Materiality: No, the SEC did not write SAB No. 99

Kurt Schulzke April 21, 2017 0 Comments

Corporate Counsel serves up a mostly excellent article, Securities Law Disclosure Checklist for Alleged (or Confirmed) Misconduct. It outlines disclosures that public companies should consider regarding alleged misconduct by employees, directors, or officers (e.g., “accounting improprieties, disclosure failures, criminal or civil actions involving the company and/or management, scandalous personal indiscretions, threatened disciplinary actions, fraud, false statements, or omissions, […]

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Doctor’s orders: Follow Georgia advance directives!

Kurt Schulzke November 7, 2016 0 Comments

When it comes to following orders, MDs don’t have the best track record. This brings to mind advance directives for health care. They’re touted as estate plan essentials but do they really work? It turns out that their practical impact depends on the willingness of healthcare providers to read and heed what patients write. In her excellent book, The […]

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Happy Fourth, America!

Kurt Schulzke July 4, 2015 0 Comments

Happy Fourth! Just watched The Perfect Game, a remarkable movie based on a true story that captures the American dream at its best. America’s game — yes, baseball — played (mostly) by the rules. Immigrant* underdogs win through sheer grit, pluck, and faith against enormous odds. *Technically speaking, the kids in this story were not yet […]

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