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Shareholders Add Ernst & Young as Defendant in Lehman Securities Class Action
Publication Date: 2010-04-26
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We're beginning to reap the consequences of the sweeping Lehman examiner's report. Plaintiffs in a long-pending securities class action have now filed an amended complaint that adds allegations about Lehman's now-infamous Repo 105 balance sheet asset transfers--and adds Lehman's auditor, Ernst & Young, as a defendant.

Onward, BofA Shareholders: Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Key Claims in Merrill Lynch Merger Disclosure Class Action
Publication Date: 2010-08-30
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Manhattan federal judge Kevin Castel dismissed claims relating to BofA's decision to keep mum about mounting Merrill losses, but he said investors had adequately established scienter with regard to BofA's failure to disclose a multibillion dollar Merrill bonus pool.

Jones Day Defeats $1.65B Mega-Suit over Iraq Oil Rights
Publication Date: 2013-09-10
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One of the largest and costliest matters backed by outside litigation funding — an ambitious $1.65 billion lawsuit brought by two American brothers — met its demise on Tuesday.

November 19, 2009 |

Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents

A federal judge has taken the unusual step of lifting a statutory discovery stay in a securities class action against Bank of America. His order gives plaintiffs access to the mountains of documents that BofA has given to other entities scrutinizing its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
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August 27, 2009 |

Plaintiffs Firms Show Support for SEC Shareholder Rights Proposal

A rare joint letter to the SEC from a group of defense law firms over shareholder proxy access is receiving an even rarer response from nine of the country's largest plaintiffs law firms. The letter supports the SEC's proposal to allow shareholders to nominate directors, exactly what the defense firms argued against last week. If approved, public companies would be required to include in their proxy materials shareholder nominees for directors that could comprise up to a quarter of the board.
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November 19, 2009 |

Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents

On Tuesday, in a huge win for shareholders, a New York federal judge took the unusual step of lifting the statutory discovery stay in a securities class action suit against Bank of America. His order will give the plaintiffs access to the mountains of documents that BofA and related defendants have already turned over to Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York attorney general and other government entities scrutinizing the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
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Achtman v. Kirby, McInerney Squire, LLP
Publication Date: 2004-10-04
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Sprizzo Plaintiffs, members of a class of purchasers of Bennett Funding Group securities in In re Bennett Fundi

Shaking His Head and Holding His Nose--and Quoting Yogi Berra--Judge Rakoff Approves SEC's $150 Million Settlement with BofA
Publication Date: 2010-02-22
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The judge called the deal "half-baked justice at best," but still "better than nothing." And that's about the best Rakoff had to say for a case that's bedeviled him for six months.

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