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Financial Service Authority wins appeal case on co-operation with overseas regulators

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United Kingdom
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March 4 2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) went to the Court of Appeal to seek clarification regarding its obligation to co-operate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC

Construction of termination and release agreement; claims in fraud

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United Kingdom
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December 30 2009

1) Cavell USA (2) Kenneth Edward Randall v (1) Seaton Insurance (2) Stonewall Insurance 2009 EWCA Civ 1363 concerned the construction of a termination and release agreement, which provided for English law and jurisdiction and, under clause 13, for a full release by Randall from "all actions, causes of action, suits, claims and demands whatsoever, whether at law or equity…save…(iii) in the case of fraud" on Randall's part

Second Circuit allows securities fraud claim alleging misrepresentations regarding nature, but not amount, of mutual fund’s fees

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USA
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April 27 2010

The Second Circuit recently overturned the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of a claim under 10(b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to management fees charged to a mutual fund in Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Management LLC

Italian government and EU are named as defendants in Eternit asbestos proceeding

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European Union, Italy
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February 4 2010

The criminal proceedings in Turin against the former heads of asbestos giant Eternit have taken a new turn

High Court finds that claim is excluded as a result of director's aiding and abetting

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United Kingdom
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February 4 2010

In the case of Goldsmith Williams v Travelers Insurance Company Limited 2010 EWHC 26, Mr Justice Wyn Williams considered the question of whether a company had acted fraudulently

Judge orders insurer to cover R. Allen Stanford's defense costs

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USA
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February 17 2010

According to the Houston Chronicle, U.S. District Judge David Hittner, who is presiding over R. Allen Stanford's criminal proceeding, has ordered Lloyd's of London to pay for the criminal defense attorneys defending Mr. Stanford and two other officers of his company who were recently indicted for allegedly running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme

District of New Jersey dismisses securities fraud claims against company that suffered data breach

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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March 29 2010

Late last year, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a securities fraud litigation that had been brought against a payment card processor in connection with the theft, by cybercriminals, of credit and debit card information from the company's computer system

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