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NEWS LAST UPDATE: June 26, 2009 | SEARCH

HEADLINES | SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS | COURT FILINGS | NEWS ARCHIVE | OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
     
HEADLINES
Will the New FASB Code Change Accounting?
Alix Stuart, CFO.com, June 17, 2009
Schapiro: Regs Governing Advisers Cannot Be Based Only On Fiduciary Duty
Sara Hansard, InvestmentNews, June 19, 2009
Stanford Bribes Helped Stall SEC Case, Agency’s Lawsuit Alleges
David Scheer and Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg, June 20, 2009
NERA Releases Credit Crisis Litigation Update
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, June 22, 2009
Justice O'Conner Pens a Rare Fifth Circuit Securities Case Reversal
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, June 22, 2009
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Faces Fight
Jacqueline Bell, Securities Law 360, June 23, 2009
SEC To Change Regulations To Prevent Runs On Money Market Funds
Sue Asci, InvestmentNews, June 24, 2009
Study Finds Shift in Plaintiffs and Defendants in Credit Crisis Suits
Nate Raymond, The American Lawyer, June 25, 2009
D&O Insurance and Non-Officer Directors
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, June 26, 2009

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SECURITIES CLASS ACTION CLEARINGHOUSE PRESS RELEASES
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
Subprime/Credit Crunch Crisis and Stock Market Volatility Led to Higher Securities Class Action Filings in the First Half of 2008 View the Press Release or download the Full Report

Securities Class Action Settlement Totals Down 60 Percent in 2007. Number of Settlements with Estimated Damages above $1 Billion Lowest since 2003,But Median Settlement Reaches Highest Level Ever at $9 Million
View the Press Release or download the Full Report

SETTLEMENTS AND DISMISSALS
The $3 Billion Man and Other Web Notes
Kevin LaCroix, The D & O Diary, June 22, 2009
MGIC Hit With $500M Securities Class Action
Pete Brush, Securities Law 360, June 23, 2009
Jones Soda Securities Suit Still Lacks Fizz: Judge
Evan Weinberger, Securities Law 360, June 23, 2009
Pfizer Celebrex Suit Stayed Pending High Court Case
Shannon Henson, Securities Law 360, June 24, 2009
'Safe Harbor' Is Just That for Humana in Securities Class Action
David Bario, The American Lawyer, June 25, 2009
Pomerantz Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Perrigo Company Securities Class Action
Staff Writer, GlobeNewswire, Inc., June 25, 2009

     
RECENT SECURITIES CLASS
ACTION COURT FILINGS
  OTHER SECURITIES NEWS & EVENTS
Shearson Financial Network, Inc. U.S. E.D. Arkansas, 06/18/2009
Kenexa Corporation U.S. E.D. Pennsylvania, 06/11/2009
Lumenis, Ltd. U.S. N.D. California, 06/09/2009
Raymond James Financial, Inc. U.S. S.D. New York, 06/09/2009
Collins Capital Low Volatility Performace Fund II, Ltd. U.S. S.D. Florida, 06/05/2009
 

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