Securities Class Actions Up 9% in 2013 But Below Average January 28, 2014 Plaintiffs filed 166 new federal securities class actions in 2013, a nine percent increase over 2012, however, the 2013 total...
Securities Class Actions Rose 10% in 2013: NERA January 22, 2014 More securities class actions were filed in U.S. federal court in 2013 compared to 2012 but the increase was small....
Supreme Court Poised to Decide Future of Securities Class Actions November 18, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a case with the potential to transform securities litigation, agreeing to reconsider a precedent that...
Securities Lawsuits Declined 10% in 2012; Future Trend Unclear: PwC April 16, 2013 Federal securities class action filings in 2012 decreased by about 10 percent from 2011. There were 172 cases in 2012,...
Securities Fraud Class Actions Declined in 2012 January 23, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Fewer investors are taking corporate America to court for fraud. The number of new federal securities fraud lawsuits seeking class-action...
Judge Names Lead Plaintiffs in Facebook IPO Claim December 7, 2012 By Nate Raymond A group of investors including state pension funds in North Carolina and Arkansas will be the lead plaintiffs in securities...
Securities Fraud Settlements in 2011 Were Lowest in Decade March 14, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Angry investors are seeing far fewer financial benefits from lawsuits accusing corporate America of securities fraud, but may be on...
Securities Class Actions Steady in 2011; Surge Against Chinese Firms January 3, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson The pace of filings of class actions under federal securities and commodity laws held relatively steady in 2011 as compared...
Lawyers, Firms Line Up as MF Global Crumbles November 14, 2011 By Leigh Jones Just days after the collapse of MF Global, a healthcare plaintiffs’ lawyer registered the domain mfglobal-lawsuit.com — a sign of...
High Stakes in Today’s Supreme Court Case on Securities Fraud Suits April 25, 2011 By Carlyn Kolker The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case that could dramatically raise the bar...