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HEADLINES ARCHIVED 2002
Director
And Officer Liability In The Age Of Enron
By: Thomas W. Nihill, C.P.A., M.B.A., managing
partner Nihill & Riedley P.C., White-Collar Crime Reporter,
Vol. 17; No. 3; Pg. 28. December 30, 2002
Finding Wrongs, Through
The Prism Of Silicon Valley
By: Matt Richtel. New York Times, December 30,
2002
Kirkland Protected By
Silence In Enron Unlike Vinson & Elkins, Firm Made No Disclosures
By: Anthony Lin. New York Law Journal, Vol. 228;
Pg. p. 1, col. 5, December 30, 2002
Coming Up Roses In 2002
By: Michael Oneal. NYTimes.com, December 29, 2002
Bush Officials
Vowing To Seek Tough Penalties In Wall St. Cases. By Eric Lichtblau
The New York Times, December 29, 2002
Inquiry Now Examining
Whether Enron's Assets Were Inflated. By Kurt Eichenwald
The NYTimes.com, December 26, 2002
E-Mail
Evidence Allowed in J.P. Morgan Case; Official's Messages May
Bolster Claim That Company Helped Enron Hide Debt
By: Peter Behr. The Washington Post, December
24, 2002
Ruling Keeps Banks
In Enron Case
Oil Daily, December 23, 2002 Monday
Beyond The Zeroes. By
Steven Syre
The Boston Globe, December 22, 2002
DPL Suit Begins
Court Process; Attorneys Receive Internal Company Documents
By: Christopher Montgomery and Tom Beyerlein.
Dayton Daily News, December 22, 2002
Wayward Wall Street's
Final Frontier? By Gretchen Morgenson
NYTimes.com, December 21, 2002
Trial Date Set In Oxford
Health Plans, Inc. 1997 Securities Class Action Litigation
PR Newswire (US), December 20, 2002
Vigilance Is Necessary
In Dealing With Brokers. By Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis News/Indianapolis Star, December 20,
2002
Wall Street's $1.5B
Reform On Precipice Of Settlement Critics Unsure Reforms Will
Really Help Small Investors. By Thor Valdmanis and Noelle Knox
USA TODAY, December 20, 2002
Regulators, Firms May
Deal Soon
Newsday (New York, NY), December 19, 2002
Sarbanes-Oxley
Burdens Small Companies
By: Tamara Loomis. New York Law Journal, Vol.
228; Pg. p. 1, col. 4, December 19, 2002
Deciding On Executive
Pay: Lack Of Independence Is Seen. By Diana B. Henriques and
Geraldine Fabrikan
The New York Times, December 18, 2002
Class Actions To Raid
Insurance Coffers Recklessly Undermine Expert Decisions Of State
Regulators. By Lawrence H. Mirel
Legal Times, December 16, 2002
Can A Bloodied S.E.C.
Dust Itself Off Now And Get Moving? By Stephen Labaton
New York Times, December 16, 2002
Revenge Of The Investor
-- Angry Shareholders Are Investigating Brokerage Fraud, Waging
Proxy Fights, And Agitating For Securities Reform. By Gary Weiss
BusinessWeek, December 16, 2002
Crucial Terms Still
Unsettled In Settlement For Wall St. By Gretchen Morgenson
The New York Times, December 13, 2002
Should You Sue?;
Guess What: You Already Have. What Do You Do When You're Part
Of A Class Action? By Nicholas Varchaver
Fortune, December 9, 2002
The Kings Of Pain
Team Up. By Marc Gunther
Fortune, December 9, 2002
How To Account For
Lawyers. By Megan Barnett
U.S. News & World Report, December 9, 2002
IPALCO,
AES Lawyers Request Consolidation Of Cases; Combining Four Class-Action
Lawsuits Alleging Securities Fraud Would Limit Overlap, Defense
Attorneys Say
By: Scott Olson. Indianapolis Business Journal,
Vol. 23; No. 40; Pg. 6A, December 9, 2002
Judge Orders El Paso
Suit Refiled
The Oil Daily, December 9, 2002
Investors Given Form
Of Legal Aid To Keep Track Of Lawsuits. By Paul Taylor
Financial Times (London), December 6, 2002
Law Professors Led
Fight For New SEC Rules. By Renee Deger
The Recorder, December 2, 2002
Cendant Case Legal
Fees Cut To $55 MLN From $262 MLN. By David Voreacos, Jeannine
DeFoe
Bloomberg News, December 2, 2002
S.E.C. Facing Deeper
Trouble. By Stephen Labaton
NYTimes.com, December 1, 2002
Hurricane FOIA Slams
Public Pension Funds. By Michael V. Copeland
Venture Capital Journal, December 1, 2002
States Could Pocket
Wall Street Money; Small Investors Want A Piece Of Brokerage
Fines. By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune, November 30, 2002 Saturday
New Jersey To Sue Tyco,
Sears, Eds, Qwest Over Losses. By Andrew Pratt, Rachel Katz,
David E. Rovella, and Merz, Pittman.
Bloomberg News, November 25, 2002
UK Gets Ready To Adopt
A US Class Act: But City Regulators Are Exasperated At Investor
Actions. By Florian Gimbel
Financial Times (London), November 25, 2002
More 'Megacase' D&O
Lawsuits On The Way: Lawyer; Professional Liability Underwriting
Society Conference. By Mark A. Hofmann
Business Insurance, November 25, 2002
Is Litigation A Blight,
Or Built In?. By Daphne Eviatar
The New York Times, November 23, 2002
Proposed Rules
For Analysts Raise The Ire Of Publications. By Jonathan D. Glater
& Landon Thomas Jr.
NYTimes.com, November 23, 2002
ASC Announces Initial
Cash Distribution Following Dismissal Of Shareholder Suit
PR Newswire, November 22, 2002
Judge Grants Shareholder
Access To Worldcom Documents
National Journal's Technology Daily, November 22,
2002
Class Representation
(Lead Counsel): Krim v. pcOrder.com Inc. -- Texas Judge: pcOrder
Class Reps Uninformed, Lead Counsel Conflicted
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, November 18, 2002
Using The Internet
To Reduce The Costs Of Securities Practice. By Guy P. Lander
and Christian Lucky
S&P's The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation,
Vol. 35, No. 19; Pg. 237, November 13, 2002
D&O Entity Cover Had
Its Downsides; Entity Coverage; Shareholders' Class Action Lawsuits
On Rise. By John Keogh
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk &
Benefits Management, November 11, 2002
Regulators. By Barbara
A. Rehm
American Banker, Vol. 167, No. 215, November 8,
2002
S.E.C.'s Embattled
Chief Resigns In Wake Of Latest Political Storm. By Stephen
Labaton
New York Times, November 6, 2002
Duffey Promises New
Push To Punish Corporate Fraud. By Janet L. Conley
Fulton County Daily Report, November 6, 2002
S.E.C. Is Likely
To Propose Lawyer Disclosure Rules. By Jonathan D. Glater with
Stephen Labaton
The New York Times, November 6, 2002
Lawyers On Sentry
Duty: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: SEC Proposals To Turn The US Legal
Profession Into Guardians Of The Market Are Causing Controversy.
By Patti Waldmeir
Financial Times (London), November 6, 2002
Preserving Privilege:
Disclosure Of The Results Of An Internal Investigation.
By David B. Fein and William J. Kelleher III
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, November 4, 2002
Research Pact:
All-In-One Deal?. By Randall Smith and Charles Gasparino
The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2002
Transparency Debates
Continues; Third Parties Weigh In On Bout. By Michael V. Copeland
Private Equity Week, November 4, 2002
A Call To Restore Public
Confidence / Stung By Corporate Venality, Experts Search For
Solutions. By David R. Baker
The San Francisco Chronicle, November 2, 2002
Where Does All the
Settlement Money Go? Maybe Not Where You Think. By Tony Chapelle
On Wall Street, November 1, 2002
Texas Judge: pcOrder
Class Reps Uninformed, Lead Counsel Conflicted
Professional Liability Litigation Reporter, Vol.
12; No. 5; Pg. 10, November 2002
Preserving Privilege:
Disclosure Of The Results Of An Internal Investigation. By David
B. Fein and William J. Kelleher III
White-Collar Crime Reporter, Vol. 16; No. 12; Pg.
1, November 2002
Give The SEC Its
Due: More Money. By Joseph A. Grundfest
The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2002
Orthodontic Centers
Of America Wins Dismissal Of Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
PR Newswire, October 29, 2002
Reform For Analysts
Outlined Each Bank Faces Paying Up To $100M To Fund Oversight.
By Thor Valdmanis
USA TODAY, October 25, 2002
Judge To Weigh Dismissal
Of IPO Litigation. By Tamara Loomis
New York Law Journal, October 24, 2002
Tyco Settles Suit For
$5M Without Admitting Guilt. By Kevin McCoy
USA TODAY, October 24, 2002, Thursday, FIRST EDITION
Some CEOs Stand By
Their Companies Execs Bet On Falling Shares, Offer Loans To
Show Support. By Matt Krantz
USA TODAY, October 23, 2002
CEOs Cut Back To Assuage
Concerns Amid Scandal-Plagued Climate
Best's Insurance News, October 21, 2002
Plaintiffs Withdraw
Suit Vs Ex-Officers Of VA Software
Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert, Friday, October
18, 2002
The Fall Of Enron;
$500,000 For Bonus? That's Rich; Judge Rejects Claim Of Poverty
In Suit. By Eric Berger
The Houston Chronicle, October 18, 2002
Copycat Class Actions
Common; Multiple Tag-Along Shareholder Suits Like Conseco Faces
Can Help Speed Along Litigation. By Bill W. Hornaday
The Indianapolis Star, October 17, 2002
Class Action Securities
Litigation Against Advanced Switching Communications Is Dismissed.
By Staff Writer
PR Newswire, October 17, 2002
$86 Million Is Awarded
to Lawyers In Bank Case. By Peter Shinkle
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 17, 2002
Small Investors
Blame Brokerages For Big Losses. By Jerome R. Stockfisch
The Tampa Tribune, October 16, 2002
ERISA-A New Securities
Weapon Hartford Firm Prevails In Test Case. By Thomas B. Scheffey
Connecticut Law Tribune, October 14, 2002
Stormy Weather. By John
Gray
Canadian Business, October 14, 2002
Why The Little Guy
Can't Win. By Dan Carney
Business Week October 14, 2002
Letting Crooks Off
The Hook. By Reynolds Holding
The San Francisco Chronicle, October 13, 2002
Will Enron's Directors
Be Exonerated? By Matt Andrejczak
MarketWatch.com, October 10, 2002
AIG Cuts Law Firms
Working On Directors And Officers Claims. By Robert Schmidt
Bloomberg News, October 10, 2002
Rule Changes For Class
Actions Clear Hurdle. By Annie Hsia
Miami Daily Business Review, October 10, 2002
Fraud (Dismissal):
In re Network Commerce Sec. Litig. - Seattle Judge Tosses Shareholder
Class Action Against Network Commerce
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, October
9, 2002
Fraud (Pleading Standards):
In Re Digital Island Sec. Litig. -- Del. Judge Says Digital
Island Suit Falls Far Short Of PSLRA Standards
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter. October
9, 2002
Who Enabled The
Enablers? Enron Investigations Have Bankers Dodging Bullets,
And If The Bankers' Attorneys Are Next, Inquiries May Focus
On Big New York Firm. By Paul Braverman
Daily Business Review (Miami, FL), October 9,
2002
$25 Million, 1
Question: Why Not More?; Some Say 401(k) Offer From Global Crossing's
Winnick Doesn't Add Up. By Greg Schneider
The Washington Post, October 08, 2002
Finding Action In
Class Actions; Lawyers Seek Standing In Shareholder Suits. By
Lee Murphy
Crain's Chicago Business, October 7 2002
Policy Questions
Remain On D&O Fraud; Another Perspective: D&O; Directors And
Officers Coverage. By Joseph P. Monteleone
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk &
Benefits Management, October 7, 2002
Questions Raised
About The Cisco Club - Some Think There Are Too Many. By Scott
Morrison
Financial Times, October 7, 2002
Hitting Criminal
CEOs Where It Hurts. By Len Boselovic
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 7, 2002
The Breakdown In
Banking -- Trust Is Eroding And Profits May Follow As Business
Models Falter. By Emily Thornton, Peter Coy, and Heather Timmons
BusinessWeek, October 7, 2002
A New Tack For Recovery
Of Money Lost In Scandals. By Leslie Wayne
The New York Times, October 5, 2002
Prospects Brighten
For Plaintiffs In Worldcom Lawsuits. By Ana Radelat
Gannett News Service, October 03, 2002
Homestore Insurer Seeks
To Void Directors And Officers Policy. By Joyzelle Davis and
Robert Burgess
Bloomberg News, October 3, 2002
Keithley Instruments
Announces Dismissal Of Class Action Suit
PR Newswire, October 2, 2002
That Unsettling Feeling;
Securities Suits. By Alix Nyberg
CFO, The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives,
October 1, 2002
United States: Chainsaw
Al May Discover The First Cut Was Not The Deepest. By Paula
L Green
Global Finance (Volume 16, Issue 10), October 1,
2002
Turbodyne Issues Clarification
Press Release
PR Newswire, October 1, 2002
Entrust Wins Dismissal
Of Class Action Lawsuit
Canada NewsWire, October 1, 2002
When Harvey Met Harvey
-- Despite Past Clashes, The SEC's Newest Member And Its Chairman
Are Expected To Play Well Together. By Tamara Loomis
Corporate Counsel, October 2002
Accountants' Liability.
By Robert A. Clifford
Chicago Lawyer, October 2002
Rule Changes For Class
Actions Clear Hurdle Plaintiffs Stand To Get A Second Chance
To Opt Out. By Annie Hsia
National Law Journal, September 30, 2002
Giant IPO Suit Hinges
On Defense Motion; Courts: Judge's Decision On How The Case
Proceeds Is Expected To Have A Major Effect During Settlement
Negotiations. By Jake Keaveny
Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2002
Corporate Crooks Could
Face RICO: A Powerful Weapon For Attorneys Could Be Used Again.
By Avital Louria Hahn
Investment Dealers Digest, September 30, 2002
Regulator Seeks
Stiffer Accounting Rules. By Gail Liberman
Mutual Fund Market News, September 30, 2002
Lawsuit Against Network
Commerce Is Dismissed. By Monica Soto
The Seattle Times, September 27, 2002
Network Commerce Wins
Dismissal Of Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
Business Wire, September 26, 2002
IPO Proposals Draw
Complaints. By Donna Block
The Daily Deal, September 26, 2002
Judges Back Rule
Changes For Handling Class Actions. By Linda Greenhouse
New York Times News Service, September 25, 2002
Kos Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.: Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Shareholder Lawsuit
Biotech Week, September 25, 2002
Securities Fraud (Pleading
Standards): In re Digital Island Sec. Litig. -- Del. Judge Says
Digital Island Suit Falls Far Short of PSLRA Standards
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, September 23, 2002
Are Bidding Cases
Going, Going Gone? A 9th Circuit Decision Casts Doubt On Auctions.
By David Hechler
The National Law Journal, Volume 25, Number 5,
September 23, 2002
Class-Action Lawsuits
Target Bigger Fish
Investor Relations Business, September 23, 2002
Computers Play Big
Role in Accounting Fraud, Expert Says. By Rachel Melcer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 21, 2002
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Draws Criticism. By Joseph T. Lonsdale
United Press International, September 20, 2002
The IPO Market Is
As Sleazy As Ever. By Mike Tarsala
MarketWatch.com, September 18, 2002
Class Action Fee Experiment
Struck Down. By Jason Hoppin
The Legal Intelligencer, September 18, 2002
Class Action Lawsuit
Dismissed
PR Newswire (US), September 18, 2002
Judge's Low-Bid Method
For Class Actions Overruled. By Bob Egelko
The San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2002
SEC Plans New Rules
For Lawyers Now, They Can't Tell Regulators Of Fraud. By Greg
Farrell
USA TODAY, September 17, 2002
SEC Plans Court Opposition
To California's Arbitration Rules. By Neil Roland
Bloomberg News, September 17, 2002
Shareholder Suit Against
Broadvision Dismissed By Federal Court
Business Wire, September 16, 2002
The Nation
Storm Brews Over Executive Pay Business: Shareholders, Regulators
And Lawmakers Are Moving To Scale Back Compensation As Outrage
Grows Over Alleged Excesses. By Kathy M. Kristof and Ralph Frammolino
Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2002
From Investor Fury,
A Legal Bandwagon. By Jonathan D. Glater
The New York Times, September 15, 2002
Plaintiffs Squeeze
Executivesto Pay Up - Damages Being Sought In More Fraud Cases.
By Deborah Lohse
San Jose Mercury News, September 15, 2002
Shrinking Flak Jacket.
By Tamara Loomis
The Daily Deal, September 13, 2002
Shareholder Suits
Near A High Despite '95 Reform Legislation; Dismissals Also
Climb. By Sean Higgins
Investor's Business Daily, September 10, 2002
Ohio Follows Four Other
States In Opting For State Court Venue For Enron Lawsuits
Electric Utility Week (formerly Electrical Week),
September 9, 2002
Law Firms Bullish
On Wall Street Class-Action Suits: Feast Upon Record Number
Of Fraud Cases. By Heike Wipperfurth
Crain's New York Business, September 9, 2002
If You Find These
'Also-Rans,' Run Away. By James J. Eccleston
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 9, 2002
Insurers Scale Back
Corporate Liability Policies. By Jonathan D. Glater and Joseph
B. Treaster
The New York Times, September 7, 2002
Court Dismisses Class
Action Litigation Against Biopure
PR Newswire, September 6, 2002
Pre-Paid Legal Announces
Additional Dismissal in Alabama Litigation
PR Newswire, September 4, 2002
Cryolife, Inc.: Class
Action Lawsuit Brought Against Cryolife
Biotech Week, Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Accenture Expects Release
From All Enron-Related Claims
Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert, September 3,
2002
Back To School, But
This One Is For Top Corporate Officials. By Andrew Ross Sorkin
The New York Times, September 3, 2002
D&O Cases Highlight
Exec Risk: 'Fees On Fees' At Center Of Coverage Rulings. By
Dave Lenckus
Business Insurance, September 2, 2002
Wall Street's
Broken Spirit -- Shocks From All Sides--And No Better Days In
Sight. By Mara Der Hovanesian and Michelle Conlin
BusinessWeek, September 2, 2002
Law Firms Court
Retired Investors. By Mike Schneider
AP Online, September 2, 2002
D&O market fallout.
By Bill Coffin
Risk Management, September 1, 2002
Investing; Doors May
Open to 401(k) Advice. By Donna Rosato
The New York Times, September 1, 2002
The Liability System.
By Ruth Gastel
Insurance Issues Update. September 2002
Now It's Personal: The
Real Impact Of Sarbanes-Oxley On Directors And Officers. By
Dan A. Bailey, J. David Washburn, And Quentin Collin Faust
Wall Street Lawyer, September 2002
The Pension Offensive.
By Penelope Lemov
Governing Magazine, September, 2002
Milberg Weiss Announces
Class Action Lawsuit Against First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation
Business Wire, Saturday, August 31, 2002
Officers See Insurance
Cost Rising, With Less Coverage. By Tamara Loomis
New York Law Journal, August 29, 2002
Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated Extends Global Footprint With Entry Into Bangalore,
India
Business Wire, Thursday, August 29, 2002
Berman Devalerio
Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo Says Investors Accuse HPL Technologies,
Inc. Of Stock Fraud
PrimeZone Media Network, Thursday, August 29, 2002
Feds Move For Timelier
Filings
Newsday (New York, NY), August 28, 2002
Household, Capital
One Face Suits. By Erick Bergquist and Lavonne Kuykendall
American Banker, Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Restatements Could
Impact D & O Insurance Cost Of D & O Insurance Will Likely Rise.
By Michael H. Diamond
National Law Journal, August 26, 2002
If You Don't Open Your
Books, We'll Cancel Your Policy -- Insurers Are Demanding Full
Disclosure From Clients. By Diane Brady
BusinessWeek, Monday, August 26, 2002
As Scandals Grow,
So Do Companies' Insurance Costs. By Tom McGhee
The Denver Post, August 21, 2002
Class Action Securities
Litigation Against Visual Networks Is Dismissed
PR Newswire, August 20, 2002
Shareholder Suits Possible
Early Warning Sign Of Accounting Ills. By Jonathan Krim
Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2002
In Search Of Honesty
- Corporate-Governance Reform
The Economist, Saturday, August 17, 2002
Attorneys Sanctioned
For Filing Frivolous Suit Tougher To Sue. By Renee Deger
The Legal Intelligencer, August 16, 2002
Plaintiff Drops Out
Of Pre-Paid Lawsuit Biggest Investor Sees No Merit In Continuing
With Appeals. By Brian Brus
The Daily Oklahoman, August 16, 2002
Expect Adverse Effects.
By Alan Reynolds
USA TODAY, August 16, 2002
Even If Certified,
Uncooked Books Are Tough To Digest. By David Nicklaus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 14, 2002
Corporate Leaders Offer
Prescriptions To Cure Nation's Economic Ill
The White House Bulletin, August 13, 2002 Tuesday
Directors & Officers;
Under Pressure
Reinsurance Magazine, August 13, 2002
Insurers Demand Full
Disclosure; Clients Who Don't Open Their Books Could See Their
Policies Get Cancelled
BusinessWeek Online, August 13, 2002
It's the System, Stupid
Business Week, August 12, 2002
Number Of Stock-Fraud
Lawsuits Against Companies Up From Last Year
The Bulletin's Frontrunner, August 12, 2002 Monday
Corporate Directors
See Risks Climbing. By Carolyn Said
The San Francisco Chronicle, August 11, 2002
Board Of Directors
New Stock Exchange Rules Aim To Ensure Independence. By Tamara
Loomis
New York Law Journal, August 8, 2002, Thursday
States Likely To
Follow Others Who Have Sued Over Pension Fund Losses. By Kathy
Hennessy
The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 7, 2002
Lawyers Seek To Undo
Reform. By Christopher Cox
The Cincinnati Post, Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Battling Over Shareholders'
Right To Sue; Some Say Law Contributes To Corporate Fraud. By
Lisa Girion
Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Third Circuit Calls
For Circumscription Of Class Action Auctions Task Force On The
Selection Of Class Counsel Concludes That Auctioning The Lead
Counsel Role Is Proper Only In Limited Circumstances. By Gregory
P. Joseph
New Jersey Law Journal, August 5, 2002
Numerous Companies
Targeted In Lawsuits To Reclaim Lost 401(K) Savings. By Brian
Tumulty
Gannett News Service, August 05, 2002, Monday
Fraud Protection Pricey;
Scandals Sending Cost Of Corporate Liability Insurance. By Diane
Levick
The Hartford Courant, Sunday, August 4, 2002
Outside Counsel Statutes
Of Limitations Under The Newly Passed Sarbanes-Oxley Act. By
Michael A. Perino
New York Law Journal, August 2, 2002, Friday
Law Firms Find Niche
In Fraud Crackdown. By Scott Barancik
St. Petersburg Times, August 2, 2002
Pace Of Securities
Suits Slows. By Colleen Marie O'Connor
Traders Magazine, August 1, 2002
Morris, Manning Wins
Judgment Against Client's Shareholders. By Julia D. Gray
Fulton County Daily Report, August 1, 2002 Thursday
Lawsuits Against Brokers
Soar/Few Investors Expected To Win. By Mary Flood
Houston Chronicle, August 1, 2002
Boards Find It Harder
To Fill Hot Seats. By James Cox
USA TODAY, July 31, 2002
Leahy Opposes Federal
Option For Class Action Cases
National Journal's CongressDaily, July 31, 2002
Outside Counsel Evaluating
D & O Insurance In The Wake Of The Enron. By Randy Paar
New York Law Journal, July 30, 2002
Industry Frets Recent
Anti-Business Themes May Poison Climate For Future Worth Bills
Securities Week -- Vol. 29, No. 30, July 29, 2002
Litigation Jumps;
Winning Tougher; Number Of Settlements Drops, Investors' Awards
Likely To Be Small. By Heike Wipperfurth
Crain's New York Business, July 29, 2002, Monday
Internet A Boon To
Class-action Lawsuits
National Journal's Technology Daily, July 29, 2002
Holding The Line On
Investor Lawsuits. By Shawn Zeller
The National Journal, July 27, 2002
CRISIS IN CORPORATE
AMERICA; Bill Offers Little To Defrauded Investors; Outlook:
Lawmakers' Proposal To Repay Shareholders With Fines Collected
From Executives Is Filled With Problems, Many Experts Say. By
Walter Hamilton
Los Angeles Times. July 26, 2002
Appellate Court Affirms
Dismissal Of Shareholder Lawsuit Against Kos Pharmaceuticals
PR Newswire. July 25, 2002
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit
Against Brokerage Firm. By Getahn Ward
The Tennessean (Nashville, TN). July 24, 2002
Reach Of The Rule
As To People And Types Of Filings Failure To Disclose Complete
Information Is Actionable Leadership From West Virginia
National Law Journal, July 22, 2002
Shareholder Suits
Down in Early '02 - Plaintiffs' Firms Say That They're Sure
To Rise. By Steve Seidenberg
The National Law Journal, Volume 24, Number 44.
July 22, 2002
Shareholder Class-Action
Lawsuits Are On Record-Breaking Pace. By Bob Van Voris
Bloomberg News. July 19, 2002
NTN Communications,
Inc. Shareholder Lawsuits Dismissed
PR Newswire. July 16, 2002
Shareholders Demand
Their Day In Court - Cases Set To Reach Record Levels As Scandals.
By Alison Beard
Financial Times. July 15, 2002
Did Companies Need
More Rules? Experts Consider Whether Corporate Calamity Has
Resulted From The Deregulation Of American Business. By Ritter,
J.P.
Legal Times. July 15, 2002
Post-Boom Litigation
Issuers Hesitate To Take On Underwriters In Court Surrogate
Scarpino. By Tamara Loomis
New York Law Journal. July 11, 2002
Calif. Fed. Judge
Tosses Six Class Action Suits Against Internet Provider
Telecommunications Industry Litigation Reporter,
July 2, 2002
Securing D&O In A
Hard Market. By Jack Goodwin
Financial Executive, Monday, July 1, 2002
Pace Of Securities
Suits Slows In 2002. By Colleen Marie O'Connor
The IPO Reporter, Monday, July 1, 2002
Judge Refused To
Dismiss IPO Class Action. By Mark Hamblett
New York Law Journal, Volume 227, Number 122, June
26, 2002
Berger & Montague
PC And Schiffrin & Barroway LLP Announce Class Action Certification,
And Proposed Settlement Involving Securities Of Cell Pathways
Inc.
Chemical Business Newsbase: Abbott Laboratories
News & Report, Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Concerned VCs Rethink
Role On Public Company Boards. By Michael V. Copeland
Private Equity Week, June 24, 2002
Prosecuting Fraud A Priority
For U.S. Attorney's Office In S.F. By Matthew Yi
The San Francisco Chronicle. June 23, 2002
How Regulatory Actions
Breed Class Actions. By Rob Garver
The American Banker, June 20, 2002
Fraud: In re iAsia
Works Sec. Litig. -- Calif. Fed. Judge Tosses Six Class Action
Suits Against Internet Provider
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter. June
19, 2002
Andersen's Guilty
Verdict May Change Its Industry. By Lee Berton
Bloomberg News, June 19, 2002
Shareholder Suits
Ebb, But Mega-Settlements On The Rise. By Phyllis Plitch
Dow Jones News Service, June 13, 2002
Appeals Court Reinstates
Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against Overhill Corp. And Certain
Of Its Current And Former Officers And Directors
Business Wire, June 12, 2002
Lawyers Target
More Than Merrill. By Nicholas Varchaver
Fortune, June 10, 2002
Securities Lawyers
Win Class Actions Involving Telecommunications Company
PR Newswire, June 6, 2002
Schwab vs. Wall Street.
By Louise Lee
Business Week, June 3, 2002
Shareholder Lawsuits
Against XO Communications Dismissed by Federal Court
Business Wire, June 3, 2002
Alpharma Shareholder
Lawsuit Dismissed; SEC Commences Formal Review Of Restatements
Completed In 2001
PR Newswire, June 3, 2002
Caught In The Crosshairs:
These Plaintiff Attorneys Are Smart, Competitive And Use Tactics
Every Top Exec Should Understand; Legal. By Jeffrey Rothfeder
Chief Executive (U.S.), June 1, 2002
The Evolving Use Of
The Internet In Connection With Securities Litigation (Part
2). By Blake A. Bell
Cyberspace Lawyer, June 2002
Where Is The Stock
Market?. By Alan Reynolds
The American Spectator, May 2002 - June 2002
Breaking The Banks;
Think Spitzer Is Tough? Wait Till The Angry Throngs Get Through
With Wall Street. By Shawn Tully
Fortune, May 27, 2002
MARKET BEAT; Wall
St.'s Penalty Phase Yet To Come. By Tom Petruno
Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2002
Salomon To Follow
Merrill Plan. By Tania Padgett
Newsday, May 23, 2002
Cendant Boosts Settlement
Fund With Pounds 820m NCP Sale. By Mark Court
The Times (London), May 23, 2002
Can Wall Street
Regain Investors' Confidence? By Thor Valdmanis
USA TODAY. May 22, 2002
Coalition Is Seeking
Aid And Abet Liability For Lawyers, Accountants Coalition Is
Seeking Aid And Abet Liability For Lawyers, Accountants. By
Jason Hoppin
The Recorder, May 22, 2002
Good Deal For Merrill.
How About Investors?; Settlement May Not Easily Change A Culture
That Created Conflicts. By Gretchen Morgenson
The New York Times, May 22, 2002
The Pomerantz Firm
Says Attorney General Spitzer's Settlement With Merrill Lynch
Permits Class Actions To Proceed Seeking Compensation For Investors
PrimeZone Media Network, May 21, 2002
Pre-Paid Scores Another
Legal Victory
Canada NewsWire. May 21, 2002
Ruling Keeps HCA Suit
Alive. By Karin Miller
Chattanooga Times/Chattanooga Free Press, May 21,
2002
Lock Up The Analysts
And Throw Away The Key. By Damien Cave
Salon.com, May 20, 2002 Monday
Wolf Haldenstein Adler
Freeman & Herz Llp Announces Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal Of
Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Usatalks.Com, Inc. -"Usat"-
Business Wire, May 17, 2002
Backlash Threatens
Securities Industry
Financial News (Daily), May 14, 2002
As Wall Street Flounders,
Clients Flee And Sue: IPO, Analyst Scandals Take Toll On Wirehouses.
By Stephen Gandel CNS
Investment News (Vol: 6 Num: 19). May 13, 2002
Fight Renewed Over
Limits On Investor Suits. By Carrie Johnson
The Washington Post, May 10, 2002
Redback Networks Shareholders
Review Lawsuit Over May 1999 IPO. By John Rega
Bloomberg News, May 9, 2002
Investor Lawsuits
Against Wall St. Analysts Are Back! By Per Jebsen
Reuters English News Service, May 7, 2002
VC Revolt To Spread?
Another Lawsuit By Angry Investors Has Portent For Sour VC Industry.
By Barbara Etzel
Investment Dealers Digest, May 06, 2002
Worldcom Faces Class-Action
Lawsuit
National Journal's Technology Daily, May 6, 2002
America's $ 20bn Pied
Piper Of Class Actions. By Dominic Rushe
Sunday Times (London), May 5, 2002
Lawsuit Dismissed
The Daily Record. May 2, 2002
Shareholders Hope
NY Probe Will Aid Lawsuits Vs Analysts. By Colleen DeBaise
Dow Jones News Service. May 2, 2002
The Evolving Use Of
The Internet In Connection With Securities Litigation (Part
1) (The Concluding Part Will Appear In The June 2002 CYBERSPACE
LAWYER). By Blake A. Bell
Cyberspace Lawyer Vol. 7, No. 3, Pg. 2, May 2002
Securities Fraud Criminal
Liability an Accountants' Standards. By Stanley S. Arkin
New York Law Journal - Volume 227, Number 82, April
30, 2002
Seek A Fair Balance
In Securities Law
The Tampa Tribune. April 30, 2002
SEC Turns Up Heat
On Analysts Investigation Goes National. By Thor Valdmanis
USA TODAY. April 26, 2002
SLUSA Preclusion
Of Claims Against Brokers. By Dennis J. Block and Jonathan M.
Hoff
New York Law Journal - Vol. 227, No. 79. April
25, 2002
Cashing In On Shareholder
Suits --- Class Actions Are Mounting And So Are Payouts, As
Deep Pockets Get Tapped; Should You File? By Michael Orey
The Wall Street Journal. April 25, 2002
Two More Wall
Street Firms Are Targeted In Trading Probe. By Randall Smith
and Susan Pulliam
Dow Jones Business News. April 25, 2002
310 Issuers named
in the Master Allegation document of IPO Allocation filings
In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation
- Master Filed No. 21MC92(SDNY). April 24, 2002
Ecometry Corporation
Reports Dismissal Of Class Action Lawsuit
Business Wire. April 23, 2002
Securities Fraud: In
re Cybershop.com Sec. Litig. -- N.J. Court Dismisses Securities
Fraud Complaint Against Cybershop.com
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, April 22, 2002
Companies Face A Record
Number Of Shareholder Lawsuits
Investor Relations Business. April 22, 2002
IPO-Related Lawsuits
Skyrocket In 2001. By Howard Stock
The IPO Reporter. April 22, 2002
Investors Chase Wall
Street For $ 5BN. By Duncan Hughes
The Business. April 21, 2002
Auditing Suit Not A
Class Action
The San Diego Union-Tribune. April 20, 2002
SEC May Jump Aboard
Merrill Investigation. By Thor Valdmanis
USA TODAY. April 17, 2002
Florida Judge Compares
Milberg To Squeegee Boy. By Jason Hoppin
The Recorder. April 16, 2002
Gimme Shelter -
The Andersen Case Has Some Law Firms Looking Hard At Their Partnership
Structures. By Otis Bilodeau
Legal Times. April 16, 2002
Consumers Insist, Despite
More Suits, Litigation Curbs Still Harm Investors. By JH
Securities Week, April 15, 2002
High Stakes In N.Y.
Suits Over IPOs -- Confidential Documents Are Next Battleground.
By Heidi Moore
The National Law Journal. April 15, 2002
Halting
Discovery In Securities Cases - Rulings Explore Potential Exceptions
To Mandatory Stays Under The Reform Act. By Alan R. Friedman
And Michael Tremonte
New York Law Journal - Volume 227, Number 71. April
15, 2002
Sipex Corporation Announces
Dismissal Of Securities Class Action Litigation
PR Newswire. April 12, 2002
N.J. Court Dismisses
Securities Fraud Complaint Against Cybershop.com
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, April
10, 2002
Losers Weepers We
Should Reform Securities Law, Again, To Make Lawyers Pay For
Frivolous Claims. By Lyle Roberts
Legal Times. April 9, 2002
Dismissal Of Class
Action Against Madge Networks N.V.
Business Wire. April 9, 2002, Tuesday
Securities Fraud
Suit Against Deutsche Bank To Continue In S.D.N.Y.
Derivatives Litigation Reporter, April 8, 2002
Sharp Increase In Securities
Litigation Raises Questions About Reform Act
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, April 8, 2002
Guess Lawsuits Dismissed.
By Vicki M. Young
Fairchild Publications, Inc. - WWD. April 8, 2002
Share And Shares Alike
Now Let's Fix The 'Reform' Of Our Securities Laws. By Abner
J. Mikva
Legal Times. April 8, 2002
Banks, Law Firms Added
To Enron Lawsuits
United Press International. April 8, 2002, Monday
Securities Lawyers
Fight Over Informants Ax-Grinders Or Whistleblowers? By David
E. Rovella
National Law Journal. April 8, 2002
D&O Insurers Should
Urge Corporate Reform. By Philip J. Edmundson
Business Insurance. April 8, 2002
Reforms Coming To
Remedy '90s Abuses. By James Flanigan
Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2002
What's The Regulatory
Lesson In The Enron Collapse? Critics Say Bush's Plan Isn't
Enough To Ensure Audit Independence. By Thomas Lee
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 7, 2002 Sunday Five
Star Lift Edition
Guess?, Inc. Announces
Dismissal Without Settlement Of All Pending Shareholder Litigation
Business Wire. Friday, April 5, 2002
Critical Path Shareholder
Lawsuits Voluntarily Withdrawn; Plaintiffs Voluntarily Dismiss
All Recently Filed Shareholder Lawsuits Against the Company
Business Wire, April 3, 2002
Conseco Sues Insurers
That Refuse To Pay Settlement. By Dan Lonkevich
Bloomberg News, April 2, 2002
Pro-Business Interests
Will Use Stanford Study To Fight Assault On Class Action Law
Securities Week, April 1, 2002
Judge Dismisses Class
Action Suit Against USEC, Doe, USEC Still Search For Off-Spec
U Solution. By Michael Knapik, Washington
Nuclear Fuel. April 1, 2002
Don't Scapegoat Securities
Law Reform For The Enron Debacle. By Steve Krausz
Venture Capital Journal, April 01, 2002
Goldman, Credit Suisse
Lose Bid To Remove Judge From IPO Suits. By David Glovin
Bloomberg News, April 1, 2002
Directors/Officers
Insurance Skyrockets: Wall Street Firms Hit Especially Hard
In Wake Of Bofa Settlement. By Russ Banham
Investment Dealers Digest, April 01, 2002
Arthur Andersen
Insurer Is Rendered Insolvent -- Funds From Bermuda Firm Were
Going To Be Used To Settle Host Of Claims. By Jonathan Weil
and Devon Spurgeon
The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2002
Desperately Seeking
Suit Protection. By Jeremy Kahn
Fortune, April 1, 2002
More Debate About The
Meaning Of "In Connection With..."
Wall Street Lawyer. April 2002
Enron And Reform:
Congress Is Looking At Securities Litigation Law. By Tamara
Loomis
New York Law Journal (Vol. 227, No. 59), March
28, 2002
Internet Startups
Weigh Suits Against Underwriters, Lawyer Says. By David Glovin
Bloomberg News. March 28, 2002
New Life For The US
Lawyers Who Help Shareholders Sue: Corporate Scandal And Falling
Stock Markets Have Boosted Class Action Litigation. By Peter
Thal Larsen
Financial Times (London). March 28, 2002
IPO Suits Worry Underwriters.
By Heidi Moore
The Daily Deal. March 26, 2002 Tuesday
New Focus Wins Dismissal
Of Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
PR Newswire, March 26, 2002
Tech Group Opposes
Changes In Securities Litigation; Law. By Pamela Barnett
National Journal's Technology Daily/PM Edition.
March 26, 2002
Cases Settling For
More. By David E. Rovella
The National Law Journal, March 25, 2002
Morgan Stanley Unveils
Rating System. By Colleen Marie O'Connor
IPO Reporter. March 25, 2002
An Andersen Post-Mortem.
By Professor John C. Coffee Jr.
New York Law Journal, March 21, 2002
Stanford University
Study Says Investor Lawsuits Rose Sharply In 2001. By Howard
Mintz
San Jose Mercury News, March 20, 2002
Lawsuits By Investors
Rise Sharply Congressional Reform Has Failed In Face Of Dot-Com
Bust. By Howard Mintz
San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, March 20, 2002
XOMA: Shareholder Lawsuits
Dismissed By Federal Court
Business Wire, March 20, 2002
Cendant's Record $3.2
Bln Settlement Left Intact By High Court. By Greg Stohr
Bloomberg News, March 18, 2002
Circuit Makes Short
Work Of Milberg Suit. By Jason Hoppin
The Recorder, March 18, 2002
Cinar Co-Founders Fined
$1 Million Each, Banned From Company For Five Years. By Allan
Swift
Canadian Press Newswire. March 15, 2002
Shareholders Didn't
Show Fraud In Accounting Case, Court Says. By Karen Gullo
Bloomberg News, March 15, 2002
Deals & Deal Makers:
Bids & Offers [Inside The World Of Corporate Finance & Wall
Street]. By Randall Smith, contributions from Kara Scannell
and Paul Beckett
The Wall Street Journal, Friday, March 15, 2002
If Andersen Goes Under,
So Will Hopes For Reform
USA Today, Thursday, March 14, 2002
SEC Supports District
Court's Position In Lead Plaintiff Dispute
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter. March
13, 2002
Class Action Securities
Litigation Against Symyx Technologies Is Dismissed
Business Wire, Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Edison Securities-Fraud
Shareholder Suits Dismissed By Judge. By Joyzelle Davis
Bloomberg News, March 12, 2002
IT Managers Aren't
Supposed To Be Financial Analysts. In The Wake Of ...By George
A. Chidi Jr.
InfoWorld Daily News, Tuesday, March 12, 2002
IPO Lawyers to Start
Settlement Talks With Tech Firms. By David Glovin
Bloomberg News, March 11, 2002, Monday
Like Diehard Fans,
Investors Must Watch Every Play Wise Investors Learn About Selves,
Not Just Money. By Charles A. Jaffe
The Boston Globe, March 10, 2002
SEC Rulemaking; Agency
Seeks Ways To Improve Auditor Oversight. By Tamara Loomis
New York Law Journal, March 7, 2002 Thursday
Corporate Firms' conflicts
Making Rain for Litigators. By Anthony Lin
New York Law Journal/Volume 227, Number 44, Thursday,
March 7, 2002
Enron Backlash Spreads
To Shareholder Suit Limitations. By JH
Securities Week, March 4, 2002
UC Takes Charge of
Enron Suit - Milberg Weiss Can Expect Strict Oversight. By Maureen
Milford/Special to The National Law Journal
The National Law Journal, Monday, March 4, 2002
Shareholder Backlash.
By Jennifer Pellet
Chief Executive (U.S.), March 1, 2002
Chimicles & Tikellis
LLP Announce Approval Of Settlement In Re Phoenix Leasing Limited
Partnership Litigation
Business Wire, Friday, March 1, 2002
Changing Skies For
D&O: This Will Be A Telling Year For The Directors' And Officers'
Market. Although Excess Capital Is Entering The Market, Industry
Experts Are Watching The Trend Of Increasing Frequency And Severity
Of Claims; Liability. By Gary Dubois
Risk & Insurance, March 1, 2002
A Kinder, Gentler
SEC? NOT! SEC Chairman Proposes Several Initiatives In Wake
Of Enron. By Ivan B. Knauer
Electronic Banking Law & Commerce Report. March
2002
High - Tech's HIGH NOON:
With The Market Fizzle, A New Round Of Securities Suits Takes
Aim At Once High-Flying IPOs. By Martha Neil
ABA Journal (88 A.B.A.J. 48), March, 2002
Shareholder Class
Actions Persist, Despite Reform Act. By David Rubenstein
Corporate Legal Times - Volume 12, Number 124,
March, 2002
Business Recap Court
Has Dismissed Lawsuits, Tyco Says
The Augusta Chronicle, February 26, 2002 Tuesday
Rare Securities Fraud
Verdict Clears Crashed Calif. Computer Company CEO
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter. February 25, 2002
AIG Says Shareholder
Claims May Cripple Insurers, Paper Reports. By Vivien Lou Chen
Bloomberg News, February 20, 2002
How Big A Cut? SEC
Lends Support To Case That Would Limit Paydays Of Lawyers In
Securities Class-Actions. By Jason Hoppin
Broward Daily Business Review, February 15, 2002
Chipping Away At The
Reform Act's Stay. By Sarah S. Gold and Leon P. Gold
New York Law Journal, February 13, 2002
SEC Weighs In On Securities
Fraud Case. By Jason Hoppin
The Recorder, February 13, 2002
The Enron Effect:
Hedging Against Losses - Insurers Raising Rates For Executive
Liability: Shareholder Suits: Premiums Have Increased By As
Much As 50%. By Dan Lonkevich
National Post/Financial Post: World, Tuesday, February
12, 2002
CEO Cleared In Rare
Stock Drop Trial. By Brenda Sandburg
The Recorder, February 12, 2002 Tuesday
Challenge To Lead Plaintiff,
Class Counsel Appointment Heard By 9TH Cir.
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter, February 11, 2002
Standing Up
To The Head Of The Class; Securities Defense May Challenge Certification
When Multiple Investors Are Made Lead Plaintiff.
By Robert J. Jossen and Neil A. Steiner
New York Law Journal, February 11, 2002 Monday
Assuming Responsibility.
By Jeffrey Newman and Jennifer A. James
The Daily Deal, February 11, 2002
Court Dismisses Shareholder
Lawsuit Against Mpower
PR Newswire, February 11, 2002
State Claims May Halt
Federal BofA Settlement. By Renee Deger
The Recorder, February 11, 2002
SEC Looks At Having
Public Companies Disclose Lack Of Terror Coverage. By Dennis
Kelly
BestWire, February 08, 2002
Leahy Bill Would Amend
Law Limiting Shareholder Lawsuits
The Bulletin's Frontrunner, February 7, 2002
Kirby Mcinerney &
Squire Announces Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal Of Securities
Class Action Lawsuit
Business Editors & Legal Writers, February 5, 2002
SEC Guidelines Credit
'Cooperation'; Steps Can Be Taken To Avoid Or Mitigate Penalties
For Accounting Irregularities. By Daniel J. Kramer
New York Law Journal, February 4, 2002 Monday
Study Frowns On
Class Action Auctions 3rd Circuit Task Force Says Judges Should
Significantly Limit Their Use Of Competitive Bidding For Class
Action Counsel. By Henry Gottlieb
Legal Times, February 4, 2002
Shareholders Eager
To Sue In The Aftermath Of Enron. By Bob Keefe
The Atlanta Journal And Constitution, February
3, 2002 Sunday, Home Edition
21st Century Disclosure.
By Aaron Brown
Glasser LegalWorks., wallstreetlawyer.com, February
2002
How CSFB Settlement
Changes IPO Game. By Randall Smith and Susan Pulliam
Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, January 22, 2002
What Should A Lead
Plaintiff Do? By John C. Coffee Jr.
New York Law Journal, Thursday, January 17, 2002
Securities Fight
Goes To 9th Circuit Milberg Weiss Challenges Auction Of Lead
Counsel Slot. By David E. Rovella
The National Law Journal, January 15, 2002
McKesson Reports Rulings
In Consolidated Securities Litigation
Business Wire, January 14, 2002
Court Strikes Blow
Against Lawyer-Driven Securities Suits. By Philip R. Kaplan
Legal Backgrounder, January 14, 2002
Auctions
For Lead Counsel In Securities Fraud Suits Ruled Improper. By
Michael L. Kichline and William M. McSwain
Legal Backgrounder, January 11, 2002
Judge Dismisses Suit
Alleging Security Fraud In Cook Outage. By Daniel Horner
Nucleonics Week, Thursday, January 10, 2002
Federal Judge Dismisses
Class Action Suit Against AEP
PR Newswire, January 3, 2002
Suit Against Golf Club
Maker Over Misleading IPO Dismissed
Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, January
2, 2002
Back to Top
SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS ARCHIVED 2002
Sprint
Securities Fraud Suit Survives Dismissal
By: Staff Writer. Class Actions Litigation Reporter,
Vol. 9; No. 11; Pg. 14. December 2002
THQ
Cuts Sales, Profit Forecast For 4th-Qtr And 2003
By: John Stebbins. Bloomberg News, December 23,
2002
DOV Pharma Settles
Shareholder Suits
By: Steve Gelsi. MarketWatch.com, December 23,
2002
Wall St. Firms To
Pay $1.4B Settlement. By Ross Kerber
The Boston Globe, December 21, 2002
Berman Devalerio
Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo Announces Proposed Settlement Of
Class Action On Behalf Of All Persons And Entities Who Purchased
The Common Stock Of Sykes Enterprises, Inc. Between July 27,
1998 And September 18, 2000 Inclusive
PR Newswire (US), December 20, 2002
Court Approves Previously
Announced Thomas & Betts Settlement Of Consolidated Securities
Class Action Lawsuit
PR Newswire, December 20, 2002
California; Mattel
Settles Shareholders Lawsuit For $122 Million The El Segundo-Based
Toy Maker Closes The Books On Itsill-Fated $3.5-Billion Purchase
Of Learning Co. By Abigail Goldman
Los Angeles Times, December 6, 2002
MTI Technology Announces
Settlement Agreement In Shareholder Lawsuit
Business Wire. December 4, 2002
Settlement Includes
Employees; Settlement Includes Employees, Judge Rules; Deal
Gives Harnischfeger Workers Who Owned Stock A Slice Of $10 Million.
By Thomas Content
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 29, 2002
Nice Systems Settles
Remaining Securities Litigation In The U.S.; All Claims Settled
Without Admission Of Liability Or Wrongdoing
Business Wire, November 27, 2002
U.S. Court Approvals
Cinar Settlement Deal. By Andrea Lee
Canadian Press Newswire, November 19, 2002
Cinar Shareholders
Accept $25M US Settlement; Founders Sue Auditor For $194M. By
Allan Swift
Canadian Press Newswire, November 11, 2002
Anika Therapeutics
Reports 2002 Third Quarter Financial Results
Business Wire, November 7, 2002
RPI Settles Investor
Class-Action Lawsuit Within Insurance Coverage Limits
PR Newswire, November 7, 2002
Netease.Com Announces
Strong Third Quarter Results With Continued Revenue Growth Of
93.3% Over Preceding Quarter Resulting In Record Gross Margins
Of 67.6%
Business Wire, November 5, 2002
Cylink Settles 1998
Class Action Suit; Settlement Expected To Be Covered By Insurance
Business Wire, November 4, 2002
Auditor Settles Anicom
Lawsuit For $21.5 Million. By Greg Burns
Chicago Tribune, October 29, 2002
Oxford Health 3Q
Net Fell 72% On Lawsuit Charge
Dow Jones News Service, October 29, 2002
Mercator Announces
Agreement To Settle Stockholder Litigation
Business Wire, October 29, 2002
Oxford Offers To
Settle Litigation Related To Insurer's 1997 Losses
Managed Care Week, October 28, 2002
Nike Inc.: Pact Would
Settle Litigation With $8.9 Million In Payments
The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires,
October 28, 2002
Optical Cable Corporation
Reports Shareholder Class Action Litigation Dismissed And Settlement
Final
PR Newswire, October 25, 2002, Friday
CIBC Settles $2.2
Million Suit With Livent Holders, Post Says. By Frederic Tomesco
Bloomberg News, October 25, 2002
Bernstein Litowitz
Berger & Grossmann LLP Announces Summary Notice Of Pendency
And Partial Settlement Of Class Action In Independent Energy
Holdings PLC Securities Litigation
Business Wire, October 23, 2002
Oxford To Post $151.3
Million Charge Against Third-Quarter Results
BestWire, October 22, 2002
Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated Updates Investors On 2002 Results
Business Wire, October 21, 2002
Thomas & Betts Reports
Third Quarter 2002 Results; Turnaround Continues On Track; Manufacturing
Restructuring Program Nearly Complete
PR Newswire, October 21, 2002
Stockholders To
Settle Rite Aid Lawsuit. By Tom Dochat
The Patriot-News, October 16, 2002
Dynamex Announces
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2002 Results. By Staff Writer
Canadian Corporate Newswire, October 14, 2002
Monday
Kirby Mcinerney &
Squire, LLP Announces Proposed Settlement And Settlement Hearing
In Laidlaw Bondholders Securities Litigation. By Staff Writer
PR Newswire, Friday, October 11, 2002
Mighty Merrill
Lynch Bogs Down In Legal Troubles. By Thor Valdmanis
USA TODAY, October 10, 2002
VARI-L Agrees To
Settle Class-Action Suit; Company Will Forfeit 28 Percent Of
Stock If Deal Is Approved. By John Accola
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), October 8, 2002
SeaView Responds
to Reuters News Story. By Staff Writer
Business Wire, October 4, 2002
USA: Thomas & Betts
Agrees To Settle Class Action Suit
Reuters Limited 2002, October 2, 2002
Judge Approves
Deal For $490 Million In Bank Of America Suit; Attorneys Want
$122 Million In Fees. By Peter Shinkle
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 2, 2002
FLIR Systems Settles
SEC Accounting Fraud Charges. By Neil Roland
Bloomberg News, September 30, 2002
Judge OKs Cell Pathways
Settlement. By Shannon P. Duffy
The Legal Intelligencer, September 25, 2002
Performance Technologies
Agrees To Settle Outstanding Class Action
Business Wire, September 25, 2002
Judge Oks Optical
Cable Deal; President Says Settlement Is In Best Interests Of
Both The Shareholders And The Company. By Duncan Adams
Roanoke Times & World News, September 24, 2002
Scholastic Settles
1997 Shareholder Lawsuit; Will Take After-Tax Charge Of $0.03
Per Share
Business Wire, September 23, 2002
Advanced Lighting
Technologies Announces Agreement To Settle Shareholder Actions
PR Newswire, September 17, 2002
Hastings Entertainment,
Inc. Agrees To Settle Shareholder Lawsuits
PR Newswire, September 12, 2002
Legal Issues: Vantagemed
Announces Court Approval Of Securities Lawsuit Settlement
Health & Medicine Week, September 9, 2002
TenFold Settles
Lawsuit With Shareholders. By Steven Oberbeck
The Salt Lake Tribune, September 4, 2002
Sunbeam Ex-CEO 'Chainsaw
Al' Dunlap Settles SEC Case. By Neil Roland and Judy Mathewson
Bloomberg News, September 4, 2002
EFI Management Reaffirms
Second Half Outlook; Company Decides To Settle 1997 Shareholder
Lawsuit
Business Wire, September 4, 2002
U. California-Davis:
$40m UC Settlement Against Enron Pending. By Hilary Costa
U-Wire (University Wire), August 29, 2002
Andersen Settles
For $40m. By Beth Piskora
New York Post, Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Hess Settles Suit
By Triton Shareholders. By James Norman
Platt's Oilgram News, August 19, 2002
Safeguard Announces
Settlement Of Stockholder Litigation; Reports Second Quarter
Results
Business Wire, August 13, 2002
Quorum Settlement
Approved By Judge. By Bill Lewis
The Tennessean (Nashville, TN), August 13, 2002
S.F. Firm Scores
$23 Million Settlement In Securities Case Those Who Made Cut
Still Have Worries - Like Money And Jobs. By Shannon Lafferty
The Recorder, August 13, 2002, Tuesday
Golden State Bancorp
Announces Litigation Settlement
Business Wire, August 12, 2002, Monday
Judge Oks $141
Million Sunbeam Suit Settlement. By Associated Press
The Deseret News, August 10, 2002, Saturday
Judge Approves
Settlement For Concord EFS Unit Lawsuit
Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert, Thursday, August
8, 2002
Big Picture; Business
Daily Herald, August 7, 2002
Cinar Agrees To
Pay $40 Million In Suit. By David Voreacos
Toronto Star, August 3, 2002
Aremissoft Reorganization
Effective, Class Action Litigation And SEC Settlement Are Finalized;
Softbrands Independent
Business Wire, August 2, 2002, Friday
Vantagemed Announces
Court Approval Of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
PR Newswire, July 31, 2002
Laidlaw Releases
Fiscal 2001 Financial Statements; Settles Bondholder Litigation
PR Newswire, July 29, 2002
Versata Announces
Agreement To Settle Shareholder Class Actions
Business Wire, July 22, 2002
High-Yield Funds:
U.S. District Judge Approves $14 Million Partial Settlement
Of Heartland Lawsuit. By Jacob Fine
The Bond Buyer, July 19, 2002
Court Gives Final
Approval To Settlement Of Unify Corporation Securities Lawsuits
Business Wire, July 15, 2002
Hewlett-Packard
Settles COMPAQ Suit For $28.6 MLN. By Phil Milford
Bloomberg News, July 5, 2002
Aremissoft Announces
Confirmation Of Plan Of Reorganization By The United States
District Court
Business Wire, July 2, 2002
Milberg Weiss Announces
Fairness Hearing In Starnet Communications International, Inc.
Securities Litigation
Business Wire, Monday, July 1, 2002
Seaview Executes
Memorandum Of Understanding In Class Action Suit
Business Wire, July 1, 2002, Monday
Based Optical
Cable Corp. Plans Settlement With Shareholders. By Jeff Sturgeon
The Roanoke Times, June 27, 2002, Thursday
Berger & Montague,
P.C., And Schiffrin & Barroway LLP Announce Class Action Certification
And Proposed Settlement Involving Securities Of Cell Pathways,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CLPA)
Financial Times Information. June 26, 2002
Optical Cable Corporation
Settles Shareholder Class Action Litigation
Financial Times Information. June 26, 2002
MicroStrategy Issues
$80M Nts, 3M Shrs, Wts In Settlement. By Dan Lowrey
Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert, Tuesday, June
25, 2002
Advanced Fibre Communications
Signs MOU To Settle 1998 Class Action Securities Litigation
PR Newswire (US). June 21, 2002
Advanced Fibre Communications
Signs MOU To Settle 1998 Class Action Securities Litigation.
By Staff Writer
PR Newswire, June 21, 2002
Conseco Settlement
Hearing Is Aug. 7; Approval By Judge Would End Two-Year-Old
Investor Suit Triggered By Greentree Acquisition. By Bill W.
Hornaday
The Indianapolis Star, June 21, 2002 Friday City
final Edition
Bernstein Litowitz
Berger & Grossmann LLP Announces Summary Notice Of Pendency
And Proposed Settlement Of Class Action And Settlement Hearing
Concerning In Re Conseco, Inc. Securities Litigation
PR Newswire, June 20, 2002
Critical Path $17.5
MLN Settlement With Shareholders Approved. By Pham-Duy Nguyen
Bloomberg News, June 19, 2002
Court Gives Final
Approval To Settlement Of Critical Path Shareholder Class Actions
Business Wire, June 19, 2002
Quorum Settles Suit
With Shareholders. By Bill Lewis
The Tennessean, June 18, 2002
Western Resources
Reaches Settlement In Protection One Shareholder Suit; No Finding
Of Wrongdoing Or Merit In Claims; Settlement To Be Fully Funded
By Insurance
Business Wire, June 12, 2002
Shareholders Settle
With Providian For $38 Million Securities Fraud
National Law Journal, June 10, 2002
Cendant Completes
Funding Of Principal Securities Class Action Litigation Liability
PR Newswire, May 28, 2002
Gateway Settles Securities
Lawsuit
The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25, 2002
Judge Puts Rite Aid
Settlement On Hold
Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 22, 2002
ECI Telecom Ltd.
Announces Agreement In Principle To Settle Class Action Securities
Litigation
Business Wire, May 20, 2002
Timco Says It Will
Settle Securities Class-Action Suit
News & Record (Greensboro, NC), May 15, 2002
Silicon Graphics
Pays Cash, 8 Million Shares To Settle Lawsuit. By Peter J. Brennan
Bloomberg News, May 13, 2002
Partsbase Announces
Agreement In Principle For The Settlement Of Class Action Lawsuit
Business Wire, May 8, 2002
Cinar, Shareholders
Agree To Settle Class-Action Suits. By Etan Vlessing
Hollywood Reporter, April 29, 2002
American Bank Note
Holographics Announces Court's Approval Of Distribution Of Class
Action Funds And ABNH Securities
Business Wire. April 25, 2002
Dollar General Sets
Hearing Date Investors' Lawsuit Accuses Company Of Disclosing
False Earnings Reports. By Brian Brus
The Daily Oklahoman. April 24, 2002
Hearing Postponed
For Investors Of Failed Towne Bancorp Of Perrysburg, Ohio
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio. April 23, 2002
Legato Settles Shareholder
Lawsuits
Business Wire. April 17, 2002
District Court For
The District Of Oregon Schedules Settlement Fairness Hearing
In Securities Case Involving KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
PR Newswire, March 29, 2002
Attorneys' Fees:
In re Twinlab Corp. Sec. Litig. N.Y. Judge Awards One-Third
of Fees Sought In $26M Twinlab Settlement
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter. March 25, 2002
Settlement Unlikely
To End Troubles Of Milwaukee Mutual Fund Firm Heartland. By
Kathleen Gallagher
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Monday, March 25, 2002
Deal Offered
In Heartland Lawsuit; Settlement Would Pay $14 Million. By Kathleen
Gallagher
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 23, 2002
Proposed Settlement
Of Providian Lawsuit To Cost $38 Million. By Shannon P. Duffy
The Legal Intelligencer, March 21, 2002, Thursday
Curative To
Settle Shareholder Suits; Agrees To Pay $10.5M Over Alleged
Fraud. By Monty Phan and James Bernstein
Newsday, March 20, 2002
SCB Computer Technology,
Inc. Receives Final Court Approval Of Settlement Of Shareholder
Lawsuit
PR Newswire, March 19, 2002
Pre-Paid Legal
Services Inc. Ada, Oklahoma Legal Problems Don't Hamper Growth
Here. By Adelia Cellini Linecker
Investor's Business Daily, March 18, 2002
AremisSoft Announces
Agreement With Securities Class Action Plaintiffs; Files Voluntary
Petition Under Chapter 11
Business Wire, March 15, 2002
D&T contributes to
C$120 million YBM settlement
International Accounting Bulletin, March 14, 2002
Del Global Technologies
Corp.: Court Approves Agreement To Settle Securities Class Action
Biotech Week, March 13, 2002
Knight Settles Suit
That Alleged Trading Ahead of Customers. By Stephen Cohen
Bloomberg News, March 12, 2002
D. Del. Approves
Settlement Of Shareholder Suit Over Failed Merger
Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation
Reporter. February 25, 2002
Conseco
To Pay $120 Million To Settle Securities Suit. By Dan Lonkevich
and Bob Kuzbyt
Bloomberg News, February 21, 2002
SONICblue Reaches
Agreement To Settle 1997 Class Action Lawsuit
Business Wire, February 20, 2002
J. D. Edwards Oks
Lawsuit Settlement Of $15 Million; Investors' Class Action Alleges
Executives Hid Company's Woes While Selling Millions in Stock.
By John Accola
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), February 12,
2002
YBM Shareholders
Settle Lawsuits. By Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew
Toronto Star, February 8, 2002
Atchison Suit Ends
With $ 1.8M Pact; Steel. By John E. Sacco
Gale Group, Inc., American Metal Market, February
6, 2002
Del Global
Technologies Corp. Receives Final Court Approval Of Terms Of
Settlement Agreement To Settle Securities Class Action. By Del
Global Technologies Corp.
PR Newswire, February 5, 2002
Atchison Casting
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