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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInHagens Berman Law Firm Appointed Lead Counsel in Charles Schwab Securities Class Action
On August 18, 2008, United States District Judge William Alsup appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro lead counsel in the securities class action litigation against Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) involving Schwab YieldPlus Funds Investor Shares (SWYSX) and Schwab YieldPlus Funds Select Shares (SWYPX). The lawsuit alleges that that Schwab deceived investors about the underlying risk in the […]
Class Action Against Medis Technologies Dismissed
On August 18, 2008, United States District Judge Paul Crotty granted Medis Technologies motion to dismiss the securities class action filed against it and its CEO, Robert Lifton, in the Southern District of New York. Medis was represented by Deborah Hilarie Renner, Abigail Delette Lauer and Benito Delfin, Jr. of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in New York. Read the Medis Technologies […]
Australia: ABC Learning Centres Faces Securities Class Action
Australian corporation ABC Learning Centres is reportedly facing legal action from current and former shareholders on claims the company failed to meet its continuous disclosure obligations. IMF (Australia) Ltd said it will fund claims that certain shareholders have against ABC regarding alleged misleading and deceptive conduct between August 27, 2007, and April 21, 2008. The […]
SEC Trial Lawyer Greer Joins Reed Smith
Reed Smith announced last week that Amy Greer, formerly Regional Trial Counsel for the SEC in Philadelphia, has joined the firm as a partner in the Philadelphia office. She joins the firm’s Regulatory Litigation Group.
$48 Billion and Counting
Recent settlements by JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley in which they agreed to repurchase auction-rate securities have brought the total size of the industry buy-back to $48 billion.
GM, Deloitte Agree to Settle Securities Class Action for Combined $303 Million
General Motors and Deloitte & Touche agreed last week to pay a total of $303 million to settle a securities class action settlement alleging that GM made material misstatements in its financials dating back to 2000. Under the agreement, GM will pay $277 million in cash to a class of its shareholders, and Deloitte, GM’s outside auditor, will […]