Washington, D.C., July 22, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company and a former executive in an accounting fraud scheme that ultimately cost the company more than $437 million in market capitalization and caused its stock price to drop by more than half its value during a […]

Philadelphia, Pa. (LAWFUEL) – July 22, 2008 – Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that John M. Ford, a securities lawyer focusing on investment company and investment adviser regulatory matters, has joined the firm’s Investment Management Practice Group as a partner in the Philadelphia office. “John has 12 years of experience assisting financial institutions with their investment

Washington, D.C., July 22, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission staff today released a new ComplianceAlert letter identifying common deficiencies and weaknesses that SEC examiners have recently found during compliance examinations of firms that are registered with the SEC. The ComplianceAlert is intended to foster robust compliance in the securities industry by providing information

NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The Rosen Law Firm today announced that it has commenced an investigation into allegations that ArthroCare Corp. (“ArthroCare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:ARTC) violated the federal securities laws by improperly recognizing revenue from certain sales in violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). On July 21, 2008, the Company

NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The Rosen Law Firm today announced that it has commenced an investigation into allegations that ArthroCare Corp. (“ArthroCare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:ARTC) violated the federal securities laws by improperly recognizing revenue from certain sales in violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). On July 21, 2008, the Company

(LAWFUEL) – A 20-year-old woman from Guildford in Sydney will face Sydney’s Central Local Court today charged with illegally importing drugs into Australia. Customs officers at Sydney International Airport stopped the Liberian-born Australian citizen for questioning, when she arrived on a flight from Canton, China, on Saturday morning. They became suspicious that the woman was

(LAWFUEL) – Commerce Minister, Lianne Dalziel, has announced the formation of a Capital Market Development Taskforce”. Cathy Quinn, head of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts’ Mergers & Acquisitions practice, will join the task force headed by investment banker, Rob Cameron (Cameron & Co). Other members are Franceska Banga (NZVIF), Jonathan Ling (Fletcher Building), Rob McLeod (Ernst

(LAWFUEL) – For the first time the Australian Federal Police (AFP) will use youth-focused websites like MySpace and Facebook to promote its National Missing Persons Week advertising campaign. The campaign begins this week with a series of broadcast and print advertisements and will go online at various websites including MySpace, Facebook, bebo, ninemsn, Messenger and

NEW YORK, July 21, 2008 (LAWSUIT) — Roy Jacobs & Associates announces it has filed an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common units of SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (“SGLP” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:SGLP) during the period from February 20, 2008

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 18, 2008 San Diego, CA – United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced that Micah Bachman, also known as Tyler Jefferies, of Lake Forest, California, was sentenced today by the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, United States District Judge in San Diego to serve 61 months in prison for bank fraud,