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COLUMBIA, Md. -- Medifocus Inc. (OTC:MDFZF.PK and TSXV:MFS) a medical device company currently in Phase III clinical studies for the treatment of Brea...
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S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Blue Sky Laws
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LAS VEGAS -- Coffee Pacifica, Inc. (OTCBB:CFPC) announced today that it has been granted a permit under the "Blue Sky Laws" by the Texas State Securit...
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Many investors, including vulnerable senior citizens, are victimized each year in dubious securities offerings yet governmental regulators can do little to intervene. Utilizing the Rule 506 private placement exemption, promoters today can escape regulatory review by both federal and state securities officials. While states at one time served as "local cops on the beat" to protect their citizens, Congress in 1996 preempted state authority, thus creating a situation in which suspect investment schemes can proliferate below any governmental radar screen. This article questions the continued wisdom of this regulatory vacuum, especially in light of recent financial events. This article reviews the legislative history of this preemptive statute, the National Securities Markets Improvements Ac...
... full protection of the federal securities laws because they have either the sophistication or the... markets.26 State securities laws, known as blue sky laws, preceded federal securities regulation.2...
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Accountant litigation may now be pursued more often in state rather than in federal courts. This is because the Private Reform Act of 1995 has reformed federal statutes on professional liability, but has left state laws patterned about federal laws intact. The focus of litigation may shift towards state statutes such as the securities laws known as 'blue sky laws,' the mini-RICO statutes and the deceptive trade practices laws.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') is adopting an amendment to Rule 146 under Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (``Securities Act'') to designate certain securities listed, or authorized for listing, on BATS Exchange, Inc. (``BATS'' or ``Exchange'') as covered securities for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act. Covered securities under Section 18 of the Securities Act are exempt from state law registration requirements. The Commission also is making corrections to the rule text to reflect name changes.
... and their compliance with the securities laws and rules applicable to them. \12\ See Securit...See Jeffrey B. Bartell & A.A. Sommer, Jr., Blue Sky Registration, Securities Law Techniques (Matth...
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... thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where seecurities, blue sky laws or other laws require exchange offers and...
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...Pp.330-347. (a) State laws discriminating against interstate commerce on thei... can reasonably be assumed that the State's blue sky laws, not its general corporate income tax, pr...
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... one or more state securities ("Blue Sky") laws,2 and will in many cases find themselves subject t...
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... in conjunction with applicable state "blue sky laws," (8) which regulate the offering and sal...