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Fashion Retailer Failed to "Express" $1M in Perks But Skirts Civil Penalties

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Like a fashion trend that never fails to come back in style (we look fabulous in baggy jeans, btw), we're revisiting SEC enforcement actions involving public company executive perquisites – or "perks" – a topic we have...more

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SEC Takes Action Against Keurig for Allegedly Incomplete Disclosures Regarding Recyclability of K-Cups

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new climate-related disclosure rules remain stayed, the SEC has not abandoned its focus on sustainability-related issues. On September 10, 2024, the SEC charged Keurig Dr...more

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Privacy, Vulnerabilities, and Breaches, Oh My

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A recent SEC settlement shed light on data security and privacy concerns that public companies should keep in mind when drafting and filing periodic reports. The SEC settlement concerned a 2018 data breach at Pearson Plc that...more

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Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Not Just a Quarterly Certification

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On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against First American Financial Corporation for failures in First American’s disclosure controls and procedures. Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act requires...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC: Here Is When Loss Contingencies Must Be Disclosed and Reserved

When confronted with government inquiries, public companies commonly grapple with the issue of when events have escalated to the point that they are subject to disclosure obligations—or, further yet, require recognition as a...more

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SEC Announces Yahoo Will Pay $35 Million for Failure to Disclose Data Security Incident

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The Situation: The SEC accused Altaba Inc., then known as Yahoo! Inc., of misleading investors by failing to disclose a major data breach orchestrated by Russian hackers. The Result: Altaba has agreed to pay $35 million to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

It’s a material world - why the SEC’s Yahoo! penalty really matters

In the aftermath of the April 24, 2018, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement announcing its penalty against Altaba Inc., formerly Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!), for failing to timely report a massive data breach,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Altaba (Yahoo) Agrees to Pay $35 million Penalty as SEC Continues to Emphasize Importance of Cybersecurity Data Breach Disclosures

On April 24, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Altaba Inc. (f/k/a Yahoo! Inc.) agreed to pay a $35 million penalty relating to charges that it misled investors with respect to disclosure...more

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SEC Issues $35 Million Fine For Alleged Failure To Disclose Data Breach

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On April 24, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instituted a settled administrative proceeding against Altaba Inc., f/d/b/a Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo!”) for allegedly failing to disclose a...more

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SEC Targets Inadequate Cyberbreach Disclosure in Yahoo! Settlement

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On April 24, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settled enforcement proceeding against Altaba Inc. (formerly known as Yahoo! Inc.) arising out of data breaches suffered by Yahoo in 2014, 2015 and 2016....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Failure to Disclose Leads to $35 Million Penalty in the Yahoo! Cybersecurity Breach

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced Tuesday that Altaba, the entity formerly known as Yahoo! Inc., has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Yahoo Settles Claims by SEC regarding 2014 Data Breach

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an important administrative settlement with Altaba (Yahoo) related to the company’s failure to disclose a major security breach to its users and investors....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - September 16, 2013

UBS Settles RMBS Claims Brought by the FHFA - On September 4, Judge Mariana Pfaelzer of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an order dismissing with prejudice the Federal Housing...more

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