 |
Farmer v. Monsanto |
| 9/21/2001 |
America Online, Inc. v. Mendoza |
| 9/14/2001 |
State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Lopez |
| 4/29/2001 |
Avery v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. |
| 4/16/2001 |
Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp |
| 3/28/2001 |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. v. Yourman |
| 2/2/2001 |
Wilson v. Massachusetts Mutual Ins. Co. |
| 12/27/2000 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court of California |
| 11/22/2000 |
In re Dow Corning Corp. |
| 5/8/2000 |
In re American Family Publishers Business Practices Litigation |
| 3/10/2000 |
In re Synthroid Marketing Litigation |
| 1/23/1998 |
Brody v. McCracken (In re Silicon Graphics, Inc) |
| 2/10/1997 |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. United States |
Regulatory Proceedings: |
| 8/8/2008 |
In re: Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| 5/20/2008 |
In re SEC "Naked" Short Selling Proposed Rule |
| 9/12/2006 |
In re: Proposed New York Rules on Attorney Advertising and Solicitation |
| 1/26/2006 |
In re SEC Fair Funds Distributions |
| 9/14/2004 |
FTC Workshop: Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions |
| 3/9/2004 |
In re: Fraudulent Asbestos Claims |
| 12/19/2003 |
SEC Complaint re Terayon Short Selling |
| 3/24/2003 |
Re: Petition for Rulemaking Requiring Pre-Notification and Disclosure of Certain Communications by Trial Lawyers |
| 2/7/2003 |
FOIA Request For SEC Enforcement Documents |
| 2/7/2003 |
FOIA Request For SEC Policy Documents |
| 1/21/2003 |
In re SEC Investigation of Short Selling |
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Press Releases and Litigation Updates: |
| 12/13/2006 |
DOJ Revises Corporate Prosecution Policy on Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege (PDF) |
| 12/7/2006 |
WLF Praises Federal Court Ruling Ordering Lerach Law Firm to Pay Attorney’s Fees (PDF) |
| 5/18/2006 |
WLF Urges Court to Restrict Plaintiffs’ Lawsuits Under Sarbanes-Oxley (PDF) |
| 1/31/2006 |
SEC Urged To Amend Fair Funds Plan So That All Money Goes To The Injured (PDF) |
| 12/15/2005 |
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns $10.1 Billion Philip Morris Verdict (PDF) |
| 11/30/2005 |
Supreme Court Allows Nonresidents To Remove Cases To Federal Court (PDF) |
| 11/14/2005 |
WLF Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Find Preemption Of State Securities Suits (PDF) |
| 8/31/2005 |
SEC Investigates WLF Complaint Against Milberg Weiss And Short Sellers In Class Action (PDF) |
| 8/1/2005 |
WLF Opposes Attorneys' Fees In Class Action Suit Against Apple Computer (PDF) |
| 7/5/2005 |
WLF Files Lawsuit Against SEC To Release Documents (PDF) |
| 5/31/2005 |
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction (PDF) |
| 5/20/2005 |
WLF Urges Supreme Court To Reject Broad Price Discrimination Theory (PDF) |
| 2/23/2005 |
WLF Represents Chamber Of Commerce Before U.S. Supreme Court In Business Civil Liberties Case (PDF) |
| 2/15/2005 |
WLF Files Objections To $11 Million Attorneys' Fee Request In Class Action (PDF) |
| 2/9/2005 |
Court Urged To Limit Liability For Forward-Looking Statements (PDF) |
| 1/18/2005 |
Court Disapproves Class Action Settlement And Remands Case To Special Master (PDF) |
| 1/11/2005 |
California Supreme Court Urged To Review $500 Million Damages Award (PDF) |
| 12/9/2004 |
Court Urged To Decertify Massive Class Action Suit (PDF) |
| 12/8/2004 |
WLF Asks California High Court To Curb Punitive Awards (PDF) |
| 11/3/2004 |
Court Upholds $200 Million Punitive Damages Award (PDF) |
| 9/8/2004 |
Washington Legal Foundation Featured At FTC's Class Action Conference (PDF) |
| 7/1/2004 |
WLF Files Complaint With New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer To Investigate Short Selling Of Stock In Securities Class Action Case (PDF) |
| 1/7/2004 |
FTC Rejects Per Se Test In Challenges To Patent Settlements (PDF) |
| 1/6/2004 |
Court Orders Judge To Rule Quickly On Motion To Disqualify For Bias (PDF) |
| 1/5/2004 |
Court Overturns Detention Of "Enemy Combatant" Jose Padilla (PDF) |
| 1/4/2004 |
Court Urged To Reject Per Se Test In Challenges To Patent Settlements (PDF) |
| 12/22/2003 |
WLF Files Complaint With SEC And DOJ To Investigate Short Selling Of Company In Securities Class Action Case (PDF) |
| 12/18/2003 |
Court Urged To Uphold Protections Against Compelled Speech (PDF) |
| 12/16/2003 |
Supreme Court Urged To Review Major EPA Superfund Case (PDF) |
| 12/4/2003 |
Court Agrees to Review Certification of Product Liability Class Action (PDF) |
| 12/3/2003 |
Court to Consider Bar on Suits Raising International Law Claims (PDF) |
| 12/3/2003 |
Court Urged to Permit Broad Searches of Vehicles Entering Country (PDF) |
| 12/2/2003 |
Court Urged to Disqualify Judge for Hiring Pro-Plaintiff Advisors (PDF) |
| 12/1/2003 |
U.S Supreme Court Declines to Review Major Property Rights Case (PDF) |
| 11/13/2003 |
WLF Files Reponse in Lawsuit over Access to Lifesaving Drugs (PDF) |
| 11/5/2003 |
Court Urged not to Undermine Efforts to Prevent Illegal Entry into U.S. (PDF) |
| 10/6/2003 |
Court Urged to Protect Businesses from Unwarranted Lawsuits (PDF) |
| 9/25/2003 |
WLF Urges Supreme Court to Hear Crime Victims' Rights Case (PDF) |
| 8/21/2003 |
Court Urged to Uphold Detention of "Enemy Combatant" Jose Padilla (PDF) |
| 8/6/2003 |
Court Urged to Review Antitrust Case Imposing Liability for Price Cuts (PDF) |
| 7/28/2003 |
WLF and Abigail Alliance File Suit on Access to Lifesaving Drugs (PDF) |
| 7/25/2003 |
WLF Board Member Susan Braden Confirmed as Federal Judge (PDF) |
| 7/10/2003 |
Court Urged To Bar Qui Tam Suits Alleging Fraud On The FDA (PDF) |
| 7/3/2003 |
Court Declines to Review California Limitations on Corporate Speech (PDF) |
| 6/26/2003 |
Court Declines to Review Decision Ordering Release of Alien Criminals (PDF) |
| 6/18/2003 |
Court Upholds Attorneys' Fees in Compact Disc Antitrust Class Action Case (PDF) |
| 6/4/2003 |
WLF Opposes Million Dollar Fees (PDF) |
| 6/4/2003 |
Court Urged to Decertify Nationwide Class Action (PDF) |
| 5/22/2003 |
WLF Invited To Testify Before Congressional Committee On Relationship Between Trial Attorneys And Short Sellers (PDF) |
| 4/9/2003 |
Supreme Court Urged To Reverse $290 Million Punitive Damages Award (PDF) |
| 3/25/2003 |
WLF Petitions SEC To Require Trial Lawyers To Disclose Contacts With Stock Analysts (PDF) |
| 3/25/2003 |
WLF Urges Supreme Court To Cap Class Action Attorney's Fees (PDF) |
| 3/20/2003 |
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Supports WLF'S SEC Complaint To Investigate Short Selling Of J.C. Penney Stock (PDF) |
| 3/5/2003 |
California Supreme Court Denies Class Action Status In Medical Monitoring Case (PDF) |
| 3/4/2003 |
Court Urged To Slash Attorneys' Fees In Compact Disc Antitrust Class Action Case (PDF) |
| 1/21/2003 |
WLF Announces New Investor Protection Program: (PDF) |
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Publications: |
| 6/2/2006 |
Financial Interest Disclosures Can Protect Markets From “Short And Distort” Manipulators (PDF)
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| 7/15/2005 |
Lawyer Conduct Rules Under Sarbanes-Oxley & State Bars: Conflicts To Navigate? (PDF)
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| 7/1/2005 |
ERISA-Related Securities Litigation Imposes Undue Burden On Pension Plans And Participants (PDF)
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| 6/3/2005 |
Strict Standing Requirement For Securities Fraud Suits Upheld (PDF)
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| 5/20/2005 |
Recent SEC “Regulation FD” Action Merits Attention Of Public Companies (PDF)
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| 5/20/2005 |
Lower Courts Will Determine Impact Of Supreme Court’s Securities Fraud Suit Ruling (PDF)
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| 4/22/2005 |
Enron And Worldcom Settlements Reflect Need To Reexamine Director Liability Standards (PDF)
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| 4/8/2005 |
Settlements In Securities Fraud Class Actions: Improving Investor Protection (PDF)
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| 3/11/2005 |
Judicial Oversight Of Class Action Securities Fraud Settlements (PDF)
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| 2/11/2005 |
Investors Should Benefit From Court Ruling On Attorneys’ Fees (PDF)
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| 1/28/2005 |
“Investment Activist’s” Attack On Coca-Cola Company Stock May Leave Bitter Aftertaste (PDF)
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| 1/28/2005 |
Federal Court Ruling Will Impact SEC’s Ability To Freeze Assets Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act (PDF)
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| 12/3/2004 |
Empower Shareholders, Not Courts And Lawyers, To Deter Corporate Wrongdoing (PDF)
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| 12/3/2004 |
High Court Should Review Ruling On Securities Fraud “Safe Harbor” (PDF)
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| 12/3/2004 |
SEC Enforcement Action Reflects Approach On Market “Gatekeepers” (PDF)
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| 11/12/2004 |
The “Race To The Top” In State Corporate Law: The Delaware Model (PDF)
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| 11/12/2004 |
Sarbanes-Oxley’s Retroactive Impact On Fraud Suits Remains Uncertain (PDF)
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| 10/29/2004 |
“Piggyback” Class Action Suits Don’t Merit Exorbitant Fees (PDF)
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| 10/29/2004 |
Corporate Governance Reforms Shouldn’t Weaken Directors’ Role (PDF)
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| 10/1/2004 |
Cooperation In SEC Enforcement: The Carrot Becomes The Stick (PDF)
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| 9/17/2004 |
Is Sarbanes-Oxley Vulnerable To Constitutional Challenge? (PDF)
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| 9/3/2004 |
Broudo V. Dura Pharmaceuticals: High Court Wades Into Murky Waters Of Securities Fraud Litigation (PDF)
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| 4/30/2004 |
Key Federal Court Rules On Securities Fraud Pleading Standard (PDF)
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| 1/30/2004 |
Lawyers, Other Corporate Advisers Face Exposure To Securities Claims (PDF)
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| 1/16/2004 |
Complaint Urges SEC & DOJ Investigation Of Short-selling In Class Action (PDF)
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| 12/19/2003 |
State-Federal Cooperation On Securities Enforcement Essential To Investor Protection (PDF)
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| 12/5/2003 |
No Longer "Kinder And Gentler": SEC Raises The Stakes In Settled Enforcement Actions (PDF)
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| 10/17/2003 |
SEC Enforcement: A Better "Wells Process" (PDF)
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| 10/3/2003 |
Analyst Conflicts, Efficient Markets and "Failure to Supervise"Liability. (PDF)
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| 9/19/2003 |
Ruling Injects Common Sense Into Runaway Securities Fraud Suits (PDF)
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| 8/22/2003 |
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Turning Lawyers Into Corporate Whistleblowers? (PDF)
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| 8/22/2003 |
Lawyers, Accountants, and Other Capital Market "Gatekeepers" Come Under Prosecutor's Scrutiny (PDF)
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| 8/22/2003 |
Federal Court in California Dismisses Securities Fraud Suit in California (PDF)
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| 7/25/2003 |
Sarbanes-Oxley’s Impact On State Corporate Governance (PDF)
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| 7/25/2003 |
State High Court Ruling Expands Private Securities Fraud Claims (PDF)
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| 7/18/2003 |
SEC Proxy Reform Initiative Could Have Significant Impact On Corporate Governance (PDF)
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| 6/27/2003 |
Protect Investors From Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Stock Manipulation (PDF)
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| 5/23/2003 |
Applying England's "Woolf Rules" In America Could Help Rein In Securities Class Action Suits (PDF)
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| 5/23/2003 |
New Securities Litigation Hazards: The Ripple Effects Of Sarbanes-Oxley (PDF)
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| 5/23/2003 |
Bondholders' State Securities Suits Pose New Threat To Wall Street (PDF)
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| 4/11/2003 |
Proposal Asks SEC To Require Disclosure Of Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Contacts With Analysts (PDF)
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| 4/11/2003 |
Can The Lawsuit Industry Copyright Its Class Action Complaints? (PDF)
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| 3/14/2003 |
Court Invokes “Enron” As Basis For Reinstating Securities Fraud Suit (PDF)
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| 2/28/2003 |
New York’s Martin Act: Expanding Enforcement In An Era Of Federal Securities Regulation (PDF)
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| 2/14/2003 |
SEC Complaint Urges Jurisdiction Over Plaintiffs’ Lawyers (PDF)
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| 2/14/2003 |
High Court Cases May Shape First Amendment’s Application To Federal Securities Laws (PDF)
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| 12/6/2002 |
Baseless Securities Fraud Claim Leads To Severe Judicial Sanction
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| 11/1/2002 |
Federal Corporate Governance: What Executives Need To Know (PDF)
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| 8/9/2002 |
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002: Will It Prevent Future "Enrons?" (PDF)
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| 7/26/2002 |
New SEC Disclosure Proposals Require Companies' Attention (PDF)
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| 3/22/2002 |
Public Financial Disclosure In The Post-Enron Era (PDF)
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| 3/22/2002 |
Aftermath Of Enron May Test Limits On Professional's Liability
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| 3/8/2002 |
Enron Provides Lessons On Audits For Accountant And Public Companies (PDF)
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| 1/11/2002 |
Auctions For Lead Counsel In Securities Fraud Suits Ruled Improper (PDF)
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| 1/11/2002 |
Court Strikes Blow Against Lawyer-Driven Securities Suits (PDF)
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| 8/24/2001 |
Financial Fraud Lawsuits: The Case For Stricter Judicial Scrutiny
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| 10/6/2000 |
SEC "Fair Disclosure" Rule Is Constitutionally Suspect
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| 3/17/2000 |
SEC "Fair Disclosure" Proposal Can Chill Market Communications
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| 1/21/2000 |
Federal Courts Deeply Divided Over Securities Fraud Intent Standard
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| 10/2/1998 |
Securities Fraud Defendants Win New Ammunition To Fight Lawsuits
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| 11/21/1997 |
Court Deals Setback To "Professional Plaintiffs" In Securities Fraud Lawsuits
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| 10/24/1997 |
Uniform Standards For Securities Fraud Suits Are Consistent With Federalism
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| 10/10/1997 |
Courts Should Uphold High Securities Fraud Intent Standard
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| 4/4/1997 |
Federal Court Dismisses Frivolous Securities Class Action
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| 9/6/1996 |
Securities Fraud Proposal Threatens California's Economy
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| 8/1/1996 |
California Ballot Initiative On Securities Fraud Suits: A Critical Analysis
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| 3/1/1996 |
Federal Securities Litigation Reform: Key Provisions And Future Questions
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In All Fairness: |
| 9/25/2006 |
What Happened to Justice? (PDF) |
| 6/20/2005 |
Criminalizing Success (PDF) |
| 3/28/2005 |
What's Up With The SEC? (PDF) |
| 11/22/2004 |
Disenfranchised by Lawyers (PDF) |
| 4/21/2003 |
The Judges of Madison County (PDF) |
| 3/10/2003 |
An Idiot's Guide To Class Actions (PDF) |
| 1/20/2003 |
Overlooking Stock Manipulation (PDF) |
| 10/21/2002 |
The Future of Tort Reform (PDF) |
| 8/26/2002 |
Litigation, Inc. (PDF) |
| 3/25/2002 |
Punishing Consumers (PDF) |
| 2/25/2002 |
Plundering Free Enterprise (PDF) |
| 10/29/2001 |
Stop Punishing Free Enterprise (PDF) |
| 4/23/2001 |
Who Should Pay for Our Legal System? (PDF) |
| 2/5/2001 |
The New Policymakers (PDF) |
| 3/20/2000 |
Gagging Free Enterprise (PDF) |
| 12/6/1999 |
Rule of Law, Not Lawyers (PDF) |
| 9/13/1999 |
It’s Time for Judicial Tort Reform (PDF) |
| 11/30/1998 |
1998: Year of the Plaintiffs’ Lawyer (PDF) |
| 9/7/1998 |
Y2K Becoming Another Sad Lesson in How2Sue (PDF) |
| 6/8/1998 |
How Plaintiffs' Lawyers Raid Your Nest Egg (PDF) |
| 3/16/1998 |
Let's Have a National Discussion on Litigation Excise Taxes (PDF) |
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Media Briefings: |
| 2/23/2007 |
There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Legal & Other Strategic Considerations for Congressional Investigation Targets (PDF) |
| 9/14/2005 |
SEC Public Offering Reform: Does the Law Finally Match Reality? (PDF) |
| 8/25/2005 |
“Trial Lawyers’ Enron”: Will Indictments & Investigations Expose Bill Lerach and Milberg Weiss to Shareholder Lawsuits? (PDF) |
| 6/9/2005 |
ASSESSING ARTHUR ANDERSEN: What Did the Court Rule and How Will it Impact Criminal Enforcement? (PDF) |
| 1/29/2003 |
Is "Creative" Enforcement of White Collar Criminal Laws in the Public Interest? (PDF) |
| 9/5/2002 |
Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley: What Lies Ahead for SEC & DOJ? (PDF) |
| 4/9/2002 |
The Criminalization Of Corporate Governance? Enron, Anderson, and Beyond (PDF) |
| 9/5/2001 |
Contingency Fees: Can Federal Oversight Protect Legal Consumers From Abuse? (PDF) |
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