• Nasdaq has given [tag]Merge Technologies[/tag] Inc. until July 7 to make its required federal filings or it will be delisted. [tag]Nasdaq[/tag] first threatened the company with [tag]delisting[/tag] in May because of non-filing of a Form [tag]10-K[/tag] annual report for 2005 […]

  • Investor Yoshiaki Murakami was arrested today in Japan after admitting to [tag]insider trading[/tag]. He has been known for buying large stakes in companies and attempting to change them in ways that will boost the stock prices. Murakami was known for […]

  • A proposed settlement between [tag]Tyco[/tag] and the SEC’s enforcement division is pending before a U.S. District Court. Under the settlement, the [tag]SEC[/tag] will determine how to distribute $50 million paid by Tyco. The [tag]civil complaint[/tag] filed by the SEC alleges […]

  • Anne Majerik, a 60 year-old social worker from Pennsylvania won $2.1 million in a lawsuit against Beverly Hills [tag]matchmaker[/tag] Orly Hadida (who just goes by the name Orly). Majeric alleged that she paid Orly $125,000 to introduce her to wealthy […]

  • Former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski wants more. His first criminal trial ended in a mistrial and cost him almost $18 million in legal fees, while the second trial cost him $8 million. Kozlowski is appealing his conviction and is named […]

  • Jeremy Blachman, a Harvard Law School student, is the infamous author of the blog Anonymous Lawyer, which was a mockery of life at a large law firm. He’s now written a book with teh same title, which will be released […]

  • BusinessWeek has published a very interesting story about the [tag]outside counsel[/tag] for [tag]Enron[/tag], Vinson & Elkins. The firm played in integral role in Enron’s deals, and the [tag]SEC[/tag] is investigating the advice that the firm gave Enron. The question remains […]

  • According to an article on the Motley Fool site earlier this year, credit card debt is a huge problem. They say that Americans owe over half a trillion dollars in credit card debt. An analysis by the U.S. Public Interest […]

  • The [tag]American Institute of Certified Public Accountants[/tag] ([tag]AICPA[/tag]) lost the [tag]social security numbers[/tag] of all of its members earlier this year. I was notified of this via a letter dated May 8. The organization offered its members one free year […]

  • Yes, you read that correctly. A man in Milwaukee was stabbed last night in the chest after he and the suspect had an argument over a passage in the [tag]Bible[/tag]. Wow.