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NEWS LAST UPDATE: November 20, 2009 | SEARCH

HEADLINES | SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS | COURT FILINGS | NEWS ARCHIVE | OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
     
HEADLINES
Do Stockholders Really Know What’s Best?
Andrew Ross Sorkin, nytimes.com/dealbook, November 17, 2009
FINRA: Brokers' Disciplinary Records Stay Online
Staff Writer, The Associated Press, November 17, 2009
Nicolas Cage Slapped With Suit From Former Money Manager
Staff Writer, Associated Press, November 18, 2009
IRS Settles With 14,700 Over Foreign Accounts
Curt Anderson, The Associated Press, November 18, 2009
Look Who's Getting Sued Now
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, November 18, 2009
Bill Richardson's Awkward Link To Alleged Ponzi Schemer
Nathan Vardi, www.Forbes.com, November 19, 2009
Labor Department Kills Bush Investment-Advice Rule
Doug Halonen, InvestmentNews, November 19, 2009
SEC Told To Tighten Process For Investigating Advisers
Staff Writer, Associated Press, November 20, 2009
Ex-McKesson Chairman McCall Found Guilty in $8.6 Billion Fraud
Karen Gullo, Bloomberg, November 20, 2009
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SECURITIES CLASS ACTION CLEARINGHOUSE PRESS RELEASES
2009 Securities Class Actions Filings Decline Significantly, According to Mid-Year Report by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research. Filings against Foreign Firms Continue to Climb and Reach New Highs. Financial Industry Continues as Focus of Unprecedented Litigation Activity. View the Press Release or download the Full Report
2008 Activity Is at Its Highest Level Since 2004. Litigation against Financial Services Firms Dominates Securities Class Action Filings. View the Press Release or download the Full Report
Value of 2008 Securities Class Action Settlements Cut by Half from 2007 Levels, According to Report by Cornerstone Research. Future Damages Expected to Rise Due to Financial Crisis. View the Press Release or download the Full Report

SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS SunOpta Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Settle Previously Filed Class Actions
Staff Writer, GlobeNewswire, September 24, 2009
Marsh Settles "Contingent Commission" Securities Suit for $400 Million
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, November 16, 2009
Wells To Pay $1.4 Billion To Securities Investors
Chris Serres, Star Tribune, November 18, 2009
Deloitte, Grant Thornton To Settle Parmalat Suit
Abigail Rubenstein, Securities Law 360, November 19, 2009
Banco Santander Seeks to End U.S. Lawsuit Over Madoff Losses
Erik Larson, Bloomberg, November 20, 2009

     
RECENT SECURITIES CLASS
ACTION COURT FILINGS
  OTHER SECURITIES NEWS & EVENTS
The Boeing Company U.S. N.D. Illinois, 11/13/2009
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. U.S. E.D. Pennsylvania, 11/10/2009
VeraSun Energy Corp. U.S. S.D. New York, 11/10/2009
Proshares Trust U.S. S.D. New York, 11/09/2009
Zale Corporation U.S. N.D. Texas, 11/09/2009
 

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