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Beacom v. Oracle America, Inc. (MLW No. 69256/Case No. 15-1729 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
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Read More »SOX whistleblower ruling leaves gap for courts, Congress
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling extending Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection to private contractors of publicly traded companies has some attorneys concerned about the lack of any limiting principle.
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Read More »High court clash could reshape Sarbanes-Oxley
A U.S. Supreme Court case may prompt Congress to scale back the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law, the measure that tightened oversight of financial disclosure after the Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. collapses. The justices on Dec. 7 will consider a challenge ...
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Read More »Homebuilder’s chief could face SEC ‘clawback’ suit
Beazer Homes USA, the homebuilder that last year settled U.S. allegations that it misstated earnings, said its chief executive officer may be sued by regulators to recover incentive pay he collected. The Securities and Exchange Commission sent CEO Ian J. ...
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Read More »The whistleblowers among us are crucial
In the fraud arena, whistleblowers are heroes. Time magazine selected three whistleblowers as its “People of the Year” in 2002. Harry Markopolos recently became famous for trying, and trying, to blow the whistle on Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Whistleblowers are crucial ...
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Read More »AIG investors to receive $843M in SEC settlement
American International Group investors will receive $843 million as part of a settlement of Securities and Exchange Commission claims the insurer, now under U.S. control, committed accounting fraud from 2000 to 2005. Checks will be mailed in the next few ...
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Read More »Auditing oversight board gets constitutional review
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a constitutional challenge to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to serve as the auditing industry’s watchdog. The justices on Monday said they will hear arguments ...
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