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HEADLINES ARCHIVED 2008
GOP Wants Hearings On Milberg Weiss
Lawrence Hurley, Daily Journal, May 12, 2008
Variations On The Subprime Lawsuit Theme
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, May 12, 2008
Ex-SEC Official Pushes For International Accounting In US
Emily Chasan, Forbes.com, May 13, 2008
Chief Executives' Perks Don't Include Job Security
Robert Weisman, International Herald Tribune, May 13, 2008
Ohio Employer Class Action Summit To Be Held On Wednesday, June 4
Staff Writer, PR Newswire Europe, May 14, 2008
Gemstar CEO Charged With Destroying Documents
Amanda Bronstad, Law.com, May 14, 2008
Options Backdating Settlements Lower Than Predicted, According to New NERA Economic Consulting Paper
Staff Writer, Business Wire, May 15, 2008
SEC Charges Broadcom GC, Other Executives
Zusha Elinson, Law.com, May 15, 2008
2nd Circuit Weighs In On Class Action Fairness Act
Samuel Howard, Securities Law 360, May 15, 2008
Recent Pro-Defendant Trends In Securities Class Action Litigation
Scott Balber, Law.com, May 16, 2008
SEC Rebuffed In Backdating Case
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law 360, May 9, 2008
Lawsuits over losses in U.S. mortgage market could hit a wall
By: Jonathan D. Glater. International Herald Tribune, May 8, 2008
Emerging Issues In Securities Litigation: Pleading Scienter In 10b-5 Actions After Tellabs
By: Staff Writer. Mondaq, May 8, 2008
FedEx Driver Policy Prompts Shareholder Suit
By: Ryan Davis. Securities Law 360, May 8, 2008
UBS To Repay $35M To Mass. For Auction Rate Sales
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, May 7, 2008
Congress Probes SEC's Role in Credit Crisis
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, May 7, 2008
Judge Trashes Requests For Extra Attorneys' Fees
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, May 7, 2008
Congressmen Call for Milberg Weiss-Related Hearings
By: Amanda Bronstad. Law.com, May 6, 2008
Microsoft Withdrawal Gives Yahoo Plaintiffs Ammo
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law 360, May 6, 2008
Parent Cos. May Be Liable In Fraud Suits: 11th Circ.
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, May 6, 2008
Former Nortel VPs Strike Deal With SEC
By: Ben James. Portfolio Media, New York, May 1, 2008
CORRECTED: Judge Certifies Securities Class Action Against DVI
By: Brendan Pierson. Portfolio Media, New York, May 1, 2008
Investors Must Declare Sudan Divestitures: SEC
By: Jesse Greenspan. Portfolio Media, New York, April 30, 2008
Earning Extra Yield Can Be Precarious And Pricey
By: William Z. Suplee IV. The Legal Intelligencer, April 29, 2008
OUTSIDE COUNSEL
By: Marc J. Gottridge and Thomas Rouhette. New York Law Journal, April 29, 2008
Brower Piven Informs Investors Who Have Net Losses of More Than $100,000 That They Have Only Until May 6, 2008 to Move for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff in MF Global Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Market News Publishing US, April 29, 2008
Court Slaps Injunction On 12 Lake Shore Entities
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law 360, April 28, 2008
PCAOB adopts new audit committee communication rule and amends tax services rule
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, April 28, 2008
A Win for Wall Street: Stoneridge might be the most important finance case the Supreme Court decides this year.
By: Cynthia Waller Vallario. Investment Dealers' Digest, April 28, 2008
SUBPRIME LITIGATION REPORT SEES 'TSUNAMI'
By: Staff Writer - The American Lawyer. The Recorder,
April 25, 2008
SEC's Atkins Calls for Fair-Value Guidance
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, April 25, 2008
How Old Are Ye, PCAOB?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 25, 2008
The Subprime Bust In Microcosm: The Saga Of A Failed Mortgage Package
By: Roger Lowenstein. International Herald Tribune, April 25, 2008
FASB Forum to Consider Use of Global Accounting Standards by U.S. Companies
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, April 23, 2008
Subprime Mortgage Litigation Reaches Record Levels in the First Quarter of 2008, According to Navigant Consulting Study
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 23, 2008
SEC To Consider Tighter Regulations On Rating Agencies
By: Alan Zibel - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 22, 2008
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Warned on Accounting
By: David S. Hilzenrath. Washington Post, April 22, 2008
Auction-rate Probes Go National
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, April 21, 2008
Is There A Legal Defense To The Mortgage Mess?
By: Anthony Lendez and David Hille. The National Law Journal, April 21, 2008
Activism by Shareholders Picks Up Steam Online
By: Anne Kates Smith. The Washington Post, April 20, 2008
Enforcement: SEC, FINRA Probing ARS Sales
By: Lynn Hume And Andrew Ackerman. Bond Buyer, April 11, 2008
Subprime Forces Insurers to Reduce CEO Pay More Than Hurricanes
By: Erik Holm. Bloomberg, April 11, 2008
Directors' And Officers' Liability
By: Joseph M. McLaughlin. New York Law Journal, April 10, 2008
Perfomance-Pay Disclosure: Is the Honeymoon Over?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, April 9, 2008
Leniency For Big Corporations In The U.S.
By: Eric Lichtblau. International Herald Tribune, April 9, 2008
How Long Should It Take to Restate?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 9, 2008
RiskMetrics Group Studies Find an Increase in Shareholder Activism and Litigation as a Result of the Credit Crisis
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire , April 9, 2008
SEC Overhaul Bid by Bush Condemned by SEC Chairmen (Update2)
By: Jesse Westbrook. Bloomberg, April 8, 2008
Study: Subprime Crisis Spurs Lawsuits
By: Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 8, 2008
Credit Crisis Could Cost Nearly $1 Trillion, IMF Predicts
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. International Herald Tribune, April 8, 2008
Economy Stirs More Securities Lawsuits, But Smaller Payoffs
By: Staff Writer. Miami Daily Business Review, April 7, 2008
A Historic Deutsche Telekom Case
By: Nils-Viktor Sorge. BusinessWeek, April 7, 2008
Gone Unnoticed
By: Israel David and Julie E. Kamps. New York Law Journal, April 7, 2008
Executive Pay: A Special Report
By: Claudia H. Deutsch. The New York Times, April 6, 2008
What We Learned From Bear
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 4, 2008
Cox on I-Banks: There Oughta Be a Law
By: Tim Reason. cfo.com, April 3, 2008
Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, April 3, 2008
Are CFOs Fit for Outside Board Seats?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, April 3, 2008
Trials & Errors
By: Alix Stuart. cfo.com, April 1, 2008
Greed Always Wins
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 1, 2008
Colorado Proposes Tough Law on Executive Accountability
By: Dan Frosch. The New York Times, April 1, 2008
Under the Treasury's Plan, Fed Would Lose a Key Power
By: Neil Irwin. Washington Post, April 1, 2008
Goodbye GAAP
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 1, 2008
A California Public Company Was 63% More Likely to Be Sued Than an Average Domestic Issuer in 2007
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 1, 2008
Treasury Rolls Out Overhaul of Financial Regulators
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, March 31, 2008
Small Biz, Big Concerns
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 31, 2008
Money-Laundering Charge To Stand In Milberg Case
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, March 31, 2008
CORRECTING AND REPLACING Securities Class Action Settlement Totals Down 60 Percent in 2007, Finds Cornerstone Research
By: Staff Writer - Cornerstone Research. Business Wire, March 31, 2008
Bush Names 2 Democrats For SEC
By: Mike Musgrove. Washington Post, March 29, 2008
Are Rating Agencies Forever Broken?
By: Sarah Johnson and Tim Reason. CFO.com, March 28, 2008
Subprime Autopsy Scorches KPMG and O'Melveny & Myers
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, March 27, 2008
Special Report: America's Most Trustworthy Companies
By: John J. Ray. Forbes.com, March 27, 2008
Paulson Wants to Tighten Reins on Investment Banks
By: Jeffrey H. Birnbaum. Washington Post, March 27, 2008
PwC Chairman Urges Adoption Of International Standards
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, March 26, 2008
FBI Initiates Fraud Inquiry Into Mortgage Lenders
By: Staff Writer. Miami Daily Business Review, March 26, 2008
U.S. Senate Panels To Investigate Bear Stearns Deal
By: David Stout. International Herald Tribune, March 26, 2008
Shift In Litigation Strategy Sends More Securities Cases To Trial
By: Jeffrey A. Barrack. The Legal Intelligencer, March 25, 2008
SEC Tries To Smooth Int'l Money Flow
By: Maurna Desmond. Forbes.com, March 25, 2008
High-Profile Trial Lawyer Agrees to Guilty Plea
By: Jonathan D. Glater. The New York Times, March 21, 2008
The Litigation Storm
By: Judy Warner. BusinessWeek, March 20, 2008
Panel Chairman Calls for a Risk Regulator
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, March 20, 2008
Melvyn Weiss Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, March 20, 2008
Despite Reforms, Pay Is Less Transparent And Shareholder-Friendly Than In The Past.
By: Lawrence A. Sucharow and Ethan D. Wohl. New York Law Journal, March 20, 2008
ABA Corporate Governance Conference Explores Approaches to Internal Structure That Control Risk
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 19, 2008
Report: Economy Roils Executive-Pay Moves
By: David McCann. cfo.com, March 19, 2008
Bright Line Restored: Auditor Liability Under Rule 10b-5
By: Paul A. Straus and Mordecai Geisler. New York Law Journal, March 19, 2008
Feds' Crisis-Prevention Plan Puts Weight On Investors
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, March 18, 2008
A Small-Company CFO's Take on XBRL
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 17, 2008
The Securitization Bubble
By: John C. Coffee Jr. The National Law Journal, March 17, 2008
DOJ Faces Scrutiny Over Corporate Monitor Guidelines
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, March 14, 2008
Corporate Raiders Invade Silicon Valley
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, March 14, 2008
Proposed Restatement Guidelines Draw Investor Alarm
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 14, 2008
Waiting for the Subprime Lawsuits
By: Michael Orey. BusinessWeek, March 13, 2008
Quick Succession
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, March 13, 2008
Floyd Norris: Changing the rules for global auditors
By: Floyd Norris. International Herald Tribune, March 13, 2008
Cuomo Follows Spitzer's Litigation Example
By: Staff Writer - Oxford Analytica. Forbes.com, March 12, 2008
Subprime Crisis Foments Bankruptcy Surge
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, March 12, 2008
RiskMetrics Group Ranks Top 50 Plaintiffs' Law Firms for 2007 Historic Number of Class Action Settlements in 2007
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 11, 2008
Examiner's Report May Cast Light on Subprime Mess
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, March 10, 2008
In the Hot Seat: Exec Pay
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 10, 2008
The Time is Right for Mid-Size Public or Union Pension Funds to be Lead Plaintiffs in Securities Class Actions
By: Stephen L. Brodsky, Esq. - Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP. Investment Management Weekly, March 10, 2008
Keeping A Lid On Compliance Costs
By: Bob Mahan - CFO of Ajilon Finance. AccountingWEB.com, March 10, 2008
U.S. Starts Criminal Investigation Of Countrywide Financial
By: Raymond Hernandez. International Herald Tribune, March 9, 2008
Milberg Weiss Scandal Exposed Broken System
By: Dan Small. The Recorder, March 7, 2008
SEC: Ready to Pounce on Pension Fraud
By: Kate Plourd. cfo.com, March 7, 2008
Are Investors Smarter than We Think?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 5, 2008
Feds Turn To Forensic Accounting
By: Darrell D. Dorrell, CPA/ABV, MBA, ASA, CVA, CMA, DABFA. AccountingWEB.com, March 4, 2008
D & O Insurance and Securities Lawsuit Settlements
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 4, 2008
Loan Blame Game Now In Court
By: Walter Hamilton. Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2008
Fannie, Freddie to Overhaul Appraisals in Cuomo Deal (Update2)
By: Karen Freifeld and Sharon L. Lynch. Bloomberg, March 3, 2008
The Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Gives Rise To A Litigation Industry--With Countrywide In The Crosshairs.
By: Amy Miller. Corporate Counsel, March 1, 2008
Former Milberg Weiss Expert Witness Agrees to Plead Guilty to Perjury
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, February 29, 2008
CEO Liability In Subprime Litigation Tough Call
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, February 29, 2008
Judge Refuses to Grant Dismissal Motions in Milberg Weiss Case
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, February 29, 2008
Why Is CFO Turnover So High?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, February 29, 2008
Why Surprises Still Lurk After Enron
By: Floyd Norris. The New York Times, February 29, 2008
Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Major Changes To FAF, FASB, and GASB
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, February 28, 2008
Putting Auditor Judgments under a Microscope
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 27, 2008
Bush Vows to Veto a Mortgage Relief Bill
By: Edmund L. Andrews. The New York Times, February 27, 2008
A Revamping for the Financial Accounting Standards Board
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, February 27, 2008
Door Could Open To Class Actions
By: David Cho. washingtonpost.com, February 27, 2008
Report Identifies Possible Executive 'Gift Loophole'
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, February 27, 2008
Expert Panel Moderated by Autonomy ZANTAZ Delivers Best Practices to Prepare for Escalating Subprime Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, February 27, 2008
GAO Says Hedge Funds Still Warrant Scrutiny
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, February 26, 2008
PCAOB: Auditor, Audit Thyself
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 26, 2008
Small And Midsize U.S. Banks Also Face Subprime Fallout
By: Eric Dash. International Herald Tribune, February 26, 2008
A Labyrinthine Path to Justice
By: Carrie Johnson. washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2008
SEC Seeks More Financial Transparency
By: Rachelle Younglai - Reuters. washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2008
Legal Battle Brews Over SEC Stance On Proxy Access
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, February 13, 2008
Securities Arbitration Perceived As Unfair: Study
By: Elizabeth Landau. Securities Law360, February 13, 2008
Financials Lack Transparency, Senator Says
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 13, 2008
N.Y. Judge Applies SOX Protections to Ex-Partner of Global Firm's French Office
By: Beth Bar- New York Law Journal. Law.com, February 12, 2008
Lawyer Sentenced In Kickback Scheme
By: Jacob Adelman - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, February 11, 2008
IFRS: No Longer If, but When
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 11, 2008
Litigation Targeted Mortgage Cos. In 2007: Report
By: Elizabeth Landau,. Securities Law360, February 11, 2008
'Collective Scienter' in Securities Fraud Cases
By: Jonathan W. Miller and Lyle Roberts. New York Law Journal, February 8, 2008
Cuomo Belittles Credit Raters' Reforms
By: Karen Freifeld - Bloomberg News. washingtonpost.com, February 8, 2008
How to Fix the Rating Agencies, Part II
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 7, 2008
Advisen Report Analyzes Impact of Subprime Meltdown on D&O and E&O Insurers
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 7, 2008
Subprime Woes Just Beginning, PwC Chief Warns
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 6, 2008
Credit Crisis: Where Was The SEC?
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, February 6, 2008
32% Of U.S. Directors Say Ceos Are Overpaid
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2008
Running the SEC on the Cheap
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 5, 2008
Insurance Premiums For Executive Liability Vary Widely By
By: Staff Writer. Market News Publishing US, February 5, 2008
WorldCom Whistle-blower Cynthia Cooper
By: David M. Katz and Julia Homer. CFO Magazine, February 5, 2008
SEC to Delay 404(b) for Small Companies
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 4, 2008
SEC Opens Insider Trading Probe In SocGen Scandal
By: Ryan Davis. Securities Law360, February 4, 2008
Plenty Of Blame For Lending Mess
By: Carolyn Said. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), February 3, 2008
Insider Trading Study Points Regulators To Wall Street
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, February 1, 2008
Bristol-Myers Stung By Sub-Prime Losses
By: Martin Zimmerman. LA Times, February 1, 2008
Small Law Firm’s Big Role in Bundling Mortgages
By: Lynnley Browning. The New York Times, February 1, 2008
Beating The Odds
By: Staff Writer. Corporate Counsel, February 1, 2008
PCAOB Approves Auditing Standard No. 6 In Response To FASB 154
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, January 31, 2008
How to Nab the Rogues: 10 Fraud Tips
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, January 30, 2008
The Subprime Slaughter Goes On
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, January 30, 2008
F.B.I. Opens Subprime Inquiry
By: Vikas Bajaj. The New York Times, January 30, 2008
Subprime Litigation: New Theories, Same Rules
By: Manfred Ohrenstein and Matthew Bryant. New York Law Journal, January 30, 2008
Chubb Says It Can Handle Claims From Credit Crisis
By: Alistair Barr. MarketWatch, January 30, 2008
Lazar Sentenced in Milberg Weiss Class Action Kickback Scheme
By: Thomas Watkins - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 29, 2008
Sarbox Stings Small Biz, but How Much?
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, January 29, 2008
French Prosecutor Seeks Charges Against Societe Generale Trader
By: Elaine Ganley and Jenny Barchfield - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 29, 2008
Audit's Cautious Watchdogs
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, January 28, 2008
Prosecutors Recommend Two-Year Prison Term for Lerach in Kickback Scheme
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 28, 2008
Securities Class Action Risk Expected To Rise, Study Finds
By: David Lenckus. Business Insurance, January 28, 2007
Prosecutors Name Broadcom Co-Founders
By: Gillian Flaccus - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 25, 2008
Who Needs the Big Four?
By: Alix Stuart. cfo.com, January 25, 2008
Companies in Denial on Pay-Disclosure Rules?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, January 25, 2008
Can Banks Self-Regulate?
By: Carter Dougherty. International Herald Tribune, January 25, 2008
Bill Would Place Judicial Constraints on Deferred Prosecution Agreements
By: Lisa Brennan - New Jersey Law Journal. Law.com, January 24, 2008
Societe Generale Uncovers $7.14 Billion Fraud
By: Emma Vandore - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 24, 2008
Milberg Weiss Moves To Shed Conspiracy Charges
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, January 22, 2008
If Everyone's Finger-Pointing, Who's to Blame?
By: Vikas Bajaj. New York Times, January 22, 2008
US Litigation Seen Growing On Subprime Turmoil
By: Martha Graybow. Reuters, January 22, 2008
NYSE Snaps Up Amex, Ending Long Rivalry
By: Joe Bel Bruno - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 18, 2008
Insider Trading: Defense Bar's Next Growth Stock?
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, January 17, 2008
With Buyout Activity Waning, Will Subprime Crisis Fill Void?
By: Ivan B. Harris. Palm Beach Daily Business Review, January 17, 2008
IFRS Gets Push from Accounting Giants
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, January 16, 2008
Supreme Court Ruling Likely To Hinder Enron Investors
By: Ruth Mantell - MarketWatch. Thomson Financial News, January 15, 2008
Advisen Report: $170 Billion in Subprime Writedowns Trigger Avalanche of Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 15, 2008
Going Public, but Not in U.S. Markets
By: Peter Page - The National Law Journal. Law.com, January 15, 2008
Can Accounting Principles Survive the Mortgage Crisis?
By: Tim Reason. cfo.com, January 14, 2008
SEC Committee Tackles Second-Guessing
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 14, 2008
Options Backdating Scandal Limps Off Radar
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, January 14, 2008
Slow Death for GAAP: Cox
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 11, 2008
Countrywide Take-Under
By: Evelyn M. Rusli. Forbes.com, January 11, 2008
E.U. Drops Reconciliation Requirement
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, January 10, 2008
FASB Gets the GAAP House in Order
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 9, 2008
Hedge Funds Led Shareholder Activism In '07: Study
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, January 9, 2008
Speeding Toward Convergence: Changes To Come Rapidly For Accounting Profession
By: Allison M. Henry. AccountingWEB.com, January 7, 2008
Ex-General Re Chief Ferguson's Fraud Trial Starts (Update1)
By: Josh P. Hamilton. Bloomberg, January 7, 2008
Subprime Mess Overtakes GAAP Gaffes
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 7, 2008
A Closer Look at the 2007 Life Sciences Securities Lawsuits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 7, 2008
Wall Street: Always An Insider's Game
By: William S. Lerach. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), January 6, 2008
Which GCs Are Most at Risk in Backdating Cases?
By: Staff Writer. Law.com, January 3, 2008
Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research Release Annual Securities Fraud Class Action Filings Report Indicating That Recent Increase in...
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 3, 2008
SEC Eyes Foreign Exchanges' Access To US
By: Dan Caterinicchia - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 3, 2008
Foreign Intelligence
By: Kate O'Sullivan. cfo.com, January 3, 2008
Securities Litigation Held Steady In 2007
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 2, 2008
Securities Legislation To Watch In 2008
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 1, 2008
Securities Cases To Watch In 2008
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 1, 2008
SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS ARCHIVED 2008
Recent Pro-Defendant Trends In Securities Class Action Litigation
By: Scott Balber. Law.com, May 16, 2008
Options Backdating Settlements Lower Than Predicted, According to New NERA Economic Consulting Paper
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, May 15, 2008
SEC Charges Broadcom GC, Other Executives
By: Zusha Elinson. Law.com, May 15, 2008
2nd Circuit Weighs In On Class Action Fairness Act
By: Samuel Howard. Securities Law 360, May 15, 2008
Ohio Employer Class Action Summit To Be Held On Wednesday, June 4
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, May 14, 2008
Gemstar CEO Charged With Destroying Documents
By: Amanda Bronstad. Law.com, May 14, 2008
Ex-SEC Official Pushes For International Accounting In US
By: Emily Chasan. Forbes.com, May 13, 2008
Chief Executives' Perks Don't Include Job Security
By: Robert Weisman. International Herald Tribune, May 13, 2008
GOP Wants Hearings On Milberg Weiss
By: Lawrence Hurley. Daily Journal, May 12, 2008
Variations On The Subprime Lawsuit Theme
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 12, 2008
CYBERONICS, INC.; Cyberonics Announces Settlement of Convertible Note Litigation
By: Staff Writer. Lab Business Week, May 11, 2008
Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement, Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Settlement Fairness Hearing Involving HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announced by Labaton Sucharow LLP
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, May 8, 2008
Greenfield Online adjusted earnings top Street estimates
By: Staff Writer. Thomson Financial News, May 8, 2008
SCIELE PHARMA: Expects Approvals for $4.7M Settlement in 2008
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, May 6, 2008
High Tech Concern, Officials Defeat Charges Over Alleged Backdating Scheme
By: Staff Writer. Securities Regulation & Law Report, May 5, 2008
CITIGROUP GLOBAL: Court Gives Final OK to Global Crossing Deal
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, May 5, 2008
DVI INC: "Merrill Lynch" $4.5MM Securities Suit Deal Gets OK
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, May 5, 2008
Parmalat To Pay $36m To Settle Shareholder Action
By: Staff Writer. The National Law Journal, May 5, 2008
TERAYON COMMS: "Mongeli" Securities Suit Settled for $2.73 Mln.
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 30, 2008
Tyco To Pay N.J. $73M To Settle Securities Suit
By: Brendan Pierson. Portfolio Media, New York, April 30, 2008
Community Bancorp Head Settles Insider Trading Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Portfolio Media, New York, April 30, 2008
QIAO XING: Settles Securities Fraud Suit in NY for $2.4 Million
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 29, 2008
XEROX CORP: "Carlson" Securities Suit Settled for $750 Million
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 29, 2008
Warner Chilcott Announces Settlement of Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, April 29, 2008
MOTOROLA: Court Gives Go Signal to Iridium Securities Fraud Suit
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 28, 2008
Taro Reaches Agreement in Principle to Settle Securities Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, April 28, 2008
Energytec CEO Lied About Past Legal Troubles: SEC
By: Jesse Greenspan. Securities Law 360, April 25, 2008
Berman DeValerio, Johnson & Perkinson, and Milberg LLP Announce the Proposed Settlement of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Xerox...
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 25, 2008
Biovail Settles Canadian Securities Class-Action Litigation
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 23, 2008
Feds Charge Mercury Interactive's Former CFO With Backdating Exercise Grants
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, April 22, 2008
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC: Insider Trading Suit Dismissal Reversed
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter , April 22, 2008
FLIGHT SAFETY: Court Okays $1.2M Settlement in Securities Suit
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 22, 2008
Broadcom To Pay $12 Million To Settle SEC Stock Options Fraud Suit
By: Kim Christensen. Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2008
Appeals Court Throws Back Leadis IPO Case
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, April 22, 2008
EnerLume Energy Management Corp. Fulfills Payment Obligation From Class Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 21, 2008
Judge Kicks Fee Bid In Shell Case To Arbitration
By: Elaine Chow. Securities Law360, April 21, 2008
Parmalat Gets OK To Sue Citigroup For Fraud
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, April 21, 2008
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Stichting Shell Reserves Compensation Foundation and Royal Dutch Shell plc/
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, April 11, 2008
Court Dismisses Shareholder Suit Against Jabil Circuit
By: Margie Manning. Tampa Bay Business Journal, April 10, 2008
Two Options Backdating Securities Lawsuits Dismissed
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 9, 2008
MOTIVE INC: July 1 Hearing Set for $7M Securities Suit Agreement
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 8, 2008
ROYAL GROUP: N.Y. Court Mulls Approval of $9,182,764 Settlement
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 8, 2008
The Law Firms of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP and Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP Disseminate Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement With Zix Corporation.
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 7, 2008
INVESCO LTD: Reaches $9.8M Settlement in Consolidated M.D. Case
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 7, 2008
BELO: Circulation Overstatement Suit Denied Class-Action Status
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, April 7, 2008
Martek Announces Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal in Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, April 7, 2008
Texas Federal Judge Upholds Investor Class Claims Against Securities-Fraud Defendant Home Solutions of America Inc., Announces Scott+Scott LLP -- HSOA
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, April 5, 2008
Arizona Federal Judge Upholds Investor Class Claims Against Securities-Fraud Defendant Ionatron Inc. (Now Applied Energetics Inc.), Announces Scott+Scott LLP -- AERG
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, April 4, 2008
7th Circuit Dismisses Two Suits Against Tribune
By: Jesse Greenspan. Securities Law360, April 4, 2008
Home Depot To Settle Shareholder Suits For $14.5M
By: Samuel Howard. Securities Law360, April 4, 2008
Judge Largely Denies Bid To Toss Backdating Suit
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, April 4, 2008
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Class Action Against HP Directors
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, April 4, 2008
Judge Rules Merge Tech Fraud Suit Can Move Forward
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, April 3, 2008
Charges vs. Ex-Andersen Auditor Dropped
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 2, 2008
District Judge Dismisses Shareholder Suit Related to Boston Scientific
Judgment entered in favor of Guidant and its former directors/officers
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, April 2, 2008
Enron Creditors Receive $1.3B In Distributions
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, April 1, 2008
Judge Dismisses Investor Class Action Against FBR
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, April 1, 2008
Court To Hear Appeal Of Enron's Skilling
By: Juan A. Lozano - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 1, 2008
Federal Court Orders Final Approval of Derivative Litigation Settlement
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, April 1, 2008
D&T Could Pay $38 Million in Delphi Case
By: Staff Writer. Practical Accountant, April 1, 2008
2nd Circuit Spurns Challenge To Adelphia Deal
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, March 31, 2008
Judge Lets MS Drugmaker Off The Hook - For Now
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, March 31, 2008
Tempur-Pedic Class Action Suit Dismissed With Prejudice
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 31, 2008
Judge Rejects Arguments In Bristol-Myers Case
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 28, 2008
Court Throws Out Derivative Suit Against Guidant
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 28, 2008
Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Fairness Hearing On Behalf of Those Who Purchased or Otherwise Acquired Shares of Common Stock of American Tower Corporation Announced by Labaton Sucharow LLP -- AMT
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, March 28, 2008
Xerox, KPMG Settle Investor Suit
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, March 28, 2008
JPMorgan Chase Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Lawsuit (Update1)
By: Joel Rosenblatt. Bloomberg, March 27, 2008
Judge Tosses Some Claims In IPO Securities Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 27, 2008
9th Circuit Wipes Slate Clean In Homestore Case
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, March 27, 2008
Citi Settles Enron Suit For $1.66B
By: Madlen Read - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, March 26, 2008
Riverstone Execs Settle With SEC In $30M Fraud Case
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, March 26, 2008
SEC Charges Biovail, Four Execs with Fraud
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 25, 2008
Hollinger Pays $21M To Settle With SEC
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, March 25, 2008
Decision of Interest [CITY OF BROCKTON RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. THE SHAW GROUP INC., 06 Civ. 8245]
By: District Judge Colleen McMahon. New York Law Journal, March 25, 2008
Possis Medical Shareholder Suit Dismissed on Appeal
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 24, 2008
iMergent Announces Court Approves Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 24, 2008
High Court Won't Weigh Case Against NYSE
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 24, 2008
Second Peregrine Fraud Case Ends In Mistrial
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 24, 2008
Judge Tosses Claims Against AspenTech Trio
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, March 20, 2008
Former Brocade HR Chief Draws Four-Month Prison Term in Backdating Case
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, March 20, 2008
Mannatech Reaches Settlement in Securities Class - Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 20, 2008
Judge Tosses Suit Over Citigroup-Legg Mason Deal
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, March 19, 2008
CalPERS Stock-Options Suit Versus UnitedHealth Group Granted Class-Action Status
By: Fran Lysiak. BestWire Services, March 19, 2008
TELIK INC: Reaches Settlement in N.Y. Securities Fraud Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, March 18, 2008
Judge Won't Let Deloitte Off For Adelphia Audit
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, March 18, 2008
Harmonic Announces Tentative Agreement to Settle Shareholder Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 17, 2008
New Trial Ordered for Ex-Qwest Chief
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, March 17, 2008
NASD Loses Bid To Dismiss WorldCom Case
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 14, 2008
On 'Wey v. NYSE,' State Interpretations of Insider Trading
By: J. Scott Colesanti. New York Law Journal, March 14, 2008
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Reaches Agreement in Principle to Settle the 2004 and 2007 Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits; 2007 10-K Filing Delayed to Incorporate Settlement Into Financial Statements
Significant Milestone to be Reflected in 2007 Financials; March 17 Earnings Conference Call to be Rescheduled to Occur Within Two Weeks
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, March 14, 2008
OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Preliminary Agreement to Settle Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 14, 2008
Scott + Scott LLP and Milberg Weiss LLP Announce the Proposed Settlement of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Remaining Defendant KPMG in...
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 14, 2008
CHOICEPOINT INC: Reaches $10M Settlement in CA Securities Suit
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, March 14, 2008
Rambus Settles Backdating Case For $18.3M
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, March 13, 2008
Notice of Pendency of Class Action , Hearing On Proposed Settlement, Plan of Allocation and Attorneys' Fees and Expenses On Behalf of Those Who Purchased or Otherwise Acquired the Securities of DVI, Inc. Announced by Krislov & Associates, Ltd.
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, March 12, 2008
Judge Orders Complete Dismissal of Securities Class Action Against Ikanos; Court Says 'Case Closed' for Suit Against Company, Individuals and Banks
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 12, 2008
JONES SODA: Hagens Berman Named Lead Counsel in Wash. Fraud Suit
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, March 11, 2008
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL: Agrees to Settle Oil Reserve Restatement Suit
By: Staff Writer. Class Action Reporter, March 11, 2008
Nash Finch Announces Agreement to Settle Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 11, 2008
Notice of Pendency and Partial Dismissal of Class Action On Behalf of Those Who Acquired Any Common Stock of HiEnergy Technologies, Inc. Announced by The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. and Catanzarite Law Corporation -- HIET
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, March 11, 2008
Cornerstone Ex-CFO Settles with SEC
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, March 10, 2008
United Rentals Enters Into Memorandum of Understanding for Settlement of 2004 Accounting Class Action Litigation
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 10, 2008
Judge Sends Brocade Suit Back To State Court
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, March 7, 2008
Foreign Investors Booted From SCOR Class Action
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, March 7, 2008
Merge Healthcare Announces the Execution of an Agreement in Principle Regarding the Settlement of Its Derivative Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 6, 2008
Shell Settles Oil Reserves-Related US Lawsuit UPDATE
By: Staff Writer. AFX UK ProFeed, March 6, 2008
Ex-Broadcom Executive Settles in Stock Option Case
By: Staff Writer - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The New York Times, March 5, 2008
Ex-Brocade Exec Faces Up To A Year In Prison
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law360, March 5, 2008
PwC Pays $30M to Settle Claim of Faulty Audit
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, March 4, 2008
Media Baron Conrad Black Begins His Prison Sentence
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2008
Judge Throws Out Diebold Derivative Suit
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, March 4, 2008
The Law Firm of COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP Announces the Pendency and Proposed Settlement of a Class Action Regarding GMH Communities Trust Securities
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 4, 2008
Court: Use Market As Guide For Class-Action Fee
By: Jay S. Judge. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 4, 2008
A New Record for Enron? Highest Legal Fees
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, March 3, 2008
Court Rejects Rigas Appeal
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The Washington Post, March 3, 2008
R&G Financial Announces Settlement of Class Action and Shareholder Derivative Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PRNewswire, March 3, 2008
N.Y. High Court To Hear Tyco Execs’ Appeals
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, March 3, 2008
Coughlin Stoia Accused Of Misconduct In Coke Case
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, February 29, 2008
Judge Chucks Securities Action Against Guidant
By: Erin Coe. Securities Law360, February 29, 2008
Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of Securities Suit Over Drug
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, February 29, 2008
Bally Settles Fraud Case Without Paying Fine
By: Jesse Greenspan. Securities Law360, February 28, 2008
FARO Announces Agreement to Settle Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, February 27, 2008
Lantronix Investors' Suit Against CSFB Halted
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law360, February 27, 2008
Former Executives Found Guilty in Scheme to Manipulate AIG Financial Statements
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. Law.com, February 26, 2008
Dishy News Story Prompts Trial Delay In Fee Dispute
By: Erin Coe. Securities Law360, February 26, 2008
Comverse Loses Bid to Dismiss Stock-Option Backdating Lawsuit
By: Patricia Hurtado. Bloomberg, February 26, 2008
For The 2nd Time, Judge OKs $35M Veritas Deal
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, February 25, 2008
Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Fairness Hearing
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, February 22, 2008
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Settlement with Deloitte & Touche LLP [Master Case No. 05-md-1725 IN RE: DELPHI CORPORATION SECURITIES DERIVATIVE & "ERISA" LITIGATION]
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, February 20, 2008
H&R Block Wins Dismissal Of Class Action Shareholder Lawsuit In U.S. District Court.
By: Aaron Bailey. Daily Record (Kansas City, MO), February 20, 2008
Backdating Cases Head To Settlement
By: Amanda Bronstad. The National Law Journal, February 18, 2008
TOP Ships Favorably Resolves Class Action Litigation
By: Staff Writer. NASDAQNEWS, February 18, 2008
Spector Roseman, Milberg Weiss, and Cohen Milstein Announce the Proposed Settlement of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Chicago Bridge &...
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 15, 2008
American Italian Pasta Company Announces Final Court Approval of Federal Securities Class Action Settlement Agreement
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, February 13, 2008
Coughlin Stoia To Lead Subprime Suit Against S&P
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, February 13, 2008
Lumenis(R) Seeks Shareholder Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, February 11, 2008
Tyco Litigation Goes On As Investors Opting Out Of Class Settlement Sue
By: Charles Toutant. New Jersey Law Journal, February 11, 2008
Kirby McInerney, LLP Appointed Lead Counsel in Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Medtronic, Inc. -- MDT
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, February 8, 2008
HCC Insurance Holdings Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, February 8, 2008
Summary Notice of Pendency and Settlement of Class Action Announced by The Rosen Law Firm PA
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, February 8, 2008
GlobeTel Announces Final Judgment Order Approves Securities Class Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, February 7, 2008
Court Grants Final Approval for Derivative Action Settlement of EnerLume’s Consolidated Stockholders Derivative Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 7, 2008
Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement and Settlement Hearing in Re Martek Biosciences Corp., Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, February 7, 2008
S.E.C. Fines 4 for Trades Involving Dow Jones
By: Richard Pérez-Peña. The New York Times, February 6, 2008
Amgen Shareholder Anemia Drug Suit To Proceed
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, February 6, 2008
Court Tosses Omnicom Shareholder Suit
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, February 6, 2008
Ex-ConAgra Exec Settles With SEC
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, February 4, 2008
Judge Allows Amended Complaint In Enron Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, February 4, 2008
Court Grants Final Approval for Class Action Settlement of EnerLume’s Consolidated Federal Securities Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 1, 2008
Berman DeValerio and Milberg Weiss Announce the Pendency of a Class Action Lawsuit against Xcelera, Inc. and Certain of Its Officers and Directors
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 1, 2008
Executive Gets 20-Year Term for Hedge Fund Scheme
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, January 30, 2008
Internal Report Describes Shenanigans At Comverse
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law360, January 30, 2008
Judge Tosses Last Of The Cendant Suits
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 30, 2008
Notice of Appointment of Co-Lead Counsel and Co-Lead Plaintiffs in Securities Class Action Pending Against Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc., Certain of Its Directors, Officers and Affiliates, and William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, January 30, 2008
Accountant and S.E.C. Reach Deal in Enron Case
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, January 29, 2008
Heartland Advisors, SEC Settle Bond-Pricing Case
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, January 29, 2008
Court To Weigh If Co. Can Have Scienter If Execs Don't
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, January 28, 2008
Ex-Safenet CFO Gets Six Months In Prison
By: Larry Neumeister - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 28, 2008
Vitesse-Related Shareholder Class Action Dismissed Against Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. and Subsidiary
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 28, 2008
New York City Comptroller Thompson, State Comptroller Dinapoli, City Pension Funds Expand Securities Fraud Suit
By: Staff Writer. US State News, January 25, 2008
Courts Approve Final Settlement of 2004 Securities Class Action and Related Derivative Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, January 25, 2008
Shell To Pay $27M To Lawyers In U.S. Reserves Case
By: Elaine Chow. Securities Law360, January 24, 2008
Investors Reach $65 Million Settlement With KLA-Tencor Corporation, Berman DeValerio Announces
By: Staff Writer. Market Wire, January 24, 2008
Former Monster CEO Settles Options Case
By: Seth Sutel - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 23, 2008
Hedge Fund Founder Sentenced for Fraud
By: Staff Writer - DOW JONES/AP. The New York Times, January 23, 2008
Court Declines Enron Investors' Appeal
By: Carrie Johnson and Robert Barnes. The Washington Post, January 23, 2008
Justices Send Homestore Suit Back To 9th Circuit
By: Elaine Chow. Securities Law360, January 22, 2008
Judge Approves RenRe's $13.5 Million Settlement, Rejects 25% Fee Cut for Class Attorneys
By: David Dankwa. BestWire Services, January 22, 2008
SEC's Fraud Case Against Former AOL Execs Gets New Life
By: Nathan Carlile - Legal Times. Law.com, January 22, 2008
Apollo Group, Inc. Provides Clarification in Regard to Recent Jury Verdict
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 22, 2008
Tyson Foods Ducks Out
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, January 21, 2008
Parmalat Defendants Call On Stoneridge
By: Elizabeth Landau. Securities Law360, January 18, 2008
Seventh Circuit Sustains Adequacy of Tellabs Complaint on Remand from U.S. Supreme Court
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, January 18, 2008
First Backdating Conviction Brings Prison Term and $15 Million Fine
By: Staff Writer - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The New York Times, January 17, 2008
Lawyers Entreat Supreme Court To Hear Enron Appeal
By: Elaine Chow. Securities Law360, January 17, 2008
Noteholders Wary Of $228.5M Delphi Settlement
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, January 17, 2008
Circuit Voids $400M Qwest Shareholder Deal
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, January 17, 2008
11th Circuit Upholds Coke Fraud Dismissal
By: Alyson M. Palmer - Fulton County Daily Report. Law.com, January 16, 2008
Insider-Trading Conviction Scrapped
By: Kate Plourd. cfo.com, January 16, 2008
Peregrine's Former President Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2008
Univ. Of Phoenix Parent Receives A Costly Lesson
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, January 16, 2008
Ex-CA Chief Pays Final Fraud Bill
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, January 14, 2008
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action , Proposed Partial Settlement, Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Petition for Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses In Re Suprema Specialties, Inc., Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP. PR Newswire, January 11, 2008
SEC Closes Informal Inquiry of USANA
By: Staff Writer. BusinessWire, January 11, 2008
Verdicts/Settlements
By: Elizabeth Amon. Bloomberg, January 11, 2008
SEC's Complaint Specifically Pleaded Each Element Of Securities Fraud Claims Against Company, Officers
By: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin. New York Law Journal, January 10, 2008
Foreign Investor Leads Class Action V. Drug Co.
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, January 9, 2008
Citigroup Asks Judge To Toss Enron MegaClaims Suit
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 9, 2008
Vitesse Receives Preliminary Federal Court Approval to Settle Class Action and Derivative Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 9, 2008
Judge Denies Motion In Brocade Case
By: Jordan Robertson - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 9, 2008
Gov't Appeals Fraud Acquittal For Amkor Counsel
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, January 8, 2008
Law Firm Seeks $688 Million For Enron Work: Request To Be Taken Up At February Hearing
By: Kristen Hays. Houston Chronicle (KRT), January 8, 2008
Refco Plaintiffs, Remaining Defendants Square Off
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 7, 2008
Judge Asked To OK $13.5M RenRe Fraud Settlement
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, January 7, 2008
Former Buca Executives Bury SEC Charges
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, January 7, 2008
Judge Limits Fannie Mae Class Action to Holders From 2001-2004
By: James Tyson. Bloomberg, January 7, 2008
Court Approves GRAVITY Class Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. PrimeNewswire, January 7, 2008
Travelers Settles Securities Fraud Case for $77M
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, January 4, 2008
Waste Management Case Finally Ends
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, January 4, 2008
Leader Of Insider Trading Ring Sentenced To Prison
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. LA Times, January 4, 2008
State Street Corp. Is Sued Over Pension Fund Losses
By: Vikas Bajaj. The New York Times, January 4, 2008
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