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Professional Purgatory: Beware Brave Whistleblowers

April 17, 2012 by Steven Berk Leave a Comment

Beware, whistleblowers. Once you attempt to point out wrongdoing, your company will more than likely come back at you hard. Sound farfetched? Tell that to Jack Palmer, an Infosys employee whose tale was recently chronicled by Julia Preston at the New York Times.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: whistleblowers

Shame on you Judge Rakoff: Slamming the Courthouse Door on Investors Who Were Sold “Crap” and “Pigs” by Deutsche Bank

February 8, 2012 by Steven Berk Leave a Comment

Judge Rakoff agreed with Deutsche Bank and dismissed two investor lawsuits involving the sale of residential mortgage backed securities the bank internally referred to as “crap,” “pigs,” and generally “horrible.”  And “crap” they were, as we all know now (and it appears that Deutsche Bank knew before they sold them to investors). The mortgages were […]

Filed Under: Business, News

Tim Cook, $378 Million Dollar Man: Is he worth it?

January 11, 2012 by Steven Berk Leave a Comment

Okay, first a disclaimer: I am all Apple, all the time.  I’m currently typing on my MacBook Pro; I will be talking later on my iPhone.  Later still I will be listening to music from my iTunes account on my iPod.  I am now the proud owner of an Apple TV gizmo and if they […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apple, Berk Law PLLC, Consumer Protection, Executive Compensation, Steven Berk, The Corporate Observer, Tim Cook

The Corporate Observer Endorses Newt Gingrich for President (of North Korea)

December 20, 2011 by Steven Berk Leave a Comment

We are a country built upon the rule of law.  It may not be perfect.  With every case there is a winner and a loser, and sometimes the losers have the better argument.  But it works in the main.  And it works in large amount because we have an independent judiciary.  Judges—yes they are human—bringing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Steven Berk, The Corporate Observer

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