In the wake of recent high-profile power failures, policymakers and politicians have asserted
that there is an inherent tension between the aims of clean energy and grid reliability. But …

" Garbage to gold." That was the promise of Indiana-based plastics manufacturer, Lucent
Polymers, Inc.'The company's one product was plastic generated from recycled and scrap …

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was informed that Bernie
Madoff's high-flying investment fund was likely a Ponzi scheme, the agency failed to act until …

Regulatory diffusion occurs when an agency adopts a substantially similar rule to that of
another agency. Indeed, regulatory texts proliferate just like other forms of law do. While this …

Securities litigation is a virtually inevitable fact of life for any public company. Often, investors
sue because the firm's managers engaged in fraud that directly harmed the shareholders …

A robotic security guard has run over a toddler in a shopping center and caused him
physical injuries. 1 An Al chatbot has made slanderous comments online targeting a specific …

State Securities Enforcement Page 1 State Securities Enforcement Andrew K. Jennings* Each
year, state securities regulators bring over twice the enforcement actions brought by the …

During early 2021, the financial markets were shaken by an epic multi-billion dollar battle
between a loosely organized group of stock traders communicating through the discussion …

Companies targeted by SEC enforcement actions often face parallel private class actions
under the federal securities laws based on the same underlying conduct. But when the SEC …

Picture a stretch of highway with a speed limit of fifty miles per hour. Occasionally, police are
on the side of the highway to check for speeding cars and ensure compliance with the speed …