Corporate Accountability Report Index-Summary

NEVADA

– Whistleblowers, in-house counsel wrongful discharge based on internal complaints (D. Nev.), 15

NEW JERSEY

– Books and records inspection in derivative suit limited (N.J. Super. Ct.), 951
– Oppressed minority shareholders law, application to non-N.J. corporations, BNA Insights, 1123
– Shareholders of record, trusts under Bus. Corp. Act (3d Cir.), 223

NEW YORK

– AIG

– – Information withholding urged by N.Y. Fed. Reserve, SEC investigation sought, 40
– – Sham transactions, former executives liable (N.Y.), 1173

– Auditor liability

– – Fraud claim for hedge fund audit against PricewaterhouseCoopers, dismissal (N.Y.), 720
– – In pari delicto protection in AIG fraud (Del.), 279
– – Third party liability rejected, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers (N.Y. Ct. App.), 1179

– Bank of America merger with Merrill Lynch, N.Y. AG charges bank and former executives with disclosure violations (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 142; preemption issues in suit, BNA Insights, 687
– BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, N.Y. Comptroller to file class action, 679
– Choice of law, estoppel require forfeiture under “faithless servant” doctrine (S.D.N.Y.), 1316
– Civil frauds unit to complement SEC, 1084
– Ernst & Young, Lehman Bros. audit, N.Y. AG files fraud charges (N.Y. Super. Ct.), 1384
– Executive compensation

– – Morgan Stanley derivative suit, futility not shown (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1349
– – N.Y. AG seeks bonus data from banks getting TARP money, 40

– Jurisdiction in “stock drop” case, Moody's practices (S.D.N.Y.), 223
– Mergers and acquisitions, N.Y. Bd. of Trade and ICE, good faith in procedures (Del. Ch.), 171
– Merrill Lynch, N.Y. pension losses fraud suit (S.D.N.Y.), 794
– Mortgage modifications reducing investor payments, support lacking (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1172
– Pay-to-play, Common Retirement Fund

– – AG settles claims, 154
– – Martin Act charges filed against official (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 821

– Political contributions, shareholder approval requirement, legislation introduced, 407
– Preemption of N.Y. Madoff fraud claims and SLUSA (S.D.N.Y.), 308
– Refco, imputing acts of insiders to corporation (2d Cir.), 12; no N.Y. standing, 1296
– SEC staffing levels increase, 246
– Stock option backdating, Comverse settles (E.D.N.Y.) (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 22; CEO settles (E.D.N.Y.), 1299
– Stock options disclosure by Goldman Sachs, no artful pleading, remand to state (E.D.N.Y.), 885
– YRC Worldwide, bond sale probe request by Teamsters, 10

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE)

– Corporate governance principles, panel report, 1055

NEWSPAPERS

See MEDIA

NO-ACTION LETTERS

– Executive compensation, bonus delay for highly paid bank employees, 244
– Goodman Global Group, reporting obligations suspended, 1377
– Ratings disclosure of asset-backed securities omitted, 1315

NORTH CAROLINA

– Statute of limitations, continuing wrong doctrine application, closely held corporation fiduciary claims (N.C. Ct. App.), 331

NYSE

See NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE)