S.1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009

A bill to amend section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that provides substantial assistance in violation of such Act. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that provides substantial assistance in violation of such Act. as introduced.
  • Short: Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 as introduced.

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09/15/10
S. 1551 [110th]: Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of ...

17 Dec 2007

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07/17/10
BFH – II R 40/09 – Verfassungsmäßigkeit der rückwirkenden ...

... abgeschlossenen Entrichtungszeiträume eine Neufestsetzung der Kraftfahrzeugsteuer zu erfolgen hatte (Roth, Umsatzsteuer- und Verkehrsteuer-Recht 2007, 313; insoweit unklar Zens, Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe Fach 8 S. 1551, 1560). ...

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06/21/10
Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation

The Waters and Specter amendments essentially mirror the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act, S. 1551, introduced by Sen. Spector in 2009. The amendments would legislatively overrule what Senator Specter has ...

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05/10/10
The Concerned Californians: Financial reform to create more ...

That is also why he proposed this exact same legislation last year in S. 1551 (which failed), and S. 1504, which would lower the pleading standard and make it much easier to sue without any facts to back up a claim. ...

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05/06/10
Connecticut Political Reporter: Arlen Specter....Looking Out For ...

The amendment essentially mirrors the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act, S. 1551, introduced by Sen. Specter in 2009. The amendment (SA 3776) would legislatively overrule two decisions of the Supreme Court'', ...

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05/04/10
Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Entscheidungssuche

August 1949 über den Schutz der Opfer internationaler bewaffneter Konflikte (Zusatzprotokoll I - BGBl 1990 II S. 1551) zurückgegriffen werden, das auch für den innerstaatlichen bewaffneten Konflikt gilt. Diese Bestimmung lautet: ...

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05/04/10
Dodd and the Trial Lawyer Lobby Continue their schemes through ...

The amendment essentially mirrors the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act, S. 1551, introduced by Sen. Spector in 2009. The amendment (SA 3776) would legislatively overrule two decisions of the Supreme Court'', ...

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05/04/10
BVerwG 10 C 7.09 - Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Entscheidungssuche

August 1949 über den Schutz der Opfer internationaler bewaffneter Konflikte (Zusatzprotokoll I - BGBl 1990 II S. 1551) zurückgegriffen werden, das auch für den innerstaatlichen bewaffneten Konflikt gilt. Diese Bestimmung lautet: ...

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05/04/10
Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Entscheidungssuche

August 1949 über den Schutz der Opfer internationaler bewaffneter Konflikte (Zusatzprotokoll I - BGBl 1990 II S. 1551) zurückgegriffen werden, das auch für den innerstaatlichen bewaffneten Konflikt gilt. Diese Bestimmung lautet: ...

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05/04/10
Dodd and the Trial Lawyer Lobby Continue their schemes through ...

The amendment essentially mirrors the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act, S. 1551, introduced by Sen. Spector in 2009. The amendment (SA 3776) would legislatively overrule two decisions of the Supreme Court'', ...

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05/04/10
BFH – II R 44/09 – Verfassungsmäßigkeit der rückwirkenden ...

... abgeschlossenen Entrichtungszeiträume eine Neufestsetzung der Kraftfahrzeugsteuer zu erfolgen hatte (Roth, Umsatzsteuer- und Verkehrsteuer-Recht 2007, 313; insoweit unklar Zens, Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe Fach 8 S. 1551, 1560). ...

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05/04/10
Will the Financial Reform Bill Include An Aiding and Abetting ...

As discussed at greater length here, in July 2009, Senator Specter introduced S. 1551, "The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009," which proposed to legislatively overturn Stoneridge. ...

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05/03/10
Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation

The amendment essentially mirrors the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act, S. 1551, introduced by Sen. Spector in 2009. The amendment (SA 3776) would legislatively overrule what the senator calls ``two errant ...

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04/21/10
Andrew Tucker Avorn: John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain

Read More: Arlen Specter , Cdos , Financial Reform , Goldman Sachs , Goldman Sachs Abacus , John Paulson , S. 1551 , Sec , Business News. Get Business Alerts. Email. Comments. Allow me to add to the overabundance of analogies contrived ...

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03/22/10
SPECTER BILL AWAITS MARK-UP | The Law Firm of David P. Meyer ...

Senator Arlen Specter, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, introduced the S. 1551, which Specter stated was intended to overturn two "errant" decisions of the Supreme Court - Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank of Denver and ...

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02/20/10
PointofLaw.com | PointOfLaw Forum: Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street ...

In another bill designed to overturn a Supreme Court decision, Arlen Specter's Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (S. 1551) would undo the Supreme Court's 2007 decision in Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta. ...

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02/18/10
For the elimination of tuberculosis - Amon Rolanda

The House bill mirrors S. 1551, the Comprehensive TB Elimination Act, which Sen. Hutchison introduced. The legislation, which has now passed in both ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ...

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01/05/10
Fordham Notes: Fordham U. Press E-lated About Ebook Launch

Securities Reform: Dodd Measure Would Restore Aiding & Abetting Liability - *Last September Sen. Arlen Specter introduced** **S. 1551** which would overturn the Supreme Court's Stone Ridge Investments decision which barred "ai. ...

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01/05/10
Fordham Notes: Fordham's EMBA Program Gains Another Cohort

Securities Reform: Dodd Measure Would Restore Aiding & Abetting Liability - *Last September Sen. Arlen Specter introduced** **S. 1551** which would overturn the Supreme Court's Stone Ridge Investments decision which barred "ai. ...

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01/04/10
Top Ten D&O Stories of 2009 : The D & O Diary

The first of these, "The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009," S. 1551 (here), would legislatively overturn Stoneridge and allow private securities suits for aiding and abetting claims. ...

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12/01/09
Fordham Notes: RETC Partners with Charter School to 'Kindle ...

Securities Reform: Dodd Measure Would Restore Aiding & Abetting Liability - *Last September Sen. Arlen Specter introduced** **S. 1551** which would overturn the Supreme Court's Stone Ridge Investments decision which barred "ai. ...

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11/30/09
S.1504: Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...

That is also why he proposed this exact same legislation last year in S. 1551 (which failed), and S. 1504, which would lower the pleading standard and make it much easier to sue without any facts to back up a claim. ...

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10/13/09
Stoneridge Bill Sparks Enforcement Debate - Law360

S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009, was introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in July. The bill seeks to authorize a private right... Login ...

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10/13/09
Stoneridge Bill Sparks Enforcement Debate - Law360

S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009, was introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in July. The bill seeks to authorize a private right... Login ...

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10/13/09
Stoneridge Bill Sparks Enforcement Debate - Law360

S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009, was introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in July. The bill seeks to authorize a private right... Login ...

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09/20/09
Liability For Aiding And Abetting Securities Violations – Will ...

Scientific-Atlanta, 128 S.Ct 761, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) introduced S. 1551, which would amend Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that provides substantial ...

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09/20/09
Liability For Aiding And Abetting Securities Violations – Will ...

Scientific-Atlanta, 128 S.Ct 761, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) introduced S. 1551, which would amend Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that provides substantial ...

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09/20/09
Shopfloor » Blog Archive » Sen. Specter Wants to Expand Reach of ...

Arlen Specter (D-PA) chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week on his bill, S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act. Specter's legislation would return securities fraud litigation to the ...

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09/16/09
It's Time To Reinstate Aiding and Abetting Liability Against Those ...

On Thursday, September 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing consider the Bill, entitled "Evaluating S. 1551: The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009. ...

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09/16/09
Otherwise: S. 1551 - Arlen measure would restore aiding and ...

A measure introduced by Arlen Specter (D. PA) the Evaluating S.1551: The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 would overturn Stone ridge and embrace a private cause of action against those who knowingly ...

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