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    U.S. SEC agrees to fifty percent reduction in jury award against former CEO of Kmart
    2010-12-09

    In our June 4, 2009 Client Update, we reported on the jury verdict the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") obtained against Charles Conaway, the former CEO of Kmart Corp for misleading investors about inventory and liquidity levels as the company was approaching its January 2002 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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    USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Public company, Bankruptcy, Fraud, Market liquidity, Testimony, Involuntary dismissal, Jury trial, Form 10-Q, Internal Revenue Service (USA), US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Department of Justice, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 (USA), Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, US Attorney General, Sixth Circuit
    Authors:
    Timothy K. Roake
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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