Securities class action filings during the first half of 2013 dipped by 16 percent compared with the same period in 2012, continuing last year’s downward trend. There were 74 new cases in the first half of the year, compared with 88 in the comparable period of 2012.

Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse published the data Wednesday in a report titled Securities Class Action Filings—2013 Mid-Year Assessment.