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Refco Firms Can't Avoid Claims Stemming from Bankruptcy

The special master recommended that most of the allegations supporting a single claim of malpractice against Shulte Roth should proceed in the litigation.

Prosecutorial Misconduct Revealed in Sen. Stevens Corruption Scandal

Special prosecutor Henry Schuelke III released a report revealing that two DOJ prosecutors intentionally hid evidence that may have exculpated the late Sen. Ted Stevens.

Grant Thornton Faces Aiding-and-Abetting Allegations

The plaintiffs allege that Grant Thornton aided and abetted Refco's improper co-mingling of SPhinX funds assets in unprotected, non-regulated accounts at Refco Capital Markets, Ltd.

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Defending Audit-Malpractice Cases: The Audit-Interference Rule

By James H. Bicks and Robert S. Hoff

The rule may restrict the type of client conduct that counts for purposes of apportioning fault.

Damages: You Can't Always Get What You Want

By James A. Brown and Erin L. Delatte

Recent case developments prove the vitality of the familiar principle that malpractice plaintiffs may recover what is needed to make them whole, but nothing more.

Key 2011 Decisions in Shareholder Derivative Litigation

By Scott B. Schreiber, Kavita Kumar Puri, and Robert Alexander Schwartz

Courts last year generally reaffirmed well-established corporate-governance principles protecting directors and officers.

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