On April 5, 2007, an Omaha NASD arbitration panel issued an award in favor of an investor alleging claims involving concentrated positions in Level 3 Communications and WorldCom.
Securities Law Update – May 2007
On April 25, 2007, Judge F.A. Gossett issued an interesting opinion in Credit Suisse Securities LLC vs. Hilliard, et al., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30597 (D. Neb. 2007).
Securities Law Update – April 2007
On April 5, 2007, an Omaha, Nebraska NASD arbitration panel issued its first arbitration award in favor of an investor alleging claims involving concentrated positions in Level 3 Communications and WorldCom.
Securities Law Update – January 2007
Yesterday (January 3, 2007), Judge Cedarbaum of the Southern District of New York issued an Order directing the transfer of a pending matter to the United States District Court of Nebraska.
Securities Law Update –December 13, 2006
Yesterday (Dec. 12, 2006), the NYS Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against UBS Financial which alleges fraud in its asset based account program (Insight One).
Securities Law Update –December 11, 2006
On December 8, 2006, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a new opinion addressing Nebraska securities law. A copy of the decision in Myers v. Nebraska Investment Council, et al., 272 Neb. 669, 2006 Neb. LEXIS 170 (2006), is provided below.