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Insignia Solutions PLC
Conclusion: As reported by the firm's FORM 10-Q For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1998, on April 20, 1998, the United States District Court granted final approval of the Settlement. The Settlement was subject to appeal prior to May 20, 1998. As there were no appeals, the state court action was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to the agreement with the parties.

According to the same SEC filing, by a Memorandum of Understanding dated August 8, 1997, which has been commemorated in a Stipulation of Settlement executed on behalf of defendants on January 13, 1998 (the "Settlement"), the Company reached preliminary agreement to settle both actions. Pursuant to the Settlement, Director and Officer Liability Insurers contributed $7.5 million to a settlement fund, the Company has contributed $500,000 to a settlement fund, and the Company assumed responsibility for attorneys fees it incurred in the action. The Settlement provided that a class be certified for purposes of all Purchasers of the Company's American Depository Shares from November 14, 1995 to February 27, 1997. The Company and its former and current officers, directors, and employees were released from claims brought in the actions by the settlement class.

The original complaint charged Insignia and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the federal securities laws. The violations involved massive insider trading by defendants who had access to the true but undisclosed adverse information about Insignia. During the Class Period, and as part of the scheme, the alleged defendants collectively sold 3.6 million ADSs to the public at an artificially inflated price of $12 per share, including some $20 million of ADSs sold by Insignia insiders. Thereafter, the defendants are alleged to have artificially inflated the price of Insignia's ADSs by making false and misleading statements to securities analysts and others and by falsifying Insignia's financial statements before the truth came out and the price of Insignia's ADSs collapsed to $2-1/2 on February 27, 1997.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 7372
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software & Programming


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Insignia Solutions Inc.
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: INSGY
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.insignia.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Graubart, et al. v. Insignia Solutions, PLC, et al.
 COURT: N.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 97-CV-20265
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. James Ware
 DATE FILED: 03/24/1997  SOURCE: Business Wires
 CLASS PERIOD START: 11/14/1995  CLASS PERIOD END: 02/26/1997
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: First Consolidated
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS IN THIS OR SIMILAR CASE:
  • Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP (San Diego, CA)
      600 West Broadway, 1800 One America Plaza, San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 800.449.4900, (fax) , support@milberg.com
  • Weiss & Yourman (New York, NY)
      The French Building, 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1600, New York, NY, 10126
       (voice) 212.682.3025, (fax) 212.682.3010, info@wyca.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  2

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/06/1997
    Declaration of Michael L. Schrag in Support of Motion To Appoint Lead Plaintiffs Pursuant to
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/21/1997
    Notice Of Motion And Motion To Appoint Lead Plaintiffs Pursuant To §21D(a)(3)(B) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 And For Appointment Of Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel And Supporting Memorandum Of Points And Authorities
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/21/1997

    REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    Graubart, et al. v. Insignia Solutions, PLC, et al.
     COURT: N.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 97-CV-20265
     JUDGE NAME: Hon. James Ware
     DATE FILED: 02/10/1998  SOURCE: Business Wires
     CLASS PERIOD START: 11/14/1995  CLASS PERIOD END: 02/26/1997
     TYPE OF COMPLAINT: First Amended
     PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP (New York, NY)
      10 E. 40th Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 800.217.1522, (fax) , info@bernlieb.com
  • Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP (San Diego, CA)
      600 West Broadway, 1800 One America Plaza, San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 800.449.4900, (fax) , support@milberg.com
  • Weiss & Yourman (New York, NY)
      The French Building, 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1600, New York, NY, 10126
       (voice) 212.682.3025, (fax) 212.682.3010, info@wyca.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  3

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    Notice Of Pendency And Proposed Settlement Of Class Actions
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 01/22/1998
    Stipulation of Settlement
    Type: Settlement Date on the document: 01/22/1998
    First Amended Complaint For Violations Of: (1) Sections 11 And 15 Of The Securities Act Of 1933; (2) Section 10(b) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 And Rule 10b-5 Promulgated Thereunder; (3) Section 20(a) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934; (4) Sections 25400-25402 And 25500-25502 Of The California Corporations Code; And (5) Sections 1709-1710 Of The California Civil Code
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 02/09/1998
    Declaration Of Mark Solomon In Support Of Plaintiffs' Application For Approval Of Settlement And For An Award Of Attorneys' Fees And Reimbursement Of Expenses
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 04/05/1998
    Declaration Of Keith F. Park In Support Of Application For Award Of Attorneys' Fees And Expenses
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 04/08/1998
    Notice Of Motion And Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Approval Of Plan Of Allocation
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 04/09/1998
    Notice Of Motion And Memorandum In Support Of Plaintiffs' Application For Attorneys' Fees And Reimbursement Of Expenses
    Type: Motion Date on the document: 04/09/1998
    Notice Of Motion And Memorandum Support Of Final Approval Of Settlement
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 04/09/1998
    Final Judgment And Order Of Dismissal
    Type: Order Date on the document: 04/10/1998
    Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Settlement
    Type: Other Date on the document: 04/13/1998
    [Proposed] Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement and Approving the Form and Manner of Notice
    Type: Order Date on the document: 04/13/1998
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 05/29/1998

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