Legal Eagle Review

ERISA Investigation of Reserve Management Company, Inc Announced

Written by Globe News Wire
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. today announced that it has commenced an investigation against Reserve Management Company, Inc. ("Reserve Management" or the "Company") for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
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Investigation of the Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan Announced

Written by globenewswire
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. today announced that it has commenced an investigation against Northern Trust Corporation ("Northern Trust" or the "Company") for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
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Investigation On Behalf of Certain Investors of Anadigics Announced

Written by GlobeNewsWire
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
New York, New York - The law firm of Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is investigating possible illegal conduct as alleged in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Anadigics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) ("Anadigics" or "Company") and certain of Anadigics's officers and directors for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Investigation Into PharmaNet Development Group Announced

Written by Globe NewsWire
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Atlanta, Georgia - Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating possible violations of the federal securities laws by PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. ("PharmaNet" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:PDGI). The investigation focuses on allegations that the Company knew but failed to disclose that many of its contracts with bio-technology and pharmaceutical companies were likely to be cancelled, and therefore the Company lacked any reasonable basis for its positive statements about its future.
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Banker and Brokerage Executives Charged With Multi-Million Dollar Financial Fraud

Written by Legal Eagle Review
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Washington, DC - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four individuals for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to overvalue the commodity derivatives trading portfolio at Bank of Montreal (BMO), and thereby inflate BMO's publicly reported financial results. The defendants include a former senior derivatives trader at BMO and the top two senior executive officers of Optionable, Inc., a publicly traded commodities brokerage firm.
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Transmeta Corporation Under Investigation

Written by Globe NewsWire
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
New York, New York - Levi & Korsinsky ("L&K") is investigating breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Transmeta Corporation ("Transmeta" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:TMTA) arising out of their attempt to sell the Company to Novafora Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Transmeta shareholders are to receive between $18.70 and $19.00 per share in cash for each Transmeta share they own for a total offer price of approximately $255.6 million.
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Investigation into the Constellation Energy Group Employee Savings Plan (401k) Announced

Written by Globe News Wire
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
New York, New York - The law firm of Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is investigating possible illegal conduct as alleged in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:CEG) ("Constellation" or the "Company") for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").
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