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Firm Seeks to Move 'Copycat' N.Y. Cases to West Coast Court
Hagens Berman has moved to intervene in at least five "copycat" lawsuits in federal court in New York. The firm said it hopes to consolidate all the litigation in the Northern District of California, where it is pursuing a price fixing case against electronic book publishers and retailers.Justices to Consider a Border Battle Over Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court today will hear arguments in a "foreign-cubed" securities class action suit -- the latest legal nemesis that keeps lawyers for companies ranging from Toyota to Vivendi up at night. Foreign companies and countries have flooded the Court with amicus briefs, signaling the importance of the case worldwide. And the case, Morrison v. National Australia Bank, comes to a Court that has grown increasingly skeptical about U.S. courts exerting extraterritorial jurisdiction.Hagens Berman attacks 'copycat' Apple antitrust claims
Hagens Berman has moved to intervene in at least five "copycat" lawsuits in federal court in New York. The firm said it hopes to consolidate all the litigation in the Northern District of California, where it is pursuing a price fixing case against electronic book publishers and retailers.Justices Hostile to 'Foreign-Cubed' Securities Cases
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared hostile on Monday toward so-called "foreign-cubed" securities fraud class actions in which the plaintiffs and stock issuers are foreign and the alleged fraud took place on foreign soil.Role of the Event Study in Loss Causation Analysis
Lawyers and the courts are increasingly focused on the proper methodology for determining whether investor losses are caused by fraud. This new scrutiny has highlighted the benefits -- and limitations -- of the event study, long the mainstay for loss causation analysis. While event studies are an indispensable tool, say attorneys Martis Alex and Michael W. Stocker, plaintiffs and defendants alike must be mindful of the judicial, statistical and logical limitations on the use of these statistical analyses.Fights Over Pensions Grow, and Firms are Wading In
Employees who squirreled away portions of their paychecks for retirement only to have their plans for the future dashed by stock scandals and employer bankruptcies are boosting business for attorneys scuffling over who is to blame. The defendants are often huge publicly traded companies, either suffering or bankrupt. And whether the actions involve 401(k) plans or traditional pension plans, an increasing number of attorneys are working on cases where a company's retirement well is running low.$125 Million Shareholder Settlement in New Century Financial Collapse
A federal judge in Los Angeles has granted preliminary approval of a $125 million shareholder settlement involving the former directors and officers of New Century Financial Corp., one of the first mortgage lenders to collapse during the credit crisis.Good Legal Technology is Good Business: A Case for Bringing Employment Issues In-House
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