Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB" or the Company) operates as a financial services company. The Company operates in three segments: Investment Banking, Private Banking, and Asset Management.

The original Complaint alleges that CSFB violated section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by rating Synopsys a "Strong Buy" and issuing favorable research reports that were materially false or misleading because the rating did not reflect the good faith beliefs of the analyst who issued the reports and because they failed to disclose conflicts of interest of CSFB, and in particular the practice of CSFB to gain lucrative investment banking business by providing coverage and issuing favorable research reports on existing or prospective investment banking customers. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against CSFB that charged CSFB with issuing fraudulent research reports on Synopsys.

According to the court docket, the Plaintiff filed for voluntary dismissal of the Complaint, and the case was terminated on July 27, 2004.