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Why did the housing meltdown happen in the US?
in Sox First, on December 8, 2008
...What are the unique features of that market? Some interesting insights in a Bank for International Settlements working paper The housing meltdown: Why did it happen in the United States? According...
Competes and Non-Competes
in The CIO Weblog, on November 4, 2008
...n the wording of the agreement and the venue of the suit (Washington state) and so the setbacks and settlements seemed to indicate a new weakening of non-compete clauses. After all, if legal powerhous...
FASB has drug makers squealing
in Sox First, on August 15, 2008
... give attorneys a licence to print money because they would be able to use the information to force settlements and influence juries. Knowing what lawyers are like, it's a good point. And bad gues...
GM and Deloitte settlement over lying to investors
in Sox First, on August 10, 2008
General Motors Corp. and its auditor, Deloitte have reluctantly agreed to pay $303 million to settle claims that the automaker lied to investors about its finances. The settlement seeks closure on a two-year-old class-action lawsuit which claimed that GM lied about its revenue, earnings and...
There's worse ahead - central bankers
in Sox First, on July 2, 2008
...he worst of the economic slowdown, think again. In its latest report , the Bank for International Settlements warns that we could be at a "tipping point" and things could get a lot worse. ...
Banking squeeze
in Sox First, on June 10, 2008
...illion loss and $6 billion capital raising in context. It coincides with the Bank of International Settlements issuing its latest quarterly financial report makes it quite clear that the banks simp...
Backdating litigation fails to deliver
in Sox First, on May 16, 2008
...nvestors from litigation have not been that flash. A NERA Economic Consulting study reveals that settlements from backdating class actions have fallen way short of expectations. Only six cases have...
Class actions rise: more to come
in Sox First, on April 2, 2008
...e 21 per cent, from 92 in 2006 to 111 in 2007. And don't be fooled by the total value of these settlements plummeting 60 percent from the all-time high of $17.2 billion reported in 2006 to $7 bil...
Hedge Fund Replicator
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 21, 2008
...ssessment of credit risks for institutions. Since this move last year by the Bank for International Settlements, a growing number of overseas brokerages have begun offering mutual funds and other inve...
Massive jump in securities lawsuits
in Sox First, on December 26, 2007
... 2007 was $33.2 million. That's up nearly 50 per cent from 2006. Similarly, there are more mega settlements of over $100 million. According to the data, 8.1 per cent of all settlements were more t...
Taxes, Your Home, and Off Roading
in Under My Helmet, on November 3, 2007
...9;s right. Developers and builders rolled over in lawsuits for the enviro-whackos and some of those settlements included Private Transfer Taxes .
These Private Transfer Taxes can be as high as 1.75%...
First Linux patent lawsuit has been filed
in The CIO Weblog, on October 15, 2007
The first patent-infringement lawsuit against Linux has been filed in Texas against Red Hat and Novell as of last week. The patent holder, IP Innovation LLC, appears to be a subsidiary of Acacia Technologies Group, a firm whose litigious proclivities have been well-documented.
Hard on the hee...
Mother of Three Dies After Being Detained at Phoenix Airport
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 1, 2007
...sented the government against failed savings and loan executive Charles Keating, has previously won settlements against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in wrongful-death lawsuits. ...
The myth of labor market deregulation
in Sox First, on September 27, 2007
... because it increases flexibility and reduces cost. This is what makes the Bank for International Settlements working Paper, The Global Upward Trend in the Profit Share , such interesting reading....
Securities lawsuits on the rise
in Sox First, on September 22, 2007
...a few years ago, but it's still uncomfortably high. Also, more money is being paid out. Average settlements continue to rise. Excluding the top 10, average settlement values more than doubled in t...
SPONSORED POST: Settlement Capital
in Bizinformer, on September 7, 2007
Settlement Capital is one of the advertisers on BizInfomer and we are excited to shine the spotlight on them as they approach their 20th anniversary serving their industry.
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Settlement Capital Corporation (SCC) established the secondary marke...
Paying for the last drop
in Sox First, on August 30, 2007
With climate change and shifting weather patterns, Water shortages are now popping up everywhere around the world. Whether it's in the US , Australia , Ireland , Bulgaria , Turkey , and other parts of the world. When there's no water, you can do only two things: pray for rain, o...
Death Bets
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 23, 2007
... In a NewsWeek article...
The life settlements industry-the business of buying and selling unwanted life insurance policies-is attracting people from a variety of backgrounds. In the past e...
Climate change litigation risk
in Sox First, on July 6, 2007
...las Morning News . "I can't say for sure it's going to be as big as the tobacco settlements, but then again it may even be bigger. We're not going to know until the regulatory ...
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire IGN Interview
in PCGamers Blog, on July 5, 2007
...tle. The player develops one settlement to a city and not - like in earlier games - several smaller settlements. "The Settlers: Rise of an Empire" focuses on developing a big city with produ...
COSTLIEST CELEBRITY DIVORCES
in The Celebrities Weblog, on May 8, 2007
...s not very happy about.
Check out this link for a list of the current celebrity big time divorce settlements.
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Boom for litigants
in Sox First, on March 23, 2007
...a suggests that payouts from securities class actions peaked last year in a Landslide of big settlements but they are now likely to go down. The Cornerstone Research study found that the tot...
Get Your Reduced RIAA Settlements Here!
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 28, 2007
Coming soon if RIAA has their way ... "AT&T - Your World. And Your Privacy. Delivered."
RIAA launched a new tactic in its war of terror against file sharers. It's trying to make your ISP an agent for the record industry.
What is amazing is the gall RIAA exhibits. Th...
Get Your Reduced RIAA Settlements Here!
in P2P File Sharing, on February 28, 2007
Coming soon if RIAA has their way ... "AT&T - Your World. And Your Privacy. Delivered."
RIAA launched a new tactic in its war of terror against file sharers. It's trying to make your ISP an agent for the record industry.
What is amazing is the gall RIAA exhibits. Th...
Bad week for Morgan Stanley
in Sox First, on February 8, 2007
... up for kids who were injured at birth or in childhood and subsequently reached medical malpractice settlements. Talk about low life! More on that from the Houston Chronicle .
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Running for water ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 6, 2006
...ner Matt Damon-is taking Engle, Zahab and Lin across a continent, through villages, oases and nomad settlements, past mosques and mountains and over camel tracks, in one of the harshest climates on ea...
HARD DAY'S NIGHT FOR PAUL MCCARTNEY
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 20, 2006
...rtney has denied the claims of abuse and stated that he will fight these charges .
As for divorce settlements involving the rich, they tend to be exaggerated, as are most things in their lives. I do...
World Habitat Day
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 2, 2006
...the first Monday in October every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all. It is also intended to remind the world...
Johnson & Johnson facing 500 Claimants in Lawsuit over Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 21, 2006
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Johnson & Johnson's latest SEC filing for the Second Quarter of 2006, did not disclose any settlements of cases reported over the past nine months in the press, and does not identify any fina...
The Amazon is Where it is at: Terra Preta Soils
in IfEnergy, on September 19, 2006
... thriving city, golden or not.
But scientists have also found patches of what could have been huge settlements in the Bolivian savannah. This place is now a dead man's area, flooded during the we...
DCIA Wants A Neutral Net
in P2P File Sharing, on August 25, 2006
The DCIA , the trade association for the P2P industry, wrote Congress to argue for support of Internet neutrality.
We are increasingly concerned that ISP plans for asymmetric networks will undermine the potential benefits of decentralized P2P technologies and their enormous efficiency adv...
Hollywood Survival Kit
in P2P File Sharing, on July 25, 2006
...students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford [P2P lawsuit] settlements." Do you stand by this advice? Is this really good advice for our children's fu...
Hollywood Survival Kit
in Digital Music - The Future, on July 25, 2006
...students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford [P2P lawsuit] settlements." Do you stand by this advice? Is this really good advice for our children's fu...
Pay or drop out of school
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 18, 2006
... suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford settlements."
Our plucky heroine continues:
Are. You. Shitting. Me.
There you have it, fell...
Pay or drop out of school
in P2P File Sharing, on April 18, 2006
... suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford settlements."
Our plucky heroine continues:
Are. You. Shitting. Me.
There you have it, fell...
Corned Beef for St. Patty
in Do you like to cook?, on March 15, 2006
... traditional but it is eaten with Irish bacon on St. Patrick's Day. In the early Irish-American settlements, bacon was beyond the reach of the immigrants that they substituted the cheaper alternat...
Fighting shareholders
in Sox First, on December 10, 2005
... contests declined from 27 in 2004 to 24 in 2005 but that reflects management's desire to reach settlements and avoid full-scale battles. At the same time, the number of activist campaigns where d...
Santa Barbara Foothills Hikes: Teardrops at Teardrop
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 7, 2005
... shades of ochre and brown. White mushroom growths clung to the sides of tall Pines like precarious settlements on the sliding hills of Quito. I remember smiling and thinking to myself how lucky I am ...