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New SEC Guidelines Hold that Anti-Retaliation Protection Applies to Internal and External Complaints
On Aug. 4, 2015, the SEC issued guidelines clarifying who benefits from SEC whistleblower anti-retaliation protection. The clarification was needed because the whistleblower statutes in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Act are perceived by some as sufficiently ambiguous as to create
Peter E. Borkon is an attorney at Hagens Berman's San Francisco office. His practice is focused on securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The current presidential primaries are a vivid demonstration
National plaintiffs' law firm announces tenth office, expanded California presence Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a Seattle-based law firm representing plaintiffs in high-profile class actions and complex litigation today announced the opening of a new office in San Diego, marking its tenth
We intended to write about why Facebook's, and it's underwriters' disclosure of downward revised projections to select institutional purchasers in Facebook's IPO is not only wrong, but illegal.
In a little-known but taut thriller called "The Prime Gig," Vince Vaughn plays Pendleton "Penny" Wise a smooth-talking telemarketing scam artist who
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., visited Hagens Berman's Seattle office on Aug. 3, 2015 to discuss gun control. Congresswoman Giffords, who was shot
A securities fraud class action was filed recently against SeaWorld with a lead plaintiff deadline of November 10, 2014. While it encompasses a class period of 04/15/13 - 08/13/14, our analysis indicates
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a nationally recognized investor-rights law firm, alerts investors of the Oct. 27, 2014, lead plaintiff deadline in a securities fraud class action against Santander Consumer
The new chief executive of Tesco, Dave Lewis, said on Monday September 22, 2014 that a £1.1bn estimate of first-half profit, issued less than a month ago, had been overstated by £250m. The stock
Investors in Key Energy Services Inc. (NYSE;KEG) deserve better. As reported in the FCPA Blog and elsewhere, in June: Key Energy Services Inc. said it is investigating allegation of possible bribery involving
If you stay abreast of the most recent Supreme Court news, you'd think that securities-fraud class actions were in grave danger. Every so often, authorities posit that the
The Supreme Court ruled on June 23rd in Halliburton, upholding the Fraud on the Market theory, but allowing Defendants to rebut the presumption
"There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and miseries... We must take the current when it serves or lose
Recently a securities fraud class action complaint was filed against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) covering purchasers of CTB stock from 06/12/13 to 11/08/13. The deadline for
Local governments that are less than forthcoming in their bond offering documents open themselves to prosecution by the Securities and Exchange Commission
Retired Football Hall-of-Famers Fight for Publicity Rights in NFL Lawsuit Ten accomplished NFL players, including five Hall-of-Famers, have filed a lawsuit against
At Hagens Berman, we specialize in providing ongoing protection for investors whose portfolios have suffered losses from fraud by malfeasance of publicly traded
At Hagens Berman, we specialize in providing ongoing protection for investors whose portfolios have suffered losses from fraud by malfeasance of publicly traded
