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Michael Miller of Steptoe & Johnson and Jonathan Harris of Harris, Cutler & Houghteling
Publication Date: 2011-10-13
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With securities arbitration awards creeping ever higher in the wake of the financial meltdown, Miller and Harris still easily cracked the top 10 with a $61 million FINRA award against Soci�t� G�n�rale on behalf of a California investment management firm.

Financial Crisis Redux: Former Bear Stearns Executives Appear To Slip Out of $275 Million Shareholder Settlement Without Paying a Dime of Own Money
Publication Date: 2012-06-07
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This proposed deal comes two weeks after a federal judge signed off on a similar $90 million settlement of shareholder claims against the officers and directors of Lehman that was covered entirely by D&O insurance.

Manhattan Federal Judge Accuses Coughlin Stoia of 'Shocking Conflict of Interest,' But Is Everyone Engaging in the Practice That Irked Him?
Publication Date: 2009-04-16
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Judge Jed Rakoff almost fell off the bench when a pension fund administrator told him Coughlin Stoia monitors his fund's investments for free in order to identify potential securities cases. But is the practice in fact common in the securities class action bar?

Former Satyam Directors Dodge Class Action over 'India's Enron'
Publication Date: 2013-01-03
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Indian business leaders who got swept up in the accounting scandal known as "India's Enron" escaped a U.S. shareholder class action this week, thanks to their lawyers at Weil Gotshal & Manges, Cooley, and Debevoise & Plimpton.

And They're Off! Race for Lead Counsel in BofA Class Action Is Officially Under Way
Publication Date: 2009-03-24
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Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch has sparked 160 shareholder lawsuits. Not surprisingly, the competition for lead plaintiff and lead counsel positions is attracting some heavy hitters.

Countrywide Derivative Plaintiffs Reach Delaware Dead End
Publication Date: 2013-09-11
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Stuart Grant of Grant & Eisenhofer called the Delaware Supreme Court's ruling "incomprehensible," saying it's both unjust and at odds with the court's earlier statements related to Countrywide and Bank of America.

March 07, 2012 |

Merger suits usually mean cash for lawyers, zero for investors

A shareholder lawyer told a Delaware judge at a midsummer court hearing two years ago that his team deserved $700,000 for work on a lawsuit in which his clients received nothing. Shareholders of BJ Services Co., an oilfield services company now owned by Baker Hughes Inc., claimed its sale to the former parent would undervalue their holdings.
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Want the Down-and-Dirty Details on What Really Happens to Securities Class Actions? We've Got Them, Courtesy of a New Stanford Study of 726 Cases
Publication Date: 2010-03-24
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Among the findings: Thirty-four percent of the cases were either dismissed or dropped--but half settled before a final ruling on dismissal. Insurers pony up for settlements more often than not, but directors and officers rarely contribute. Plus: The latest Cornerstone report shows the aggregate amount of securities class action settlements was up in 2009.

J. Crew Settles Shareholder Challenge to TPG Buyout; Are Investors Any Better Off?
Publication Date: 2011-01-18
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Plaintiffs lawyers got J. Crew to agree to changes in the merger process, but whether that will result in an improved bid is an open question.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Merck Statute of Limitations Case, Agrees to Take F-Cubed Case
Publication Date: 2009-11-30
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Merck replaced Evan Chesler with Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly in its attempt to overturn a Third Circuit ruling that said shareholders filed their Vioxx-related securities fraud ruling before the statute of limitations ran out. But according to Tony Mauro, the W&C lawyer had a rough go at the high court. Meanwhile, the Roberts Court continues to take on thorny business issues, granting cert--over the SEC's objections--in the leading f-cubed case.

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