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Martin Lipton, the legendary lawyer, says the financial crisis stems from the invention of the junk bond so many years ago. As the New York Times notes, Michael Milken begs to differ. He tells the... Read more...
You might have thought the days of the Wild East were over. Apparently not. Business Week Online offers a rather shocking story of how one Read more...
Three of Bill Lerach's clients have lodged an interesting charge in a legal proceeding. They say Lerach won a $10 million settlement in the class-action suit he filed on their behalf in 2001. But... Read more...
The buzz is that Dan Finnerty, the next in a line of Big Board specialists to go on trial, may point some fingers if called to testify. That's mere talk at this point. He may not need... Read more...
Blas Catalani, a former broker for Merrill Lynch in San Antonio, seems to be on a crusade of sorts. He has ironically sued Hydie Sumner (remember her?) and her lawyer, Linda Friedman, arguing that... Read more...