Once upon a time, courts might wink and nod at “merger objection” cases and cooperate in their settlement. But with these cases now approaching 50 percent of all securities class actions, this “business-as-usual” approach cannot (and should not) continue. As a result, this may be the best of times for the established plaintiff’s bar in securities class actions and the worst of times for the others.
via What’s Really Happening in Securities Litigation? A Tale of Two Bars | New York Law Journal.
