Consider the following story. John Smith has worked for Jane Doe for 15 years. Doe runs a small, but profitable, media consulting business. Smith has been one of Doe’s most …
What is the amount of fines assessed by Finra this year? Thus far, 2016 has been a banner year for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Buoyed in part by …
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) recently announced that the new Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) Rules will become effective April 14, 2017. While CABs still must be registered with the …
New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) November 22, 2016 – Freiberger Haber LLP is pleased to announce that Freiberger Haber LLP, the firm’s principal, has been quoted in a two-part …
What are the seal provisions in a qui tam complaint? The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing the conditions under which a federal court should dismiss lawsuits brought by whistleblowers who …
On November 4, 2016, a judge sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) fiduciary duty rules that were adopted …
On November 14, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had awarded more than $20 million to a whistleblower “who promptly came forward with valuable information that …
On October 25, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department issued a unanimous decision addressing the protection of confidential information. In BitSight Technologies, Inc. v. SecurityScorecard, Inc., 2016 NY Slip Op. …
On November 1, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on an appeal that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. brought in a case filed by two whistleblowers back in 2006. (This …
On November 3, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department revived a case against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase & Co., the parent company of Bear Stearns & Co. …
