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HEADLINES ARCHIVED 2011
Merger 2012: The Year of The Hostile Takeover
By: Maureen Farrell. CNNMoney, December 30, 2011
The 2011 White Collar Crime Awards
By: Walter Pavlo. Forbes, December 30, 2011
M&A-Related Litigation Has Replaced Stock Drop Suits as Plaintiffs' Securities Lawyers' Lawsuit of Choice
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 27, 2011
China’s Courts to Clarify Insider Trading Rules
By: Ben Richards. Bloomberg, December 27, 2011
Merger of U.S., Chinese Firms Is Cautionary Tale
By: Kevin McCoy and Kathy Chu. USA TODAY, December 26, 2011
Rothstein Says TD Bank Could Have Stopped His Scheme
By: Evan Weinberger. Law360 - Securities, December 23, 2011
Federal Reserve Proposes Rules to Tame Wall Street Risk-Taking
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, December 21, 2011
Canada's Highest Court Rules Proposed Federal Securities Regulator Unconstitutional
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 23, 2011
Defending the SEC’s Neither-Admit-Nor-Deny Policy
By: David Smyth. http://www.secmiscellany.com, December 22, 2011
SEC Adopts Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors Under Dodd-Frank Act
By: Staff Writer. http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-274.htm, December 21, 2011
Judge Weighs Whether Allen Stanford Fit For Trial
By: Eileen O'Grady. Reuters, December 20, 2011
BNY Mellon Hit with Securities Suit Following Whistleblower Allegations
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 19, 2011
Listed In The United States: Know The Risks, Control The Cost
By: Ms Meg Utterback and Harry Liu. Mondaq Business Briefing, December 15, 2011
SEC Budget Would See 12% Boost Under Republican Proposal
By: Jesse Hamilton. Bloomberg.com, December 15, 2011
Six Steps to Redefine 'Pay for Performance'
By: Robin Ferracone. Forbes.com, December 15, 2011
Designing a New Playbook for the New Paradigm: Global Securities Litigation and Regulation
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 15, 2011
Why (and How) to Stress-Test
By: Nicolas Kunghehian. CFO.com, December 14, 2011
In Hunt for Securities Fraud, a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
By: Jesse Eisinger. The New York Times, December 14, 2011
MF Global’s Risk Officer Said to Lack Authority
By: Ben Protess and Azam Ahmed. The New York Times, December 14, 2011
Senate Committee Advances Insider Trading Bill
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law360, December 14, 2011
Chinese Cos. Faced More Investor Actions In 2011: Report
By: Martin Bricketto. Securities Law360, December 14, 2011
Corporate Officers Held Not Entitled to Business Judgment Rule Protection Under California Law
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 14, 2011
White-Collar Defenders in Demand at Law Firms for Bribery Cases
By: Cullen Wheatley. Bloomberg, December 13, 2011
IFRS Update: SEC Decision Still Months Away
By: Anne Rosivach. AccountingWEB.com, December 12, 2011
S.E.C. Files Suit to Recoup Losses in Stanford Case
By: Edward Wyatt. The New York Times, December 12, 2011
Section: Special Report: Servicing Compliance
By: Amilda Dymi. National Mortgage News, December 12, 2011
Regulators Face Grilling on Volcker, Dodd Fran
By: Phil Mattingly. Bloomberg , December 6, 2011
Commodities MF Rule,’ Shrinking Loans, Insurers: Compliance
By: Carla Main. Bloomberg, December 6, 2011
Insider-Trading Rule Needed to Restore Trust, Lawmakers Say
By: Catherine Dodge. Bloomberg, December 6, 2011
Fed Lashes Out at Errors’ in Reporting
By: Binyamin Appelbaum. The New York Times, December 6, 2011
Executives Organized Olympus Cover-Up, Panel Finds
By: Hiroko Tabuchi and Keith Bradsher. The New York Times, December 6, 2011
Fake Securities Regulators Scam Investors
By: Bill Singer. Forbes.com, December 5, 2011
Smoothing the IPO Path
By: Alix Stuart. CFO.com, December 1, 2011
How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word of Fannie Mae Rescue
By: Richard Teitelbaum. Bloomberg Markets Magazine, November 29, 2011
Cutting Costs Out of the Last Audit Mile
By: Mary Driscoll. CFO.com, November 28, 2011
Rajaratnam Asks Circuit to Allow Him to Stay Free Pending His Appeal
By: Mark Hamblett. New York Law Journal, December 1, 2011
MF Accounting Under Review: Schapiro
By: Tiffany Kary. Bloomberg, December 1, 2011
Fed Names New Banking Oversight Chief
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law360, November 30, 2011
A Closer Look at Judge Rakoff's Rejection of the SEC's Settlement with Citigroup
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 29, 2011
Why M&A-Related Litigation is a Serious Problem
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 28, 2011
AFP: Olympus Whistleblower Heads To US for FBI Talks
By: Staff Writer. World News Connection, November 26, 2011
The Rise Of Federal Merger-Challenge Lawsuits And The Hurdles Plaintiffs Face
By: Kenneth Held and Ronald L. Oran. Mondaq, November 24, 2011
Private Markets Offer Valuable Service but Little Disclosure
By: Steven M. Davidoff. DealBook - A Financial News Service of The New York Times, November 22, 2011
Why FCPA Risk Has Become Personal
By: Kevin J. Ford. CFO.com, November 22, 2011
Trusting Transparency Will Work
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin. DealBook - A Financial News Service of The New York Times, November 21, 2011
SEC Releases Initial Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 18, 2011
SEC Targets Low-Level Bankers, Spares Top Execs
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, November 16, 2011
SEC Needs Resources to Police Algorithmic Trading, Khuzami Says
By: Joshua Gallu. BLOOMBERG, November 16, 2011
Lawyers, Firms Line Up as MF Global Crumbles
By: Leigh Jones - Reuters. HedgeWorld Daily News, November 14, 2011
Questions Being Asked Over ASIC Chief's Previous Role
By: Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker and Simon Mann. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), November 11, 2011
The Calculation You Don't Want to Make
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, November 11, 2011
Stanford to Be Moved From Prison Hospital After Drug Treatment, Beating
By: Laurel Brubaker Calkins. BLOOMBERG, November 10, 2011
Why There Aren't Any Investor Lawsuits Yet Over the Olympus Accounting Scandal
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 10, 2011
Judge Denies Weiss' Bid For End To Supervised Release
By: Amanda Bronstad. The National Law Journal, November 10, 2011
Rajaratnam Gets $93 Million Fine in SEC Case Against Him
By: Mark Hamblett. New York Law Journal, November 9, 2011
Lagging Wall Street Bonuses Through the Lens of Public Opinion
By: Catherine Dunn. Corporate Counsel, November 9, 2011
SEC Sets Record In Crackdown On Advisers, B-Ds
By: Mark Schoeff Jr.. InvestmentNews, November 9, 2011
DeNiro's Latest Role: Bernie Madoff
By: Julie Cannold. CNNMoney, November 7, 2011
Backstop Proposal For Money Funds On SEC Front Burner, Says Schapiro
By: Mark Schoeff Jr.. InvestmentNews, November 7, 2011
SEC IG Report Finds No Evidence of Improper Motive Behind Agency Destroying MUI Documents
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, November 3, 2011
Two Industry Groups to Collaborate on Cloud Security
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, November 3, 2011
New SEC Group Debates Easier Path to IPO
By: Staff Writer. CFO.com, November 2, 2011
No Investigations Harmed by S.E.C.’s Discarding of Documents
By: Staff Writer. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, November 1, 2011
MF Global, European Sovereign Debt and Risk
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 1, 2011
Applauding Occupy Wall Street
By: Greg MacSweeney. Wall Street & Technology, October 31, 2011
Win Big Or Go Home
By: Lyle Roberts. The 10b-5 Daily, October 28, 2011
Bernie Madoff Reveals The Worst Part of Prison
By: Melanie Rodie. Wall Street & Technology, October 27, 2011
The Top 25 Business Law Blogs of 2011
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 27, 2011
The S.E.C.'s Meek Approach To Combating Securities Fraud
By: Jesse Eisinger. Propublica, October 27, 2011
Citigroup and the SEC, Judge Rakoff Has a Few Questions for You
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 27, 2011
Ruth Madoff Says Couple Tried Suicide in 2008
By: Diana B. Henriques. HeraldTribune.com, October 26, 2011
SEC Unveils Scaled-Back Hedge Fund Reporting Rule
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, October 26, 2011
NASDAQ Hackers Gathered Listed Companies' Secrets
By: Jim Finkle. Sydney Morning Herald, October 21, 2011
EU Plans Direct Regulation Of Ultra-Fast Trading
By: Huw Jones and John O'Donnell. Reuters, October 20, 2011
New York Man Admits To Running $6 Million Boiler-Room Scheme
By: Thom Weidlich. Bloomberg, October 20, 2011
SEC Conducting Sweeping Regulatory Review of ETFs
By: Sarah N. Lynch. Reuters, October 19, 2011
A Quick Look at Class Action Securities Lawsuit Filings Through 3Q11
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 18, 2011
Worries Over Whistleblower Claims On Rise, Report Says
By: Martin Bricketto. Law360 - Securities, October 18, 2011
Chiesi’s New Prison Home More Camp Cupcake Than Chained Heat’
By: Katherine Burton. Bloomberg, October 18, 2011
SEC Chair Schapiro Plans to Remain for 'Another Year, if Not Longer'
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, October 12, 2011
It's Not A Good Time To Be An Insider Trader
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street & Technology, October 13, 2011
The End of an Era for Stock Option Backdating Scandals
By: Shannon Green. Corporate Counsel, October 13, 2011
Hedge Fund Billionaire Gets 11-Year Sentence in Fraud Case
By: David S. Hilzenrath. The Washington Post, October 13, 2011
How Wall Street Is Responding, Or Not, To Protests
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, October 12, 2011
Convicted King of Class Actions Bill Lerach Builds Aviary, Regrets Nothing
By: Ann Woolner. BLOOMBERG, October 12, 2011
Who Really Does Your Audit?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, October 12, 2011
EPL Insurance: EEOC Lawsuit Not a Covered Claim?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 11, 2011
Mexico's New Class Action Law Opens a Litigation Frontier
By: Catherine Dunn. Corporate Counsel, October 11, 2011
Repeating Falsehoods
By: Lyle Roberts. The 10b-5 Daily, October 7, 2011
Mich. Man Who Ran $350M Ponzi Scheme Gets 16 Years
By: Maria Chutchian. Law360 - Securities, October 4, 2011
S.D.N.Y. Judge Blasts SEC for Lack of Oversight over Distribution of Funds to Investors
By: Barbara Black. Securities Law Prof Blog, October 4, 2011
Excess D&O Insurers Not Required to Drop Down to Fund Insolvent Underlying Insurer Gaps
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 3, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: Do The Protesters Actually Have a Point?
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street & Technology, October 3, 2011
Is the SEC Being Set Up to Fail?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO Magazine, October 1, 2011
SEC Clean In Mark Cuban Probe, Watchdog Says
By: Roxanne Palmer. Law360 - Securities, September 30, 2011
Frequently Maligned Class Action Lawsuits Actually Deter Financial Wrongdoing
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, September 29, 2011
OFAC Violations: A New Potential Source of D&O Liability Exposure?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 27, 2011
SEC Proposes Tighter Rules To Target Market Swings
By: Liz Hoffman. Law360 - Securities, September 27, 2011
SEC Names Kara Novaco Brockmeyer Chief of FCPA Unit
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, September 27, 2011
Some Thoughts About Board Accountability
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 26, 2011
Privately Held Companies Are Overwhelmingly In Favor Of Separate Reporting Standards
By: Anne Rosivach. AccountingWEB.com, September 26, 2011
Is Class Action On Its Last Shaky Legs?
By: Michael Kirkland. United Press International, September 25, 2011
Say on Pay Lawsuit Survives Dismissal Motion
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 22, 2011
FASB, GASB: Accountants Can Be Heard On Upcoming Controversial Issues
By: Anne Rosivach. AccountingWEB.com - http://www.accountingweb.com, September 22, 2011
Corporate Boards Weak Link in Information Security
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, September 21, 2011
SEC Official Seeks to Debunk Mini Flash Crashes
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, September 21, 2011
Causal Link for SEC to Go After Canadian Companies Is Minute
By: Staff Writer. www.canadianunderwriter.ca, September 20, 2011
Does Insider Trading Warrant A 24-Year Prison Sentence?
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street & Technology, September 20, 2011
Bank Directors and Officers -- Civil Money Penalties
By: Mike Hogan. The D & O Diary, September 16, 2011
Is FINRA Set to Be the Big New Regulator on the Block?
By: Catherine Dunn. Corporate Counsel, September 14, 2011
Senate Panel Seeks Budget Boosts for SEC, CFTC
By: Sarah N. Lynch and Christopher Doering. Reuters, September 14, 2011
More Charges Coming in Big Insider-Trading Probe
By: Charlie Gasparino. FOX Business, September 14, 2011
SEC's Khuzami: Probes Not Hurt By Record Destruction
By: Jessica Holzer. Dow Jones Newswires, September 14, 2011
Will the SEC's Cooperation Initiatives Increase Defense Costs and Spur Battles with Carriers Over Separate Counsel?
By: Kara Altenbaumer-Price. The D & O Diary, September 13, 2011
Failed Bank Battles: Is D&O Insurance Coverage the Real Frontline?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 12, 2011
3/4 of Institutions Concerned About High-Frequency Trading
By: Tom Steinert-Threkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, September 12, 2011
Pulling the Rug Out
By: Lyle Roberts. The 10b-5 Daily, September 9, 2011
SEC Suspends Destruction of Enforcement Records
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, September 9, 2011
Wall Street Post- 9/11: The Financial Crisis Strikes Where Terrorists Failed
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street & Technology, September 8, 2011
How the SEC Hedged Its Proxy Access Plan
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 8, 2011
Enron's Skilling Heads Back to Supreme Court
By: Scott Cohn. CNBC, September 8, 2011
A Litigation Timeline: Bank Lawsuits Since The Financial Crisis
By: Richard Partington. www.efinancialnews.com, September 6, 2011
How the SEC Determines the Amount of Whistleblower Awards Under Dodd-Frank
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, September 6, 2011
US Regulators Seek High-Frequency Trading Secrets
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, September 2, 2011
What Happens When Shareholders Socialize?
By: Marielle Segarra. CFO Magazine, September 1, 2011
AICPA Says U.S. Companies Should Have Option To Use IFRS As Issued By IASB
By: Anne Rosivach. AccountingWEB.com - http://www.accountingweb.com, August 25, 2011
FDIC's Latest Failed Bank Lawsuit Defendants Include Outside Directors and D&O Insurers; Also, Number of Problem Banks Declines
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 24, 2011
Dodd Frank, Corporate Investigations and D&O Insurance
By: Paul Ferrillo. The D & O Diary, August 23, 2011
JPMorgan Loses Bid To Dismiss Whistleblower Case
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, August 22, 2011
Some of WikiLeaks' Bank of America Data Destroyed
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, August 22, 2011
ShengdaTech Board Files Suit Against CEO in Chinese Reverse Merger Case
By: Steven Church. BLOOMBERG, August 22, 2011
SEC Criticized For File Destruction
By: Kim Peterson. MSN Money, August 19, 2011
Securities Suits Against U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies Continue in Year's Second Half
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 22, 2010
D&O Insurance: Non-Party Employee Witnesses' Attorneys' Fees Held Covered
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 19, 2011
FINRA Clarifies Brokerage Social Media Rules
By: Evan Weinberger. Law360 - Securities, August 18, 2011
Give Companies the Choice to Adopt IFRS: Accountants
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, August 17, 2011
Potential Liabilities of Former Directors of Failed Banks
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 15, 2011
Colonial Bank Execs Settle Failed Bank Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 15, 2011
Financial Engines uses technology to help investors
By: Pete Carey. San Jose Mercury News, August 13, 2011
New Hedge Fund Protocol For Risk Aggregation Is Launched
By: Melanie Rodier . Wall Street & Technology, August 11, 2011
SEC Whistleblower Chief Pushes Back At Critics
By: Ronald D. Orol. MarketWatch, August 11, 2011
Insider Trading: Who Is In The SEC Crosshairs?
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street & Technology, August 9, 2011
Will M&A Bidders Hit Pause?
By: Vincent Ryan. CFO.com, August 8, 2011
Should Former Directors of Failed Firms be Stigmatized?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 5, 2011
Securities Class Action Complaints Fall in First Half of Year
By: Marlene Y. Satter. AdvisorOne, August 4, 2011
US Competitiveness and Securities Class Actions: The Need for a New Explanation
By: Staff Writer. The Race to the Bottom, August 3, 2011
Claims Against China-Based Reverse Merger Companies: A Tempest in a Teapot of Gunpowder Green Tea?
By: Anjali C. Das. The D & O Diary, August 2, 2011
Madoff and Stanford Recovery Efforts: A Tale of Two Very Different Cases
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, July 29, 2011
2nd Circ. Holds D&O Policies Cover Voluntary Compliance Expenses and Special Litigation Committee Costs
By: Richard Bortnick and Micah J. M. Knapp. The D & O Diary, July 29, 2011
Federal Court Limits Definition of Whistleblower: SOX Protection Applies to Those Who Allege Fraud, Not Financial Wrongdoing
By: Shannon P. Duffy. The Legal Intelligencer, July 28, 2011
SEC Builds New Tips Machine to Catch the Next Madoff
By: Staff Writer. Rueters, July 27, 2011
U.S. Securities Suits Fall Even With Boost in Chinese Company, M&A Cases
By: Bob Van Voris. BLOOMBERG, July 26, 2011
Chinese Reverse-Merger Companies Draw Lawsuits
By: Azam Ahmad. New York Times - Dealbook, July 26, 2011
D.C. Circuit Vacates Proxy Access Rules, Blasts the SEC
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 25, 2011
Heat Wave Quick Hits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 22, 2011
Canada’s Reformed Class-Action Law Wins Few Friends
By: Allison Martell. Reuters, July 20, 2011
Bill Would Require Whistleblowers To Report Alleged Violations to Firms First
By: Stephen Joyce. The Bureau of National Affairs, July 18, 2011
D&O Insurance: What Happens When the Former CEO Sues the Company?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 18, 2011
Unearthing Exotic Provisions Buried in Dodd-Frank
By: Ben Protess. New York Times, July 13, 2011
Heat Wave Quick Hits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 22, 2011
Canada’s Reformed Class-Action Law Wins Few Friends
By: Allison Martell. Reuters, July 20, 2011
Bill Would Require Whistleblowers To Report Alleged Violations to Firms First
By: Stephen Joyce. The Bureau of National Affairs, July 18, 2011
D&O Insurance: What Happens When the Former CEO Sues the Company?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 18, 2011
Unearthing Exotic Provisions Buried in Dodd-Frank
By: Ben Protess. New York Times, July 13, 2011
Client Advisory: Critical D&O Insurance Issues for U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 15, 2011
SEC and CFTC Still Working on Specific Dodd-Frank Rules
By: Greg MacSweeney. , July 15, 2011
Corporate Governance Perspective: Where We Are Now, What Lies Ahead
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 13, 2011
D&O Insurance Offerings Expand to Securities Law Investigations
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, July 12, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement in Dutton v Harris Stratex Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, July 11, 2011
FDIC Sues Former IndyMac CEO
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 8, 2011
Dodd-Frank: A Golden New Opportunity for the D&O Insurance Industry
By: Richard Levick. Forbes.com, July 7, 2011
D&O Insurance: Second Circuit Holds Investigative and Special Litigation Committee Expenses Covered
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 6, 2011
U.K. Bribery Act Goes into Effect
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, July 1, 2011
Short-Swing Profits: High Court to Review Tolling Issue In Short-Swing Suits Against Underwriters
By: Phyllis Diamond. Bureau of National Affairs, July 4, 2011
Securities Suit Filings Continue to Mount in Second Quarter
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 1, 2011
Bank of America Settles Claims Stemming From Mortgage Crisis
By: Nelson D. Schwartz and Eric Dash. The New York Times, June 29, 2011
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Yet Another Securities Case
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 27, 2011
Will Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes Affect Securities Cases?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 27, 2011
All China, All the Time
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 17, 2011
Deals Are Hot Target for Plaintiffs' Bar
By: Gabe Friedman. Daily Journal, June 16, 2011
PCAOB Chairman: Audit Firm Changes May Become Mandatory
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com (http://www.accountingweb.com), June 14, 2011
Ghost of Enron Wreaks New Havoc on Exec Pay
By: Andrew Liazos. CFO.com, June 13, 2011
Should Directors Be Held Liable More Often?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 13, 2011
SEC Seeks Views on Dodd-Frank Study To Review Short Sale Reporting Regimes
By: Staff Writer. The Bureau of National Affairs, May 9, 2011
Securities Litigation: Variations on a Chinese Theme
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 9, 2011
Costner Faces Suit Over Oil-Spill Cleanup Machine
By: Staff Writer. The Sydney Morning Herald, June 8, 2011
The Most Feared Man at the SEC
By: Jenna Greene. The National Law Journal, June 8, 2011
Flash Crash Revisited: NYSE Trading Volumes Plunge
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, June 8, 2011
Companies to Be Given Disclosure Relief in Revenue Recognition
By: Denise Lugo. The Bureau of National Affairs, June 8, 2011
Oops. Register with the SEC, Before You Tweet.
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, June 8, 2011
FINRA Urges Broker-Dealers to Help Investment Advisers With Pay-to-Play Rule
By: Chris Kentouris. Securities Technology Monitor, June 7, 2011
New Study Shows Stock Purchases by Members of U.S. House of Reps. Trounce Market
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, June 2, 2011
In a Must-Read Opinion, Delaware Court Rejects Bid to Block Massey Merger
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 2, 2011
AICPA Spring Council Includes Focus On Tax Simplification Issues
By: Adrienne Gonzalez. AccountingWEB.com (http://www.accountingweb.com), June 2, 2011
Collateral Management, Automation and Dodd-Frank
By: Chris Kentouris. Securities Technology Monitor, June 2, 2011
For a Whistle-Blower, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
By: Jesse Eisinger. The New York Times, June 1, 2011
Yet Another Lawsuit Following No Vote on Say on Pay
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 31, 2011
SEC IFRS Plan Would Change FASB's Role
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, May 27, 2011
Are Members of Congress Engaged in Insider Trading?
By: Conor Friedersdorf. The Atlantic, May 27, 2011
The U.S. Standard-Setter Would Take Part In The Process For Developing Global Standards, But Not Be Responsible For Developing New Ones Or Modifying U.S. GAAP
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, May 27, 2011
SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Implementation Rules
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 26, 2011
FDIC: Number of Problem Institutions Remains at Record Levels
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 26, 2011
Jailed Former Merrill Broker Must Repay Bonus
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, May 24, 2011
Dealing with Multi-Jurisdiction M&A Litigation
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 23, 2011
The Loss Causation Loophole
By: Lyle Roberts. The 10b-5 Daily, May 20, 2011
Whistleblower Skirmish
By: Kaja Whitehouse. New York Post, May 20, 2011
Condorsement And The Future Role Of FASB
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com, May 19, 2011
Executive Kaleidoscope: He's Back.
By: Staff Writer. Securities Technology Monitor, May 19, 2011
High-Frequency Trading And The Blind Scales Of Justice
By: Larry Tabb. Wall Street & Technology, May 17, 2011
How Many Investors Is Too Many?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, May 17, 2011
Corporate Governance Perspective: Current Bearings, Future Directions
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 16, 2011
Can CFOs Be Whistle-blowers?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, May 13, 2011
SEC's Revolving Door To Wall Street Gets Fresh Scrutiny
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, May 13, 2011
SEC Cracking Down on Non-U.S. Reverse Merger Companies
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 11, 2011
FDIC Failed Bank Litigation Progresses - Slowly
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 11, 2011
Slippage In IFRS Adoption Timeline And Hints Of Change Add To Uncertainty For U.S. Companies
By: Anne Rosivach. AccountingWEB.com (http://www.accountingweb.com), May 10, 2011
FCPA Trials Reach New Heights In 2011
By: Hilary Russ. Law360 (Securities), May 10, 2011
The Word is Whistleblower
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 9, 2011
SEC Cracking Down on Foreign Shell Cos.
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, May 9, 2011
FASB Chair Answers Push for Private-Company GAAP
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, May 6, 2011
More Power Over Wall Street, But Little Chance To Discuss It
By: Jesse Eisinger. ProPublica, May 4, 2011
12b-1 Rule Can't Be Left to Stand, Schapiro Asserts
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, May 6, 2011
Flash Crash Flash: High Frequency Trading Will Get Thoroughly Examined, Schapiro Says
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, May 6, 2011
Big Pharma Bribery Probe Gains Momentum, Spurs Civil Litigation
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 5, 2011
SEC, CFTC Say Modest Budget Boosts Not Enough
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, May 4, 2011
Chairman Schapiro Explains How SEC Would Use $1.407 Billion Budget Requested for FY 2012
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, May 4, 2011
Are Short Sellers Fabricating the Accounting Fraud Allegations Involving U.S.-Listed Chinese Firms?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 3, 2011
A Blogger's Reflections
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 2, 2011
Berkshire Board Audit Committee: Sokol Violated Policy, Lacked Candor
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 28, 2011
Golf Channel Denies Prior Knowledge of Alleged Stanford Scheme
By: Laurel Brubaker Calkins. Bloomberg, April 28, 2011
First the Say on Pay, Then the Lawsuit?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 27, 2011
Court Deals Potentially Fatal Blow To Class Action Arbitrations
By: Marcia Coyle. The National Law Journal, April 27, 2011
D&O Insurance: Where's My Price Reduction?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 25, 2011
FASB and IASB Publish Progress Report On Conversion
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com (http://www.accountingweb.com), April 21, 2011
Thoughts About Sokol's Lubrizol Trades and the Berkshire Derivative Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 22, 2011
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US-Based Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Have Published a Progress Report on Their Joint Work to Improve International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and to Bring About Their Convergence.
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com (http://www.accountingweb.com), April 21, 2011
U.S. Asks Judge to Delay Federal Insider-Trading Case Against FDA Chemist
By: Tom Schoenberg. Bloomberg, April 21, 2011
Ex-Abramoff Associate Is Ordered to Repay Greenberg Traurig
By: David Stout . Main Justice - http://www.mainjustice.com, April 21, 2011
A Closer Look at Litigation Funding and the Loser Pays Model
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 20, 2011
Special Report: From Hannibal Lecter to Bernie Madoff
By: Matthew Goldstein. Reuters, April 20, 2011
Money Market Fund Reform Gets SEC Roundtable, ICI Summit
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, April 15, 2011
CFTC's New Mission: Market Data Collection and Analysis
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, April 14, 2011
U.S. Senate Panel on Financial Crisis Issues Recommendations
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, April 14, 2011
In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures
By: Gretchen Morgenson and Louise Story. New York Times, April 14, 2011
SEC's Budget Increases by Half of Requested Amount
By: Arielle Bikard. Compliance Week, April 12, 2011
Federal Budget Deal Gives SEC, CFTC Modest Increases
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, April 12, 2011
Attack of the Botnets
By: Anne Rawland Gabriel. Wall Street and Technology, April 6, 2011
Frank Supports Delay to Interchange Fees
By: Staff Writer. MarketWatch, April 5, 2011
SEC Sees Fiduciary Standard Rules Late in 2011
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, April 8, 2011
Enron Ex-Chief Jeffrey Skilling’s Convictions Confirmed by Appeals Court
By: Edvard Pettersson. BLOOMBERG, April 7, 2011
Number of Bank Failures Finally Starting to Decline?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 6, 2011
FINRA Says Brokers Must Monitor Outsourcing Firms
By: Chris Kentouris. Securities Technology Monitor, April 6, 2011
Feds Use Wiretaps to Build Stunning Case Against Big Firm Lawyer/Alleged Insider Trader
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, April 6, 2011
SEC Unveils Plan to Reduce Market Volatility
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, April 6, 2011
Securities Corp. Can Join Madoff Trustee JPMorgan Suit
By: Linda Sandler. Bloomberg, April 5, 2011
Identifying Chinese Characters: Accounting Fraud Lawsuits Against Chinese Companies Surge
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 4, 2011
The Big Fail
By: Vincent Ryan. CFO Magazine, April 1, 2011
Apoplexy at Dodd-Frank
By: Kate Davidson. American Banker, March 31, 2011
M&A Suits Drive First Quarter Securities Litigation Activity
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 31, 2011
After Madoff: Fees For Lawyers, Others Untangling Mess Expected To Top $1 Billion
By: David S. Hilzenrath. Wahsington Post, March 31, 2011
Exchanges Will Be Required to Check Out Compensation Committees
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, March 30, 2011
SEC Set to Deliver Trouble with a Capital T
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. On Wall Street, March 30, 2011
Nearly $1B Needed to Establish New Dodd-Frank Regulations: GAO
By: Staff Writer. Bloomberg, March 29, 2011
Pension Fund Alliance Seeks Morrison U-Turn
By: Greg Jacobs. The Goal Group, March 29, 2011
Evidence Suppressed in FCPA Prosecution
By: Amanda Bronstad. The National Law Journal, March 29, 2011
Guest Post: Judge Rakoff Again Criticizes SEC Settlements, How Will D&O Insurers Respond?
By: Maurice Pesso. The D & O Diary, March 28, 2011
Class Actions Get Your Money Back
By: Stephen Everard. Pensions World, March 28, 2011
Unrealised Returns
By: Greg Jacobs. The Goal Group, March 28, 2011
Angry Shareholders Love Siskinds LLP
By: Jeff Gray. Globe and Mail, March 28, 2010
Stanford Drops $7.2 Billion Suit Against Government Lawyers
By: Jonathan Stempel and Andrea Evans. Reuters Legal, March 24, 2011
Nailed: Fraud Expert Committing Stock Fraud on YouTube
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, March 24, 2011
Convicted Ex-Qwest CEO Sues Attys for Malpractice
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 23, 2011
Inside the Bloomberg Machine
By: Greg MacSweeney. Wall Street and Technology, March 23, 2011
Guest Post: New IRS Form Could Spawn New Waves of Shareholder Suits
By: David S. De Berry. The D & O Diary, March 22, 2011
Botnets Used to Operate 'Pump and Dump' Scheme
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, March 22, 2011
Internal Controls under the UK Bribery Act and FCPA
By: Thomas R. Fox. FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog, March 22, 2011
New Technologies to Stop Insider Trading
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street and Technology, March 21, 2011
Audit Watchdog Investigating Precrisis Failures
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 17, 2011
FINRA's Qualifying Exam for Ops Execs is Back to Basics
By: Chris Kentouris. Securities Technology Monitor, March 17, 2011
Integrity of Report on SEC Questioned
By: David S. Hilzenrath. Washington Post Company, March 17, 2011
Wall Street Has Its Very Own WikiLeaks, And It Isn't Pretty
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street and Technology, March 17, 2011
Guest Post: Professionalism in the D&O Claims Process -- Civil Behavior is Just Good Business
By: Donna Ferrara. The D & O Diary, March 15, 2011
US Cracks Down on Firms That Bribe Foreign Officials
By: STUART PFEIFER. Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2011
Cheat Sheet: Cutting Through the Comments Submitted to SEC on an 'Extraterritorial Private Right of Action'
By: Bruce Carton. Compliance Week, March 14, 2011
Tweedie Pushes for IFRS Decision This Year
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, March 11, 2011
Standard Setting for Private Companies on the Docket of Financial Accounting Foundation Created
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com, March 10, 2011
SEC Chair Admits Agency's Credibility Took a Hit Over Ex-General Counsel's Madoff Ties
By: Shannon Green. Corporate Counsel, March 11, 2011
Rajaratnam Arrest Spurred Hedge Funds to Clean Up Technology
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, March 11, 2011
Cornerstone Research Releases 2010 Securities Class Action Settlement Study
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 10, 2011
Poison Pills Haven't Lost Their Potency
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 10, 2011
Has Time Come to Cap Whistleblower Awards?
By: Ross Kerber. Reuters, March 9, 2011
After Morrison, Recoveries for Non-U.S. Investors under the Dutch Collective Settlements Act?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 7, 2011
SEC Proposes Broker, Adviser Pay Rules
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, March 3, 2011
Does D&O Insurance Cover Fee Awards to Derivative Plaintiffs?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 1, 2011
Senator wants SEC, CFTC Funds in Budget
By: Kevin Drawbaugh. Reuters, March 1, 2011
Where There's Smoke, There's Fraud
By: Laton McCartney. CFO Magazine, March 1, 2011
Private-Company GAAP: Can We Get a Do-Over?
By: Bruce Pounder. CFO.com, February 24, 2011
FDIC: Number of Problem Institutions Continues to Increase
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 24, 2011
A Blank Check for Cleaning Up Madoff’s Mess
By: Floyd Norris. New York Times, February 24, 2011
SEC Whistleblower Call Draws Few Tipsters
By: Kaja Whitehouse. New York Post, February 23, 2011
Information Governance: A Practical Approach for the Dodd-Frank Era
By: Harry Pugh. Wall Street and Technology, February 16, 2011
Flash Crash Panel Calls for Market Overhaul
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, February 18, 2011
Accused Ponzi-Schemer Stanford Sues Prosecutors, FBI Agents, SEC Lawyers
By: Julie Triedman. The Am Law Daily, February 17, 2011
Madoff: Banks Had to Know of My Ponzi Scheme
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, February 16, 2011
Deal-Breaker: Fear of the FCPA
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, February 15, 2011
U.S. Lawsuits Against Chinese Companies Face Multiple Hurdles
By: Carlyn Kolker. Reuters Legal, February 14, 2011
A Global Guide to Directors' Liability and Indemnification
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 14, 2011
Whistle-Blower Debate Heats Up
By: David McCann. CFO.com, February 11, 2011
Bernanke To Testify On Dodd-Frank Next Week
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, February 11, 2011
Mark Madoff's Widow Turned Away Ruth at Memorial Service
By: Bob Fredericks. New York Post, February 10, 2011
How Extensive Will the FDIC's Claims Against Failed Banks' Outside Professionals Be?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 9, 2011
US Lawmakers Want Answers on Exchange Hack Attacks
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, February 9, 2011
Business Opportunities Make Forensics, Fraud Examination Credential Worth Investigating
By: Gail Perry. AccountingWEB.com, February 8, 2011
Former Enron CEO Denied Release to Attend Son's Funeral
By: Scott Cohn. CNBC, February 8, 2011
Dodd-Frank's Impact on IT
By: Greg MacSweeney. Wall Street and Technology, February 8, 2011
Prior Years' Filing Trends Carry Over as 2011's First Credit Crisis Securities Suit Arrives
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 7, 2011
SEC Proposes Swap Trading Facilities Under Dodd-Frank
By: Silla Brush and Jesse Hamilton. Bloomberg, February 2, 2011
Large Players Worry About Dodd Frank Swap Regs
By: Ivy Schmerken. Wall Street & Technology, February 2, 2011
FINRA Chief: Fiduciary Standard Will Take Time, Finesse
By: Larry Barrett. Securities Technology Monitor, January 31, 2011
The Path to Global Standards?
By: David M. Katz. CFO.com, January 28, 2011
CFTC Budget Crunch: Can it Oversee Swaps Market?
By: Ivy Schmerken. Advanced Trading, January 26, 2011
Stanford Found Unfit to Stand Trial, Ordered to Prison Detox by U.S. Judge
By: Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Andrew M. Harris. Bloomberg, January 27, 2011
Crisis Panel Report Pins Blame on Wall Street, Washington
By: Robert Schmidt and Phil Mattingly. Bloomberg, January 26, 2011
Has Dodd-Frank Created a Hidden Whistleblower Tax?
By: Edward Johnsen, Christine Edwards and Jerry Loeser. The Deal, LLC - The Deal Magazine, January 26, 2011
Martha Stewart Aims to Return to Her Company’s Board
By: Georg Szalai. The Hollywood Reporter, January 26, 2011
Interview with Stanford Law Professor Joseph Grundfest about the State of Securities Class Action Litigation
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 25, 2011
Bear Stearns Subprime-Related Securities Suit Dismissal Denied
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 25, 2011
SEC To Adopt Shareholder Say-On-Pay Rules
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, January 25, 2011
Mergers Spurred Increase in Securities Class Action Lawsuits
By: Margaret Cronin Fisk. Bloomberg, January 20, 2011
Is It (Finally) Time For Banks To Worry About WikiLeaks?
By: Melanie Rodier. Wall Street and Technology, January 18, 2011
Allen Stanford's Psychiatric Test Should Be at Prison Facility
By: Andrew M. Harris and Laurel Brubaker Calkins. Bloomberg, January 13, 2011
SEC to Unveil Studies on Brokers, Advisers
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, January 13, 2011
'Say on Pay': Anticipating the Path Ahead
By: Adam M. Freiman and Monika Roth. New York Law Journal, January 13, 2011
Subprime and Credit-Crisis Related Securities Cases: The Latest Status
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 10, 2011
Stanford's Fraud Trial Delayed While He Gets Help for Addiction
By: Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Andrew M. Harris. Bloomberg, January 7, 2011
How Not to Create Private-Company GAAP
By: Bruce Pounder. CFO.com, January 6, 2011
Why Insider-Trading Convicts Often Escape Harsh Punishment
By: Andrew Longstreth. Reuters Legal, January 6, 2011
ETFs Grew 27% in 2010, By Initial Count
By: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld. Securities Technology Monitor, January 5, 2011
SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS ARCHIVED 2011
U.S. Court Revives Celestica Shareholder Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. The International Business Times, December 29, 2011
Judge Writes Off WaPo Securities Suit Over Kaplan Unit
By: Keith Goldberg. Law360 - Securities, December 23, 2011
E*TRADE Announces $79 Million Settlement Of Subprime Claims In Securities Lawsuit
By: Timothy Raub. Mealey Publications, December 23, 2011
E-Trade To Settle Securities Class Actions For $79M
By: Lana Birbrair. Law360 - Securities, December 21, 2011
Immersion Beats $300M Suit Over Pumped-Up Stock Prices
By: Ian Thoms. Law360 - Securities, December 21, 2011
Judge Trims J&J Investor Suit Over Kids' Meds Recalls
By: Carolina Bolado. Law360 - Securities, December 19, 2011
What Janus Meant: The First Wave Of Court Decisions Interpreting
By: Thomas A. Zaccaro and Joshua G. Hamilton Tim D. Reynolds Ms Grace Carter. Mondaq Business Briefing, December 15, 2011
WaMu Shareholders Support $7B Settlement Plan
By: Steven Church. Bloomberg, December 13, 2011
Settlement With Wachovia Points Up a Controversy
By: Edward Wyatt. NYTimes.com, December 9, 2011
$507 Million In Settlements Reached With Lehman Officers, Directors, Underwriters
By: Timothy Raub. Litigation Resource Community Blog, December 9, 2011
Judge Grants Preliminary Approval Of $145 Million Settlement In Securities Class Action
By: Timothy Raub. Litigation Resource Community Blog, December 9, 2011
Another ARS Case Is Rejected
By: Thomas O. Gorman. Corporate and Securities Blog, December 9, 2011
Lehman Underwriters Agree to $417 Million Securities Suit Settlement
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 8, 2011
Though Case Previously Dismissed, Wells Fargo Settles Wachovia Investor Suit for $75 Million
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 6, 2011
Bank of America’s Merrill Unit in Mortgage Settlement
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, December 6, 2011
U.S.-Listed Chinese Company Securities Suit Dismissed
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 5, 2011
After Rare Trial and Lengthy Appeals, Apollo Group Securities Suit Finally Settles for $145 Million
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 5, 2011
SEC Policy Challenged in Judge’s Rejection of $285 Million Citigroup Deal
By: Bob Van Voris. Bloomberg, November 29, 2011
ArthroCare To Settle Class Action Suits For $74 Mln, Stock Up
By: Staff Writer. RTTNews, November 28, 2011
HSBC Holdings PLC - Amended Thema International Fund Settlement
By: Staff Writer. RNS (Regulatory News Service), November 28, 2011
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of Publicly-Traded Securities of Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 28, 2011
HSBC to Pay Up to $62.5 Mln to Madoff Investors
By: Staff Writer. MidnightTrader, November 28, 2011
ArthroCare Announces Agreement in Principle to Settle Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, November 28, 2011
US Credit Raters Set Back On First Amendment--Judge
By: Jonathan Stemp - Reuters. AFX UK ProFeed, November 25, 2011
Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of National City Corporation Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 22, 2011
BofA Reaches Settlement in Countrywide Case
By: Rick Rothacker - Reuters. AFX International ProFeed, November 22, 2011
BofA Reaches Deal With Countrywide Settlement Holdouts
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law360, November 22, 2011
Omni Investors Settle Lowball Claims From $122M Sale
By: Lana Birbrair. Securities Law360, November 22, 2011
Countrywide Investors Get Class Cert. In $2.5B MBS Suit
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law360, November 22, 2011
GCG, Inc. Announces Summary Distribution Plan Notice of SEC Fair Fund to Nortel Investors
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 21, 2011
Judge OKs Cadence's $38M Securities Action Settlement
By: Martin Bricketto. Law360 - Securities , November 16, 2011
Investors Win Class Cert. In IndyMac Securities Suit
By: Lisa Uhlman. Law360 - Securities, November 16, 2011
Pilgrim's Pride Settles Securities Fraud Suit For $1.5M
By: Lana Birbrair. Law360 - Securities, November 14, 2011
Federal Appeals Court: Merrill's ARS Disclosures Were Adequate
By: Joan Quigley. The Bond Buyer, November 14, 2011
SearchMedia Announces Tentative Partial Settlement on Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. MarketWire, November 11, 2011
Labaton Sucharow LLP Announces Partial Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of Colonial BancGroup, Inc.
By: Staff Writer - Labaton Sucharow LLP. PR Newswire, November 11, 2011
Court Addresses Appropriate Procedure for Lead Plaintiff Appointment
By: Bruce M. Sabados and Elizabeth D. Langdale. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, November 11, 2011
Chinese TV Co. Asks Judge To Boot Securities Class Action
By: Jonathan Randles. Law360 - Securities, November 10, 2011
Supreme Court Refuses To Touch Dana Fraud Suit
By: Lisa Uhlman. Law360 - Securities, November 9, 2011
BP Shareholders Throw Hail Mary To Keep Securities Case Alive
By: Alison Frankel. Thomson Reuters News and Insight, November 9, 2011
Syncora Holdings Ltd. Reports Dismissal of Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, November 9, 2011
U.S. Court Allows Class Action Suit Against Amgen
By: Dan Levine. Reuters, November 8, 2011
Regions Gets Subpoenas Axed In Action Over AmSouth Buy
By: Lisa Uhlman. Law360 - Securities, November 4, 2011
Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP Announces $18 Million Settlement of Class Action Against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Certain Medicis Officers and Ernst & Young LLP
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, November 3, 2011
Hagens Berman Investigates Washington Mutual Mortgage-Backed Securities Not Covered By Class Certification
By: Staff Writer. PRNewswire, October 28, 2011
Koss Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Shareholders
By: Staff Writer. BizTimes Daily, October 25, 2011
Oppenheimer Can't Shake MDL Over Risky Investments
By: Carolina Bolado. Law360 - Securities, October 24, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement in the MBIA Inc. Securities Litigation Published by Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, October 19, 2011
Judge Tosses Elan Shareholder Suit Over $1B J&J Deal
By: Keith Goldberg. Law360 - Securities, October 18, 2011
More Woes for Companies with Chinese Connections
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 14, 2011
Judge Shuts Down Investor Suit Over Nvidia Chips
By: Lance Duroni. Law360 - Securities, October 13, 2011
Allos Settles Investor Suit Over $686M AMAG Tie-Up
By: Keith Goldberg. Law360 - Securities , October 13, 2011
China North East Petroleum Announces Dismissal of Securities Class Actions
By: Staff Writer. The Associated Press, October 12, 2011
Kohlberg Capital Beats Securities Fraud Claims
By: Samuel Howard. Law360 - Securities, October 11, 2011
JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank Settle With TeleNav Investors
By: Kaitlin Ugolik. Law360 - Securities, October 11, 2011
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Dynex Settlement In Teamsters Pension Fund Securities Fraud Case Is Important Development
By: Staff Writer. PRNewswire-USNewswire, October 6, 2011
WellCare Moves Forward With Class-Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. Tampa Bay Business Journal, October 5, 2011
Briefly Noted: Interesting Securities Law Developments
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 4, 2011
Blackstone IPO Case Could Yield More PE Disclosures
By: Pete Brush. Law360 - Securities, October 4, 2011
High Court Turns Aside Blackstone Cert Bid In IPO Case
By: Pete Brush. Law360 - Securities, October 3, 2011
US Judge OKs Ratings Agency Class-Action Lawsuits
By: Alison Frankel. Reuters, October 3, 2011
Who's The Dummy?
By: Lyle Roberts. The 10b-5 Daily, September 30, 2011
$45M MySpace Deal Axed For Stiffing Early Stock Sellers
By: Liz Hoffman. Law360 - Securities, September 29, 2011
UBS Dodges Suit Over $5M In Pension Fund Investments
By: Sindhu Sundar. Law360 - Securities, September 29, 2011
Liz Claiborne Ducks Suit Over Macy’s, JC Penney Claims
By: Maria Chutchian. Law360 - Securities, September 29, 2011
$33M Ambac Securities Action Settlement Gets Final OK
By: Carolina Bolado. Law360 - Securities, September 28, 2011
Rentech Announces Final Court Approvals of Settlements of Securities Class Action and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, September 28, 2011
Bond Insurer Wins Dismissal Of Subprime Exposure Action
By: Maria Chutchian. Law360 - Securities, September 27, 2011
Rentech Strikes $2M Deal In Stock Inflation Action
By: Zach Winnick. Law360 - Securities, September 26, 2011
Judge Blasts Both Sides for 'Epic Failures' in Securities Case
By: Mark Hamblett. New York Law Journal, September 23, 2011
Medicis Settles Investors' Fraud Action For $18M
By: Mandi Woodruff. Law360 - Securities, September 22, 2011
Boston Scientific Dodges Fraud Suit Over Firings
By: Lisa Uhlman. Law360 - Securities, September 20, 2011
Beckman Reaches $5.5M Settlement In Shareholder Suit
By: Keith Goldberg. Law360 - Securities, September 19, 2011
Foreign Claims
By: Lyle Roberts . The 10b-5 Daily, September 16, 2011
Countrywide Loses Bid To Trim $2.6B MBS Class Action
By: Dietrich Knauth. Law360 - Securities, September 15, 2011
Judge Tosses Morgan Stanley MBS Suit For Now
By: Alex Ortolani. Law360 - Securities, September 15, 2011
UBS Dodges Forex Investor Claims Over $100B In Stocks
By: Sindhu Sundar. Law360 - Securities , September 13, 2011
Advanta, KPMG Nix Most Shareholder Class Claims
By: Ian Thoms. Law360 - Securities, September 13, 2011
Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Settlements of Wachovia Preferred Securities and Bond/Notes Litigation Issued by Bernstein Litowitz Berger &Grossmann LLP, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, September 8, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement in re Michael Rubin v. MF Global, Ltd.
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, September 8, 2011
MBIA Subprime-Related Securities Suit Settles for $68 Million
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 8, 2011
Shearman & Sterling Team Obtains Dismissal of Class Action Suit for Lincoln Educational Services Corp.
By: Staff Writer. Shearman & Sterling LLP, September 8, 2011
What to Watch Now in the World of D & O
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 7, 2011
Securities Fraud Class Action Dismissed Under Heightened Pleading Rules
By: Francis G.X. Pileggi. Litigation Resource Community Blog, September 6, 2011
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Regions Financial Subprime-Related Trust Preferred Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 24, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlements of Class Action in theWashington Mutual, Inc. Securities Litigation Published by Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, August 23, 2011
Banks Escape Class Action Over $660M Smart Tech IPO
By: Liz Hoffman. Law360 - Securities, August 22, 2011
Petrohawk Settles Class Actions Over $12B BHP Deal
By: Lance Duroni. Law 360 - Securities, August 22, 2011
Berger & Montague, P.C. Announces Issuance of Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement, Motion For Attorneys' Fees and Expenses, and Hearing Thereon in NetBank, Inc. Securities Class Action Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, August 19, 2011
AIG, Banks Say Class-Action Group Too Large
By: Ben Berkowitz. Reuters, August 18, 2011
Judge Grants Class Cert. In $2.4B Credit Suisse MBS Suit
By: Lance Duroni. Law360 - Securities, August 18, 2011
Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action on Behalf of Purchasers of the Publicly-Traded Common Stock of NexCen Brands, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. GLOBE NEWSWIRE, August 11, 2011
Elan Beats Investor Fraud Claims Over Drug Prospects
By: Samuel Howard. Law360- Securities, August 10, 2011
Merck Must Defend Securities-Fraud Claims Over Vioxx
By: David Voreacos. Bloomberg, August 10, 2011
$627 Million Wachovia Bondholders' Settlement: Largest Subprime Securities Suit Settlement Yet
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 8, 2011
First Dismissal Motion Denial in Chinese Reverse Merger Securities Case
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 8, 2011
$168 Million Securities Fraud Settlement Proposed
By: Staff Writer. Associated Press, August 8, 2011
Akeena Strikes Deal In Stock Inflation Action
By: Samuel Howard. Law360 - Securities, August 8, 2011
Zale Corp. Defeats Securities Fraud Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Weil News, August 2, 2011
Scott+Scott LLP Announces the Proposed Settlement of the Motorola Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, August 5, 2011
Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Announce Settlement of Wachovia PreferredSecurities and Bond/Notes Litigation for $627 Million
By: Staff Writer. Marketwire, August 5, 2011
Why BankAtlantic Wants Millions More After Sanctions Ruling
By: Brian Bandell. South Florida Business Journal, August 3, 2011
Are Securities Class Action Opt-Out Actions Back?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 1, 2011
BofA/Merrill Merger Securities Litigation: Renewed Dismissal Motion Denied in Part, Granted in Part
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 1, 2011
Making Their Mark: The Supreme Court Clarified And Reshaped Class Action Law In The October 2010 Term
By: Mr Kevin Maclay and Todd E Phillips. Mondaq Ltd, August 1, 2011
Legal Fees Keep Surging in Lehman Class-Action Suit
By: Peter J. Henning. The New York Times Company - DealBook, August 1, 2011
Securities Suit Against Kohlberg Capital Gets Booted
By: Christie Smythe. Law360 - Securities, July 28, 2011
Securities Litigation: Something Old, Something -- Uh, Really Old
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 27, 2011
Judge Sustains Claims of Former Shareholders of Now-Defunct LehmanBrothers
By: Staff Writer. Marketwire, July 27, 2011
Federal Court Approves Dissemination of Notice of Proposed Settlement of Oppenheimer Champion Income Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, July 26, 2011
U.S. Judge Allows Lawsuit Over China Audits
Carlyn Kolker, Reuters, July 20, 2011
Summary Notice of Proposed Settlements of Class Action and Stipulation and Releases to Persons & Entities Who, From 2/6/99 - 4/4/04, Purchased or Held Shares in Certain Franklin Templeton Funds
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, July 14, 2011
Labaton Sucharow LLP Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of DG Fastchannel, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, July 14, 2011
Applying Morrison, Court Rejects Toyota Shareholders' Japanese Law Securities Claims
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 13, 2011
BankAtlantic Dhareholder Derivative Settlement Approved
By: Brian Bandell . Rueters, July 13, 2011
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Case Settles for $125 Million
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 8, 2011
Wells Fargo to Pay $125 Million Over Mortgage Securities
By: Staff Writer. SFGate, July 7, 2011
$208.5 Million WaMu Securities Suit Settlement Includes Massive D&O Insurer Contribution
By: Staff Writer. Corporate and Securities Blog, July 6, 2011
Guest Post: The Applicability of Morrison v. NAB to Foreign-Cubed Claims by the SEC
By: Angelo G. Savino. The D & O Diary, July 5, 2011
HSBC To Settle Madoff US Class Action Relating To Thema UCITS Fund
By: Staff Writer. Daily Pak Banker, July 2, 2011
Investors Strike $208.5 Million WaMu Settlement
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, July 1, 2011
Dismissal Of Putative Federal Securities Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Market News Publishing US, June 28, 2011
Flash From the Past?: New Credit Crisis-Related Securities Suits Filed
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 24, 2011
Securities Class Actions-Analysis of Supreme Court's Decision In Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co
By: James M. Wilson, Jr.. Corporate and Securities Blog, June 24, 2011
Koss Corp. Settles With Shareholders
By: Rich Kirchen. Business Journal (Milwaukee ), June 24, 2011
Eleventh Circuit Affirms HomeBanc Subprime Securities Suit Dismissal
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 16, 2011
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of the Common Stock of GT Solar International, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, Inc., June 16, 2011
Plaintiffs Hit First Roadblock in China Fraud Case
By: Carlyn Kolker. Reuters, June 15, 2011
Cadence Settles Securities Class Action For $38M
By: Carolina Bolado. Law360 : Securities, June 15, 2011
Supreme Court Holds Fund Management Company Cannot Be Held Liable for Funds' Statements
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 13, 2011
Manulife Wins Dismissal, Investors May Replead
By: Staff Writer. The Bureau of National Affairs, June 10, 2011
6th Circuit Revives Suit Against Auto Execs Over Inflated Statements About Financials
By: Staff Writer. The Bureau of National Affairs, June 10, 2011
HSBC Settles Madoff Fraud Securities Suit for $62.5 Million
By: Staff Writer. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, June 9, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency & Proposed Settlements of Class Action to Persons & Entities Who, from 1/6/2004 - 1/6/2009, Purchased or Acquired Satyam Computer Services American Depository Shares or Ordinary Shares While Residing in the U.S.
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, June 8, 2011
Confidential Witness Statements Lead to Dismissal Motion Denial in Regions Financial Subprime Securities Lawsuit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 7, 2011
Supreme Court Reverses Fifth Circuit in Halliburton Case; Proof of Loss Causation Not Required At Class Certification Stage
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 6, 2011
Court Clears $16.5 Million Settlement In Apple Securities Suit Over Stock Options
By: Staff Writer. The Bureau of National Affairs, May 27, 2011
Prudential, Investors Near Settlement In Securities Suit
By: Richard Vanderford. Law360 : Securities, June 1, 2011
China North East Petroleum Announces Dismissal of Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, May 31, 2011
Lawsuit Reinstated Against Former Dana Executives
By: Staff Writer. The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, May 25, 2011
Oppenheimer Settles Subprime-Related Fund Securities Suits for $100 Million
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 24, 2011
Manulife Escapes Shareholder Fraud Action
By: Samuel Howard. Law360 - Securities, May 23, 2011
Labaton Sucharow LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP Settle Two Suits Involving Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund and Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund for $100 Million
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, May 20, 2011
Failed Bank-Related Securities Lawsuits: A Dismissal and A Settlement
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 19, 2011
So, There's Concurrent State Court Jurisdiction for '33 Act Suits, Right? Well...
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 20, 2011
Failed Bank-Related Securities Lawsuits: A Dismissal and A Settlement
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 19, 2011
Failure to Act Triggers ERISA Liability
By: Jeff Mamorsky. CFO.com, May 19, 2011
Milberg LLP Announces the Settlement of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Tellabs, Inc. and Certain of Its Officers and Directors
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, May 13, 2011
Second Circuit Holds Rating Agencies Cannot Be Held Liable as '33 Act Underwriters
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 11, 2011
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Scott+Scott LLP Announce Notice of Hearing to Determine Approval of Proposed Settlement of Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, May 10, 2011
Carney Williams Bates Bozeman & Pulliam, PLLC and Baron & Budd P.C. Announce the Pendency and Settlement of the Class Action In re Semtech Corporation Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, May 9, 2011
Judge Revives Some Fraud Claims In Refco MDL
By: Ian Thoms. Law360 (Securities), May 5, 2011
Addus Homecare Corporation Class Action Settlement
By: Staff Writer. www.lawyersandsettlements.com, May 3, 2011
No Class Counsel Fraud In Dynex Securities Suit: Judge
By: Hilary Russ. Law360 (Securities), May 2, 2011
PwC Agrees To Pay $25M To Exit Satyam Securities MDL
By: Bibeka Shrestha. Law360 (Securities), April 29, 2011
Court Sets Aside Plaintiffs' Jury Verdict in BankAtlantic Subprime Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 26, 2011
Conseco To Pay $3M To End Annuity Fraud Suit
By: Richard Vanderford. Law360 (Securities), April 25, 2011
Bank of America Wins Dismissal From Countrywide Mortgage Securities Suit
By: Edvard Pettersson. Bloomberg, April 23, 2011
Ameriprise Confirms $150M Settlement
By: Chris Serres. Star Tribune, April 22, 2011
Securities Fraud Class Action Alert: The Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Whether Loss Causation Must Be Established For Class Certification
By: Heather Maurer. Mondaq, April 21, 2011
Southern District of New York Dismisses $3 Billion Madoff Feeder-Fund Class Action
By: Joseph De Simone , John J. Tharp, Jr. , S. Christopher Provenzano Domenic C. Cervoni and Megan Harmsen. Mondaq Blog, April 20, 2011
Ambassadors Group Settles Securities Fraud Lawsuit
By: Tom Sowa. The Spokesman-Review, April 19, 2011
Charles Schwab Shareholders' MBS Action Tossed
By: Roxanne Palmer. Law 360: Securities, April 20, 2011
Judge Says Jailed Homestore CEO Must Pay Investors
By: Zach Winnick. Law360 - Securities, April 20, 2011
BFC Reports Preliminary Settlement of Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. www.lawyersandsettlements.com, April 20, 2011
Berger & Montague, P.C. And Izard Nobel Llp Announce a Proposed $8,916,666 Class Action Settlement and Motion for Attorneys' Fees & Expenses
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, April 15, 2011
Leeds Morelli & Brown, P.C. and Weiss & Lurie Announce That the Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Securities Fraud Class Action Complaint against Genworth Financial Wealth Management, Inc. is Denied
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 15, 2011
Superior Offshore Strikes $2M Deal in Suit Over IPO
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, April 12, 2011
Ernst & Young Must Face Class Action Over Broadcom's Option Backdating
By: Carol J. Williams. Los Angeles Times (Online), April 14, 2011
Superior Offshore Strikes $2M Deal in Suit Over IPO
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, April 12, 2011
Ameriprise, Broker Unit to Settle Cases for $150 Mln
By: Joseph A. Giannone. Reuters, April 12, 2011
Comverse to Pay $2.8M to End FCPA Cases
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, April 7, 2011
Krislov & Associates Announces Institutional Investors Benefit from FederalCourt Decision in In re DVI, Inc. Securities Litig.
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, Inc., April 6, 2011
Catching up on Rulings in Key Subprime-Related Securities Cases
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 5, 2011
A Closer Look at Life Sciences Companies and Securities Litigation
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, April 4, 2011
Conseco Gets Securities Fraud Action Booted
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 31, 2011
Lehman Gets Real Estate Investors' Fraud Suit Tossed
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 31, 2011
Freddie Mac Dodges Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Securitites Law 360, March 31, 2011
E-Trade Beats Investors' Securities Fraud Claims
By: Staff Writer. Securitites Law 360, March 31, 2011
Merrill Lynch/BofA Subprime-Related Double Derivative Lawsuits Dismissed
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 30, 2011
Sanofi Can't Nix Shareholder Suit Over Zimulti
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 30, 2011
Merrill Lynch Wins Dismissal of Lawsuits Over Collateralized Debt Losses
By: Patricia Hurtado. Bloomberg, March 29, 2011
Casino Chip Co. Investors Try To Revive Fraud Action
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 17, 2011
$8.9M Nuvelo Class Action Deal Wins Preliminary OK
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 24, 2011
China Shenghuo Finalizes Settlement of Securities Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR-USA.net, March 24, 2011
Rentech Announces Settlement of Securities Class Action and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 23, 2011
Supreme Court Rejects Statistical Significance Requirement for Securities Suit Materiality
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 22, 2011
N.D. Cal. Applies Morrison to Dismiss Non-U.S. Purchasers from Infineon Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 21, 2011
Krislov & Associates, Ltd. Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of DVI, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, Inc., March 18, 2011
Gilman and Pastor LLP Announces an Update on the Direxion Class Action Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Marketwire, Inc., March 16, 2011
IGT Securities Class Action Survives Dismissal
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 16, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert in Apollo Group Securities Suit, Allowing Plaintiffs' $277.5 Million Jury Verdict to Stand
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 11, 2011
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Notice of Hearing to Determine Approval of Proposed Settlement of Class Action
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 10, 2011
Credit Suisse in $70 Million Accord Over Subprime Risk
By: Jonathan Stempel. Reuters, March 10, 2011
VeriFone Beats Securities Action Over Inflated Income
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 8, 2011
Second Circuit Addresses Materiality Standard Under Federal Securities Law
By: Brad Karp. The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 8, 2011
GT Solar Reaches $10.5M Settlement Of IPO Suits
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 7, 2011
Repros Announces Dismissal of Pending Class Action Securities Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Datamonitor NewsWire, March 4, 2011
Ameriprise Settles Securities Suits For $27M
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 3, 2011
Gildan To Pay $22.5M To Settle Stock Inflation Suits
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law360, March 2, 2011
Genesis Claws Back $6.3M For Investor Action Defense
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, March 2, 2011
Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP Announces Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Class Action Complaint Against Bank of America Corporation
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 1, 2011
Federal Court Dismisses Securities Class Actions against Crocs, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, March 1, 2011
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Announces Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement in the China Sunergy Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 1, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement, Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 1, 2011
$600 Million Countrywide/BofA Settlement Approved by Judge
By: Staff Writer. www.claimsjournal.com, February 28, 2011
CalSTRS Receives Judgment in Homestore Class Action Suit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire , February 26, 2011
Countrywide Settlement Goes Before Judge
By: Carlyn Kolker. Reuters Legal, February 25, 2011
JA Solar Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Globe Newswire, February 24, 2011
Panera To Pay $5.75 Million To Settle Lawsuit
By: Lisa Brown. St. Loius Post-Dispatch, February 23, 2011
Towers Watson Releases 2010 D&O Liability Survey Report
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 22, 2011
In re Vivendi Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 22, 2011
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. and Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & HerzLLP Announce Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of the Common Stock of Industrial Enterprises of America, Inc.
By: Staff Writer. Marketwire, February 17, 2010
Satyam to Pay $125 Million to Settle US Suit
By: Staff Writer. The Economic Times, February 18, 2011
$3.6M Hemispherx Securities Settlement Gets Final OK
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, February 15, 2011
Court Tentatively OKs WellCare Settlement
By: Staff Writer. Tampa Bay Business Journal, February 11, 2011
Second Circuit Reinstates Blackstone Group IPO Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, February 11, 2011
Cell Therapeutics Fails To Nix Investor Class Action
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, February 7, 2011
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of Publicly-Traded Common Stock of Superior Offshore International, Inc. -- DEEP
By: Staff Writer. Globe Newswire, February 2, 2011
Bernstein Liebhard Announces That Federal Judge Upholds Most Claims in In re Smith Barney Transfer Agent Litigation; but More Smith Barney Mutual Fund Shareholders Must Step Forward for Case to Proceed in Their Funds
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 1, 2011
WaMu Underwriters Can't Shake Securities MDL
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, January 31, 2011
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. Announces Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of Common Stock of Fuwei Films (Holdings), Co
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, January 28, 2011
CORRECTED: Harwood Feffer LLP Announces It Has Amended Its Class Action Complaint Against Genzyme Corporation -- GENZ
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, Inc., January 28, 2011
Puerto-Rican Bank Settles Subprime-Related Securities Suit
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 28, 2011
First Circuit Affirms in Part, Reverses in Part Nomura Subprime Securities Suit Dismissal
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 24, 2011
Popular Agrees to Settle Securities Class Action Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 27, 2011
Harwood Feffer LLP Announces it Has Amended Its Class Action Complaint Against Genzyme Corporation (GENZ)
By: Staff Writer. GlobeNewswire, Inc., January 26, 2011
Oregon Files Securities Lawsuit Against Countrywide for Misleading Filings that Caused $14 Million in Losses to State
By: Staff Writer. Wire: Company and Economic Releases, January 26, 2011
Miss PERS Seeks Return to $950M RBS Securities Suit
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, January 26, 2011
Class Action Attorneys: BankAtlantic Verdict Should Stand
By: Brian Bandell. South Florida Business Journal, January 19, 2011
MF Global Reaches Preliminary Agreement on Shareholder Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 19, 2011
Credit Rating Agency Claims Dismissed, But Other Goldman Sachs Subprime Securities Suit Claims Survive
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 17, 2011
Morrison Extended Even Further in RBS Subprime Securities Suit Dismissal
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 12, 2011
Plaintiffs' Lawyers Pursue Non-U.S. Securities Litigation Alternatives After Morrison
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 11, 2011
Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Merger Suit
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, January 7, 2011
Sparer Law Group Announces That Investors in Rydex Inverse Fund Win Important Court Victory
By: Staff Writer. Market Wire, January 7, 2011
Barclays' Subprime Related Securities Suit Dismissed
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 7, 2011
FDIC's Bid to Intervene in Bank Investors' Suit Denied
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 4, 2011
Under Morrison, Section 10(b) Does Not Apply to Swap Transactions in U.S Referencing Non-U.S. Securities
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 4, 2011
Judge OKs $3.25M Class Deal In Orion IPO Suit
By: Staff Writer. Securities Law 360, January 4, 2011
Alberto-Culver Issues Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, January 4, 2011
Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement with all Defendants, Motion for Attorneys' Fees, and Settlement Hearing
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 3, 2011
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