Securities: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tee to Green Golf Parks Inc. 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 21, 2011
Tags: securities, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tee to Green Golf Parks Inc.
00-CV-478
Judge Skretny
Background: The Securities and Exchange Commission has moved pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for partial summary judgment against defendants Tee To Green Golf Parks Inc., and Steven D. Blumhagen, and the [...]

Securities: United States v. Paul 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 9, 2011
Tags: Decline in Value of Collateral, restitution, Second Circuit, securities, U.S Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Securities
Restitution — Decline in Value of Collateral
United States v. Paul
09-3191-cr
Appealed from the Eastern District of New York
Background: Defendant Peter Paul appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the district court following his guilty plea to securities fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§78j(b) and 78ff. Thereafter, Paul was sentenced [...]

Securities: Standard Investment Chartered Inc. v. National Association of Securities Dealers 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 24, 2011
Tags: liability, Second Circuit, securities, Self-Regulatory Organizations, U.S Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Securities
Self-Regulatory Organizations — Liability
Standard Investment Chartered Inc. v. National Association of Securities Dealers
10-945-cv
Appealed from the Southern District of New York
Background: This appeal is from an order of the district court granting the appellees’ Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. This case arises out of the consolidation of the National Association of [...]

Securities: Landmen Partners Inc. v. The Blackstone Group LP 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 14, 2011
Tags: IPO, Second Circuit, securities, U.S Court of Appeals, Undisclosed Risks

U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Securities
IPO — Undisclosed Risks
Landmen Partners Inc. v. The Blackstone Group LP
09-4426-cv
Appealed from the Southern District of New York
Background: The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs’ putative securities class action complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 32 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. [...]

Securities: SEC v. Tee to Green Gold Parks Inc. 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: January 20, 2011
Tags: securities, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Securities
SEC v. Tee to Green Gold Parks Inc.
00-CV-478
Judge Skretny
Background: Presently before this court are pro se defendant Steven Blumhagen’s motion to dismiss and plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion for partial summary judgment. On May 31, 2000, the commission filed its complaint in this action alleging that Tee [...]

Report: Steven Rattner close to deal with SEC

By The Associated Press
POSTED: October 14, 2010
Tags: New York State, Obama administration car czar, pay-to-play, pension fund, SEC, securities, Steven Rattner

NEW YORK CITY — The Securities and Exchange Commission could vote to settle a securities case with former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner, according to published reports on Thursday.

Securities: Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System v. MF Global Ltd. 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: September 15, 2010
Tags: Second Circuit, securities, U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Securities
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System v. MF Global Ltd.
09-3919-cv
Appealed from the Southern District of New York
Background: The plaintiffs appeal from a July 23, 2009 judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing their complaint for failure to state a claim. They allege material misstatements [...]

Securities: Alliance Industries, Inc. v. Longyear Holding, Inc. 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 27, 2010
Tags: legal fees, securities, stockholders suit, U.S. District Court Western District of New York

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Securities
Stockholders’ Suit — Legal Fees
Alliance Industries, Inc. v. Longyear Holding, Inc.
08-CV-490
Judge Scott
Background: This is a diversity stockholders’ suit arising from the purchase of stock in a corporation to acquire its subsidiary and subsequent disposition of funds in an escrow account created as part of the transaction. On April [...]

Securities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Walsh 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: August 16, 2010
Tags: Case Digests, securities, u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Securities
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Walsh
09-3742-cv
Appealed from the Southern District of New York
Background: Janet Schaberg, sued under the name Janet Walsh, is the former wife of Stephen Walsh, a defendant in actions brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which allege violations [...]

Securities: Slayton v. American Express 

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 19, 2010
Tags: Second Circuit, securities, U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Securities
Slayton v. American Express
08-5442-cv
Appealed from the Southern District of New York
Background: The appeal is from a judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which dismissed the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint. In the complaint, the plaintiffs alleged violations of sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the [...]

Mortgage-backed securities gain investors 

By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: May 10, 2010
Tags: investors, mortgage, mortgage-backed securities, securities

Mortgage-backed securities, once used to fuel risky, highly leveraged residential loans, are back as the go-to commercial real estate investment. This time, stricter lending standards and larger equity …