Month: December 2007

The $600 million settlement announced on Thursday against William W. McGuire, M.D., former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of UnitedHealth Group, is not only one of the largest in the options backdating scandal, but also the first settlement with an …

A Huge Options Backdating Case Raises the Question of Prosecutorial Standards Read More »

The world of securities enforcement seems to be devolving to repeating themes: options backdating and insider trading. In what almost seems like a repetition of last week, key SEC and DOJ securities enforcement cases focused on these two recurrent themes. …

The Week in Review (November 30 to December 6, 2007): Options Backdating and Insider Trading, Again Read More »