2008-09 Financial Fiascos

Kirk Hartley

The TV Ad Wars for Clients: “Local law firms increasingly go negative against national firms i

TV advertising for clients is a fact of life. But, one problem (in my view) arises from internet recruiters who are with law firms, but...

Kirk Hartley

Insider Trading Accusations Move to Still Higher Ground – A Former Board Member of Goldman Sa

"A former member of The Goldman Sachs Group’s board of directors was charged today with giving confidential tips to Galleon Management...

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The Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and Other Laws Applicable to Sales of Products – Ru

Why do we find plainly so many immoral or amoral actions (and inaction) taken by so many of the people running some (not all) of the top...

Kirk Hartley

Bankers and Others Losing the Foreseeability Defense for the CDO Fiasco

Remember when Paul Krugman was exploding with outrage after Goldman’ Sach’s Mr. Blankfein testified to Congress that the financial...

Kirk Hartley

Major Bankers and Financiers, Litigation and “Litigation Reform”

With today being a holiday in the US for Dr. King’s birthday, I decided to take a holiday on the usual torts in favor of a little...

Kirk Hartley

Ratings Agencies Sued By Ohio Attorney General

It was just a matter of time. Seeking a civil remedy for the oft-criticized credit ratings issued by the various ratings agencies, The...

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Aiding & Abetting Investigation – Madoff and Austrian Interests

An Amlaw article here details global government cooperation with respect to potential claims arising from the Madoff ponzi scheme....

Kirk Hartley

$ 1 Billion Class Action Suit for Mexican Investors Invokes Aiding + Abetting Claim Against Stanford

The AmLaw blog post here describes and includes a link to a newly filed complaint that seeks $ 1 billion and a class action for Mexican...

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