| Enhanced Antitrust Criminal Penalty and Leniency Provisions |
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| The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004, signed into law on June 22, 2004, as part of H.R. 1086, increased penalties for violations of the Sherman Act while increasing incentives for participation in the leniency program of the U.S. Department of Justice. More... |
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| Tortious Interference with a Contract or with Prospective Contractual Relations |
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| Parties to a contract are entitled to performance of the contract without interference from others. Interference with a contract can lead to claims of tortious interference with performance of the contract or tortious interference with prospective contractual relations. More... |
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| Insider Trading |
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| (Bounties for Persons Reporting Insider Trading)More... |
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| "Persons" Subject to the Sherman Act |
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| Sections 1 through 3 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1-3, provide for prison terms, fines and damages to be assessed against "persons" who enter into agreements in restraint of trade or who monopolize, attempt to monopolize or conspire to monopolize trade. More... |
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| Contacting Shareholders of Publicly Traded Companies |
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| Publicly traded companies are required to provide a process for contacting their shareholders in certain circumstances. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rules requiring companies to provide a way to contact shareholders as part of a solicitation of proxies or shareholder votes in opposition to company proposals or in favor of proposals put forward by shareholders. Companies also are required by the Commission to provide a way to contact shareholders in connection with a tender offer by which the company's shareholders are invited to sell their shares.More... |
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