Securities Litigation Watch

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Recent Posts from Securities Litigation Watch

Get Out the Options Backdating Scorecard - It's Update Time
It has been more than four months since we last had to update the options backdating numbers. With the settlement this week of litigation involving alleged options backdating at Quest Software, Inc., (NASDAQ: QSFT) for…
The Slightly Longer List...
More than 20 months ago, we wrote about Lawdragon Magazine, and their list - 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation. That list was the result of careful editorial control. Well, the polls…
Pay-to-Play Still "Newsworthy"
Last month, we blogged on an academic study that tried to put a nail in the coffin for the widely held belief that there is a causal link between election contributions made to public pension…
Vigorous Defense Spreads to Australia
More than 5 years ago, SLW noted that defendants faced with a securities class action complaint often issued press releases stating that the complaint was "without merit" and that the company intended to "vigorously" defend…
NLJ Releases 2009 Plaintiff's Hot List
Earlier this week The National Law Journal released their eighth annual Plaintiffs' Hot List, a self-described "subjective take on the major players in the plaintiffs' bar," with a focus on firms that are performing "exemplary,…
Vivendi - Latest Update to the Securities Class Action Trial List
One of the areas that we track here at SLW headquarters is the small, but growing number of federal securities class actions that have gone to trial since the PSLRA was enacted. Yesterday, that group…
Astroturf: Securities Class Action Edition
Here at SLW world headquarters, we try really, really hard to stay above the fray. But a whole heap of emails and a couple of FedEx letters are sitting in our inbox, begging us to…
Pay-to-Play? Not so much
An article published earlier this year may puncture the long-held belief that elected public pension fund trustees solicit (and receive) election contributions from plaintiff-side law firms in exchange for favorable treatment when those trustees are…
Events Calendar - Fall Edition
Sad as it is for us to admit at SLW World Headquarters, the fleeting days of summer are quite numbered at this point, which means that conference and webcast season is upon us! Here is…
Upcoming Webcast - Securities Litigation Issues Facing Institutional Investors
On July 21, 2009, I will be participating in a webcast entitled “Securities Litigation Issues Facing Institutional Investors.” The webcast will examine the fiduciary duties of institutional investors and discuss significant topics, including: * Monitoring…