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Home Equity Mortgage Trust
Summary: The complaint was originally filed in the Supreme Court in the State of New York on June 3, 2008 but was removed to the Southern District Court of New York after a motion filed by Moody's.

The complaint charges certain officers and directors of the underwriter Credit Suisse, as well as credit ratings institutions Moody's and DBRS with misleading investors in regards to the risk levels of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Plaintiffs allege that the Underwriter did not use proper due diligence in assessing the securities and that the ratings agencies assigned the securities the highest ratings levels despite being tied to the high-risk subprime market.

On January 22, 2009, Judge Paul A. Crotty signed the Order granting the motion to appoint the New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund as lead plaintiff and approved the lead plaintiff’s selection of the law firm of Schoengold Sporn Laitman & Lometti, P.C. as lead counsel. On March 23, 2009, the lead plaintiffs filed an Amended Class Action Complaint. On June 24, 2009, the defendants responded by filing a motion to dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint. On June 25, 2009, the lead counsel was substituted with Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 6189
Sector: Financial
Industry: Investment Services


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Home Equity Mortgage Trust 2006-5
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER:
COMPANY WEBSITE:

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund, et al. v. Home Equity Mortgage Trust, et al.
 COURT: S.D. New York  DOCKET NUMBER: 08-CV-05653
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. Paul A. Crotty
 DATE FILED: 06/23/2008  SOURCE: 
 CLASS PERIOD START: 10/30/2006  CLASS PERIOD END: 06/23/2008
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Schoengold Sporn Laitman & Lometti PC
      19 Fulton Street, Suite 406, New York, NY, 10038
       (voice) (212) 964-0046, (fax) (212) 267-8137, shareholderrelations@spornlaw.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  1

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Section 11, 12 And 15 Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1933
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 06/23/2008
    Order
    Type: Order Appointing LP/LC Date on the document: 01/22/2009

    REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund, et al. v. DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc., et al.
     COURT: S.D. New York  DOCKET NUMBER: 08-CV-05653
     JUDGE NAME: Hon. Paul A. Crotty
     DATE FILED: 03/23/2009  SOURCE: 
     CLASS PERIOD START: 10/30/2006  CLASS PERIOD END: 06/23/2008
     TYPE OF COMPLAINT: First Amended
     PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC (New York)
      150 East 52nd Street, Thirtieth Floor, New York, NY, 10022
       (voice) 212.838.7797, (fax) 212.838.7797,
  • Schoengold Sporn Laitman & Lometti PC
      19 Fulton Street, Suite 406, New York, NY, 10038
       (voice) (212) 964-0046, (fax) (212) 267-8137, shareholderrelations@spornlaw.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  2

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 09/23/2009

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