Bear Stearns: Credit Unions Knew About Risks Of RMBS Investments
Case: National Credit Union Administration Board v. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., et al., No. 12-2781, D. Kan....(read more)
View ArticleNoble Executives Say Limitations Statute Bars Bribery Claims
Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark A. Jackson, et al., No. 12-0563, S.D. Texas....(read more)
View ArticleInvestor Defends Amended Complaint Against Pfizer
Case: Security Police and Fire Professionals of America Retirement Fund v. Pfizer, Inc., et al., No. 10-3105, D. N.J.; See February 2013, Page 46....(read more)
View ArticleInvestor Says Accretive's Arguments Are 'Without Merit'
Case: Linda Wong v. Accretive Health Inc., et al., No. 12-03102, N.D. Ill.; See January 2013, Page 50....(read more)
View ArticleCountrywide: FHFA's Suit Over MBS Should Be Dismissed
Case: Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for the Federal National Mortgage Association, et al. v. Countrywide Financial Corp., et al., No. 12-1059, C.D. Calif....(read more)
View ArticleMadoff Feeder Fund Says Roland Does Not Apply To Suit
Case: In re Tremont Securities Law, State Law and Insurance Litigation, No. 08-11117, S.D. N.Y.; See February 2013, Page 38....(read more)
View ArticleCredit Suisse Says Investors' Fraud Claims Should Be Dismissed
Case: In re: TVIX Securities Litigation, No. 12-04191, S.D. N.Y.; See February 2013, Page 39....(read more)
View ArticleHedge Fund Says SEC's 'Short Squeeze' Complaint Fails
Case: Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 12-5027, S.D. N.Y....(read more)
View ArticleStiefel Labs Says Fraud Plaintiff Misstates Law, Evidence
Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stiefel Laboratories Inc., et al., No. 11-24438, S.D. Fla.; See February 2013, Page 40....(read more)
View ArticleChesapeake Says Complaint Falls Short Of Fraud-Pleading Standard
Case: Dvora Weinstein, et al. v. Aubrey K. McClendon, et al., No. 12-00465, W.D. Okla.; See February 2013, Page 41....(read more)
View ArticleApple Investor Wants Injunction Before Shareholder Vote
Case: Greenlight Capital L.P., et al v. Apple Inc., No. 13-0900, S.D. N.Y....(read more)
View ArticleFacebook Shareholder Alleges Insider Trading Related To IPO
Case: Gaye Jones v. Mark Zuckerberg, et al., No. 8375, Del. Chanc....(read more)
View ArticlePanel Partially Vacates District Court Ruling In Securities Suit
NEW YORK - A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 1 partially vacated and remanded a ruling that a lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit failed to plead facts that would...
View ArticleDismissal Of Securities Lawsuit Claims Not Proper, Judge Rules
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on Feb. 27 denied a motion to dismiss filed by investors in a securities lawsuit who alleged that The Bear Stearns Cos. and certain of its subsidiaries and others...
View ArticleLead Plaintiff, Lead Counsel Appointed In Securities Class Action Lawsuit
HOUSTON - A federal judge in Texas on Feb. 19 ruled that a shareholder has met all statutory requirements to serve as lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against a company and its CEO...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court: Discovery Rule Doesn't Apply To SEC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 27 reversed a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek securities fraud penalties for...
View ArticleCourt Lacks Jurisdiction Over State Securities Law Claims, Judge Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge in the District of Columbia on March 1 dismissed an investor's securities class action lawsuit, ruling that he lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the investor's...
View ArticleReconsideration Of Ruling Dismissing Securities Suit Not Proper, Judge Rules
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 4 denied lead plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration of his ruling dismissing a securities class action lawsuit for failure to plead scienter and loss...
View ArticleGupta Ordered To Pay More Than $6.2M In Restitution To Goldman Sachs Group
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on Feb. 25 ordered former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta to pay more than $6.2 million in restitution to Goldman for legal fees incurred in...
View ArticleMRV Directors Agree To $3M Settlement In Backdating Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - Members of the board of directors of MRV Communications Inc. will pay $3 million to settle claims that they engaged in an illegal stock options backdating scheme, according to a motion...
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