Securities Litigation Watch
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Recent Posts from Securities Litigation Watch
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Updates to the Events Calendar
Here is the next round of updates to our securities litigation conferences, webcasts, and other events list. For the full list, please go here. As always, readers are encouraged to send information on securities litigation…
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Options Backdating - More Updates to the Scorecard
Once again, it is time to update the numbers. Of the 38 options backdating cases that have been filed as securities class actions, 23 have now reached a resolution. Of the resolved cases, 10 of…
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Options Backdating - Updating the Scorecard
Back in May, we took a fresh look at the scorecard in the options backdating litigation, tallying up the settlements and dismissals, among other things. It is time to update the analysis for a few…
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Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2007
West's Corporate Practice Commentator has named the "Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2007," and the list is quite heavy with securities litigation related articles. The full list (hat tip - Conglomerate) in alphabetical…
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What A Difference A Few Months Makes
Back in February, we took a quick look at the scorecard in the options backdating litigation, tallying up the settlements and dismissals, among other things. In our earlier review, of the 36 options backdating cases…
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Speaking of Upcoming Events
There may be no such thing as a free lunch (a sentiment that I am not entirely convinced of), but simply for being an SLW reader, you can get a discount on the registration fees…
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First Filed Tyco Opt-out Case Partially Settles
According to press reports (here), the seven New Jersey public pension funds that filed the first Tyco opt-out case have settled their claims against Tyco International Ltd., Tyco chief legal officer Mark Belnick and…
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Updates to the Securities Litigation Events Calendar
Here is the next round of updates to our securities litigation conferences, webcasts, and other events list. For the full list, please go here. As always, readers are encouraged to send information on securities litigation…
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Death To Buried Notice
Back in 2004, 2005, and 2006, the former caretaker of this blog wrote about a practice known as "buried notice," and repeatedly wished (prayed?) that the practice would end. Buried notice is how securities litigators…
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Lawdragon - A Closer Look
Here at SLW World Headquarters, we received a call earlier today from an old law school classmate regarding Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation list. We won't get into details, but…