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April 04, 2011 |

M&A on the rise — and litigation may well follow

Techniques for minimizing the power of skeptical shareholders may land deals in court.
6 minute read
October 05, 2010 |

Trial to Decide if Bank CEO Knowingly Made False Statements

When it comes to securities fraud litigation, the BankAtlantic Bancorp trial slated for jury selection Friday could be dramatic. If the trial moves ahead as scheduled, it will be only the 12th since Congress clamped down on shareholder lawsuits in 1995, attorneys in the case say. The jury will be asked to decide whether BankAtlantic Bancorp CEO Alan Levan's statements about nonperforming loans on the watch list at the bank with $4.6 billion in assets were intentionally false and deceiving.
4 minute read
Bruhl v. PriceWaterHouseCoopers International Limited
Publication Date: 2004-03-18
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Haight This class action was filed by lead plaintiff John Bruhl and others similarly situated seeking damages a

December 18, 2009 |

Civil Actions in Question Following Dismissal of Broadcom Criminal Case

Stock options backdating lawsuits filed by shareholders against Broadcom Corp. face an uncertain future now that a federal judge has thrown out the government's criminal case against two former executives of the Irvine, Calif., computer chip manufacturer.
4 minute read
December 13, 2004 |

A 'perfect storm' for pension suits?

Attorneys are doing well with the unfortunate outcomes for employees of companies trying to endure bankruptcies and scandals.
8 minute read
August 04, 2010 |

Congress Responds

The fastest and most successful reaction by Congress to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last term was not a legislative response to the very controversial Citizens United campaign finance ruling. And it wasn't an attempt to salvage a widely supported animal-crush video ban. No, the winner was: "foreign-cubed" securities class actions.
5 minute read
October 04, 2010 |

Trial decides if CEO knowingly made false statements

Only 11 trials claiming violations of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act have been held since Congress clamped down on shareholder lawsuits in 1995.
4 minute read
March 29, 2010 |

A border battle over lawsuits

Six years after the moniker was first coined, a "foreign-cubed" suit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case challenges the use of American courts by foreign plaintiffs.
7 minute read

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