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How to avoid a securities class action–Reuters
Why are some companies sued, but similar companies are not?
2011 Was a Banner Year for FCPA Enforcements and Trials
SEC and DOJ tried more FCPA cases in 2011 than in any other year.
M&A-Related Litigation Has Replaced Stock Drop Suits as Plaintiffs’ Securities Lawyers’ Lawsuit of Choice
Are SLUSA and CAFA driving plaintiffs’ lawyers away from federal court and toward alternative class actions in state court?
A Quick Look at Class Action Securities Lawsuit Filings Through 3Q11
154 filings year to date project to an annual total of about 205, above the 1997-2009 average of 195.
Securities Suits Against U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies Continue in Year’s Second Half
Five securities class action lawsuits filed against U.S.-listed Chinese companies in second half of 2011 brings total to 29.
Scandal Enforcement at the SEC: Salience and the Arc of the Option Backdating Investigations
We study the impact of scandal-driven media scrutiny on the SEC’s allocation of enforcement resources. We focus on the SEC’s investigations of option backdating in the wake of numerous media articles on the practice of backdating. We find that as the level of media scrutiny of option backdating increased, the SEC shifted its mix of [...]
Securities Suit Filings Continue to Mount in Second Quarter
2011 filings on pace to finish with about 210 new lawsuits, well above average.
SEC resolves fewer insider trading cases -study
Agency on pace for 50 inside trading settlements this year, fewest since SOX came effective.
Study: Analysts’ Investment Advice Not Useful
Academic study finds analysts generally do not provide meaningful investment advice for investors.
Subprime-Related Litigation Study: Securities Cases Most Common in Q2 2008
Navigant Consulting released a study today showing that 607 subprime-related cases were filed in federal courts over the 18 months though June 2008. Of the 607 subprime-related cases, 310 were filed in the first six months of 2008 alone. The study showed that securities cases were the most common type of subprime-related cases in the [...]