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Jeff Skilling - Recent Sentencing

Do you think Jeff Skilling's 24 year sentence is fair?   Do you think given the "white collar" nature of his crime, he deserved less time? 

You may want to review the attached link http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_bi_co_ne/all_business_1

Prof. Meyers

Stock Options Backdating

One Route Seems Closed, So Lawyers Try Different Lawsuit in Stock-Option Scandal
by Julie Creswell - September 5, 2006
The New York Times

As the number of companies caught up in the options backdating scandal continues to grow, many plaintiffs' law firms are struggling to find a foothold and a payday for investors.  This recent article discusses how lawyers are using derivative suits in the fight against companies who manipulated their stock option grant dates.

Please click here for the full text of the article.

Share your thoughts!  What do YOU think?
- What do you think about the stock options backdating investigations? 
- What kinds of arguments do you think plaintiffs' lawyers will make in these derivative suits? 

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