Joseph Grundfest

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  Securities Class Actions Hit 14-Year Low

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  But settlement amounts more than doubled in 2012 versus 2011, Cornerstone Research says.

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  Federal Securities Class-Action Suits Fell Sharply in ’12

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  Federal securities fraud class-action filings fell sharply in 2012, with the second-lowest number of annual filings in 16 years, according to Cornerstone Research.

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  Securities Class-Action Activity Fell, but Watch for LIBOR Suits

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  Federal securities class-action activity fell in the first six months of 2012 compared with 2011, according to the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.

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  Securities Class Action Complaints Fall in First Half of Year

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  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.

• Securities Suits Plummet in First Half of '10, Stanford Report Shows

  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.

• Securities Lawsuits Down

  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...

• Suits Against Financial Firms Driving Litigation Activity

  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...

• B/D Briefing: Calm Before the Storm?

  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...

• Industry Hit by Class Actions

  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...