Oxfam Moves To Intervene In Suit Against SEC Targeting Disclosure Rule
Case: American Petroleum Institute, et al. v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 12-1668, D. D.C., See November 2012, Page 60....(read more)
View ArticleShareholder Sues Atlantic Power Following Decrease In Dividend
Case: John Dornan v. Atlantic Power Corp., et al., No. 13-10991, D. Mass....(read more)
View ArticleShareholder Says Impax Misled Investors About Manufacturing Problem
Case: Haverhill Retirement System v. Impax Laboratories Inc., et. al., No. 13-1566, N.D. Calif....(read more)
View ArticleShareholders Target BP's Post-Spill 'Campaign Of Deceit'
Case: New York City Employees' Retirement System, et al. v. BP p.l.c., et al., No. 13-2551, S.D. N.Y....(read more)
View ArticleShareholder Challenges American Greetings Going-Private Deal
Case: R. David Wolfe v. Morry Weiss, et al., No. 13-0859, N.D. Ohio....(read more)
View ArticleOfficeMax Shareholder Says Proposed Sale Price Is 'Grossly Inadequate'
Case: Eric Hollander v. OfficeMax Inc., et al., No. 13-03330, N.D. Ill....(read more)
View ArticleJudge Trims Claims In Grocery Store Chain Securities Class Action
NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge in New Jersey on April 30 trimmed federal securities law claims brought by lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit who allege that a grocery store chain and...
View ArticleBank Of America To Pay $1.7B To Settle Mortgage- Backed Securities Claims
NEW YORK - Bank of America Corp. (BoA) will pay nearly $1.7 billion to MBIA Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries to settle claims in New York State court that BoA misrepresented the investment quality...
View Article2nd Circuit: Court Erred In Denying Remand To State Court In Securities Suit
NEW YORK - A federal district court erred in denying American International Group Inc.'s motion to remand a complaint filed against Bank of America Corp., certain of its subsidiaries and others under...
View ArticlePlaintiffs Seek Approval Of $153M Securities Settlement With Fannie Mae, KPMG
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit against Fannie Mae and accounting firm KPMG LLP on May 7 asked a federal judge to approve a $153 million settlement that would...
View ArticleSEC Reaches Settlement With City Over Federal Securities Law Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Securities and Exchange Commission and the City of Harrisburg, Pa., have agreed to a cease-and-desist order preventing the city from continuing its violation of federal...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses Securities Class Action Lawsuit With Prejudice
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lead plaintiffs and defendants in a securities class action accusing the defendants of misrepresenting an information technology company's business and financial condition in...
View ArticleSecurities Claims Dismissed For Failure To Plead Material Misrepresentation
CHICAGO - A lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against a gaming machine manufacturer and distributor and certain of its executive officers has failed to plead a material...
View ArticleJudge: Shareholders Failed To Plead Any Of Their Federal Securities Law Claims
SAN FRANCISCO - Shareholders in a securities class action have failed to plead any of their federal securities law claims in connection with a biotechnology company's alleged issuance of...
View ArticleLead Plaintiffs Pleaded Scienter, Loss Causation In Securities Suit, Judge Rules
ST. LOUIS - Lead plaintiffs in a securities class action against a drug company and certain of its current and former executive officers have properly pleaded scienter and loss causation in making...
View Article2nd Circuit Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Market Manipulation Claim
NEW YORK - A split Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 7 affirmed in part a federal district court's ruling dismissing federal securities law claims against a defendant in a market...
View Article2nd Circuit Affirms Court's Ruling On Most Claims In Market Manipulation Suit
NEW YORK - A federal judge did not err in dismissing state and federal securities law claims against a majority of defendants in a market manipulation scheme lawsuit, but erred in dismissing the state...
View Article2nd Circuit Overturns Portion Of Its Opinion In SEC Market Timing Suit
NEW YORK - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirmed only a portion of a federal district court's dismissal of claims in a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against a portfolio manager and another...
View ArticleInvestor Failed To Plead Federal Claims In Securities Lawsuit, Judge Rules
NEW YORK - An investor has failed to plead any of his federal securities law claims in arguing that a brokerage firm and certain of its executive officers engaged in a scheme to defraud him of his...
View ArticlePanel Affirms Grant Of Class Certification In Securities Lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS - A federal district court did not err in granting class certification in a securities class action lawsuit because price impact evidence does not bear on the inquiry into whether common...
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