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By Marlene Y. Satter |
August 4, 2011
Federal securities class action complaints were down in the first half of 2011, according to "Securities Class Action Filings—2011 Mid-Year Assessment." Although overall activity was down, filings on Chinese reverse mergers and M&A activity rose over the last six months of 2010.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 2, 2010
Securities class action law suits dropped dramatically in the first half of 2010, according to Stanford Law School's recently released Securities Class Action Filings--2010 Mid-Year Assessment.
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By Staff Writer |
February 1, 2010
The number of federal securities class action law suits filed in 2009 dropped sharply according to the recently released report, Securities Class Action Filings--2009: A...
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
September 1, 2009
While federal securities class action activity declined in the first half of 2009, with a particularly significant decline in the second quarter, suits against financial...
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
April 1, 2009
A new report found that the average securities class action settlement was halved in 2008, but the authors of Securities Class Action Settlements: 2008 Review...
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By Elizabeth D. Festa |
February 1, 2009
It is no surprise that federal securities class action filings increased in 2008 over the previous year's levels given the upheaval in the financial markets...