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Judge Revives $774 Million Securities Case Against JPMorgan
Publication Date: 2013-05-19
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For the lawyers at Cravath fighting Dexia SA's mortgage-backed securities lawsuit against JPMorgan, Jed Rakoff giveth, and Rakoff taketh away.

Bristol-Myers Pays $125 Million to Settle Plavix Securities Class Action
Publication Date: 2009-07-24
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Bristol-Myers Squibb's aborted deal with generic drugmaker Apotex over the blood thinner Plavix led to a world of trouble for BMS. The pharmaceutical company has spent the last few years resolving Plavix-related cases. Most recently, it disclosed a deal to settle a securities class action for $125 million.

Mayer Brown and Former Partner Escape Refco Shareholder Class Action
Publication Date: 2009-03-18
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In a ruling that offers a broad interpretation of the protection afforded law firms by the Supreme Court's Stoneridge ruling, Manhattan federal judge Gerald Lynch has granted a motion by Mayer Brown and former partner Joseph Collins to dismiss Refco shareholder claims against them.

State Street Can't Dodge Securities and ERISA Claims over Mortgage Crash and Forex Trades, Judge Rules
Publication Date: 2011-08-04
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State Street Corporation's lawyers at Wilmer, Cutler, Hale, Pickering & Dorr failed to persuade a Boston federal judge to toss consolidated class actions accusing the bank of duping investors on a gigantic scale.

Ernst & Young Settles with HealthSouth Shareholders for $109 Million; Class Certification Hearing with Bondholders, Other Defendants Set for Friday
Publication Date: 2009-03-24
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The HealthSouth litigation continues. On Tuesday the shareholders of HealthSouth, represented by the ubiquitous Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, announced a $109 million settlement with Ernst & Young, which was the scandal-ridden company's accountant. And more action in the case is on the way.

Coughlin Stoia Wins Class Certification for HealthSouth Shareholders
Publication Date: 2009-04-01
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Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins didn't get hired by two California pension funds in the class action against Bank of America this week, but it did win a class certification ruling in a long-running case against HealthSouth's banker, UBS, and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.

In First Major Interpretation of Supreme Court's Morrison Opinion, L.A. Judge Restricts Claims in Toyota Class Action (and, Oh Yeah, Picks Lead Plaintiff)
Publication Date: 2010-07-21
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The high court left some uncertainty about the viability of claims by U.S. shareholders who bought shares of foreign companies on foreign exchanges. The Toyota judge decided, for the purposes of picking a lead plaintiff, that only U.S.-traded securities count.

What a Deal! J. Crew Sues to Enforce $10 Million Understanding It Reached With Shareholders Over Buyout
Publication Date: 2011-05-13
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In an unusual move, J. Crew has turned the tables on shareholders and sued them for allegedly backing out of the terms of a memorandum of understanding. In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court, the company seeks to enforce the $10 million "binding agreement" that allegedly resolved shareholder charges arising from the the company's buyout by CEO Mickey Drexler and two private equity funds.

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.

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