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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hot From Financial Newspaper: “Forex Peace Army is once more facing claims of negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty following the US Court of Appeals and the Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint charging?
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In the British National Corpus:
This means that there is uncertainty as to whether the generalised advance disclosures made in client agreements will, in the absence of subsequent specific disclosure, always guarantee protection against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
LA Observed: I’m told that lawyers representing current and former Los Angeles Times newsroom staffers are filing a class – action federal lawsuit against Sam Zell and Tribune this morning in Los Angeles, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest and other violations of ERISA, the law that safeguards the proper handling of retirement benefits like pensions and trusts.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A corporate fiduciary was sued for breach of fiduciary duty on the theory that it failed to do estate planning.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
According to economist Steven Levitt in his 2005 book Freakonomics, in practical terms, there is rarely a great enough difference between the listing (asking) price and the negotiated selling price to make a significant difference between the commissions generated on each side, and certainly hardly enough to justify an agent failing in his fiduciary duty to obtain the best terms for his / her client.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It also relieves the board of its fiduciary duty in the event that members’ do not approve sufficient funding.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For this reason, Defendant’s claims alleging breach of fiduciary duty should be dismissed.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Felder responded by filing two lawsuits against “Eagles, Ltd., a California corporation; Don Henley, an individual; Glenn Frey, an individual; and Does 1 – 50”, alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied – in – fact contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, reportedly seeking $ 50 million in damages.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They gave up their fiduciary duty.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Wal – Mart filed the fraud, misconduct and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit in 2005 in Benton County Circuit Court, attempting to void the retirement agreement made with Coughlin, now 59, when he ended his 28 – year employment in January 2005.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We expect, once we complete the discovery process, that the only two claims that remain in the case – breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty – will also be dismissed.”
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In Wikipedia:
Major shareholders have filed lawsuits accusing former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean and UHC’s other directors of failing in their fiduciary duty.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Brokers and agents don’t have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Does the developer have a trustee level of fiduciary duty to ensure that the master deed (governing documents in general) provides neutral and fair voting rights with a neutral and fair voting process?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The majority determined that the District Court failed to apply the appropriate law, namely Texas law, which does not require a showing of actual injury in order to maintain a claim for breach of fiduciary duty when the remedy sought is disgorgement of attorneys’ fees.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you’re a government (etc.) and you have a fiduciary duty to the people, it’s absolutely unethical to keep public data in closed, encumbered formats.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
This fiduciary duty differs from the suitability obligations that govern brokers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
limitations on fiduciary duty liability in public uncorporations such
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Fiduciary Duty to Buyers and Sellers – Confidentiality Just a little background might help in understanding a Realtors (R) professional duties.
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(. .)))
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