Litigation/Liability Trends
M&A Leaks Fall As Regulators Get Tough, Deals Drop
Increased vigilance among regulators and a subdued market for takeovers have deterred investment bankers from leaking information about deals, according to an international study published on ...Benchmark Interest Rate Setters Can’t Use Estimates: Regulator
Global benchmark interest rates should be based on actual transactions rather than estimates, the top global securities regulatory body said on Tuesday, after a spate of rate-rigging scandals knocked ...SEC’s Aguilar Urges End To Mandatory Arbitration Deals By Brokerages
A top U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday urged the government to consider adopting new rules that would prohibit or restrict brokerages and advisers from forcing customers to sign away their right ...U.S. Regulator To Fault JPMorgan Over Madoff Accounts: Reuters Report
U.S. regulators plan to fault JPMorgan Chase & Co, which served as Bernie Madoff's main bank for two decades, for failing to conduct adequate due diligence and report suspicious activity, ...
Preview: U.S. Top Court Weighs Patentability Of Human Genes
Soon after learning that his son had autism, Hollywood producer Jon Shestack ("Air Force One") tried to get researchers investigating the genetic causes of the disorder to pool their DNA samples, the ...
Fracking Growth Too Fast For Regulators In California: Report
A new report on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in California warns of the risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater near oil drilling sites, unless the technique is carefully ...U.S. Revives Probe Of Media’s Handling Of Economic Data
U.S. law enforcement officials have reversed a decision to wind down an investigation into how news agencies handle the release of economic data to investors, concerned some sensitive information may ...Fed Probes Early Release Of Minutes, Appears Accidental
The Federal Reserve launched an investigation on Wednesday into the U.S. central bank's worst security lapse in years, but said it appeared the early release of market-sensitive minutes of a policy ...