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Copyright (c) 2001
Stanford Law School


eGain Communications Corp.
Summary: According to a Press Release dated Oct 25, 2001, a complaint was filed alleging violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. On or about September 23, 1999, eGain commenced an initial public offering of 5,000,000 of its shares of common stock at an offering price of $12 per share (the 'eGain IPO'). In connection therewith, eGain filed a registration statement, which incorporated a prospectus (the 'Prospectus'), with the SEC. The complaint further alleges that the Prospectus was materially false and misleading because it failed to disclose, among other things, that: (i) Robertson Stephens, DLJ, and Volpe Brown had solicited and received excessive and undisclosed commissions from certain investors in exchange for which Robertson Stephens, DLJ, and Volpe Brown allocated to those investors material portions of the restricted number of eGain shares issued in connection with the eGain IPO; and (ii) Robertson Stephens, DLJ, and Volpe Brown had entered into agreements with customers whereby Robertson Stephens, DLJ, and Volpe Brown agreed to allocate eGain shares to those customers in the eGain IPO in exchange for which the customers agreed to purchase additional eGain shares in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices.

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


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: eGain Communications Corporation
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: EGAN
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.egain.com/

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Unknown Plaintiff, et al. v. eGain Communications, et al.
 COURT: S.D. New York  DOCKET NUMBER: 21 MC 92 (SAS)
 JUDGE NAME: Honorable Shira A. Scheindlin
 DATE FILED: 10/25/2001  SOURCE: Business Wires
 CLASS PERIOD START: 09/23/1999  CLASS PERIOD END: 12/06/2000
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Unamended/Unconsolidated
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS IN THIS OR SIMILAR CASE:
  • 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 (New York, NY)
       One Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY, 10119-1065
       (voice) 212.594.5300, (fax) ,
  • Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP
       3 Bala Plaza E, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
       (voice) 610.667.7706, (fax) 610.667.7056, info@sbclasslaw.com
  • Sirota & Sirota, LLP
       110 Wall Street 21st Floor, New York, NY, 10005
       (voice) 888.759.2990, (fax) 212.425.9093, Info@SirotaLaw.com
  • Stull, Stull & Brody (New York)
       6 East 45th Street, New York, NY, 10017
       (voice) 310.209.2468, (fax) 310.209.2087, SSBNY@aol.com
  • Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz LLP
       270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 212.545.4600, (fax) 212.686.0114, newyork@whafh.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  6


  • REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    In Re Egain Communications Corp. Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation
     COURT: S.D. New York  DOCKET NUMBER: 01 Civ. 9414 (Sas)
     JUDGE NAME: 
     DATE FILED: 04/19/2002  SOURCE: Business Wires
     CLASS PERIOD START: 09/23/1999  CLASS PERIOD END: 12/06/2000
     TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Unamended/Unconsolidated
     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 (New York, NY)
       One Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY, 10119-1065
       (voice) 212.594.5300, (fax) ,
  • Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP
       3 Bala Plaza E, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
       (voice) 610.667.7706, (fax) 610.667.7056, info@sbclasslaw.com
  • Sirota & Sirota, LLP
       110 Wall Street 21st Floor, New York, NY, 10005
       (voice) 888.759.2990, (fax) 212.425.9093, Info@SirotaLaw.com
  • Stull, Stull & Brody (New York)
       6 East 45th Street, New York, NY, 10017
       (voice) 310.209.2468, (fax) 310.209.2087, SSBNY@aol.com
  • Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz LLP
       270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 212.545.4600, (fax) 212.686.0114, newyork@whafh.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  6

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    Amended Class Action Complaint For Violations Of The Federal Securities Laws
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 04/19/2002

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