…[T]here were 49 new securities class action lawsuits filed in the third quarter of 2011, bringing the year to date total through September 30 to 154. (Please see below for some note about “counting “and the reasons my count may differ from other published tallies). The third quarter filing levels held steady with the number in the second quarter of 2011, when 49 lawsuits were also filed. The 154 filings year to date implies an annual filing total of about 205, which would be above the 1997-2009 average of 195.
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