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March 7, 2007


Backdating and 9/11 muckraking

A story in today's WSJ says stock options were backdated to dates when shares were depressed by 9/11. Apparently the emotional appeal of linking 9/11 to backdating isn't lost on the trial lawyers. I discuss the journalistic strategy lurking in this story.

Posted by Larry Ribstein at 7:58 AM | TrackBack (0)



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