Over the last couple of years, defense oriented commentators have used the meme “event driven securities litigation” as part of...

A detailed data driven study of securities lawsuits before and after Morrison is the subject of a new paper by Professor Davidoff Solomon...

Various pundits are saying 2019 will include a surge in litigation.  In that vein, it will be interesting to see if adverse financial...

To continue with a theme regarding the scale of mass tort litigation, this post touches on  the scale of what one can call “securities...

Securities suits were filed at highest ever levels, as calculated by D&O Diary. The specifics are set out in January 1, 2018 post at the...

Very interesting analysis of securities law cases in related posts of June 24, 2016 at the D&O Diary and June 24, 2016 at the Stanford...

The ironic saga continues as litigation funders are firmed up for securities suits against Slater & Gordon, a well-known plaintiff’s firm...

An April 13, 2015 post at D & O Diary provides a wide-ranging review of securities litigation from multiple sources, including PwC and...

Courtesy of a November 20, 2014 post at the Columbia Blue Sky Blog,  the views of an SEC Commissioner as to its next 80 years....

What happens when financial regulators are trying to look at and regulate the wrong subject? Even more financial fraud? The point is...

“No brainer.” That phrase often was used when I was a baby lawyer.  It’s an apt phrase regarding whether to read a new article from...

These are interesting times for thinking about securities litigation claims. With Halliburton now decided, the securities bar can move...

How can lawyers and others track and manage scientific information? A new post at the Innovative Science blog offers comments on the...

An online page presents information about this upcoming global conference on consumer products. The world continues to get smaller with...

A May 27, 2014 article in Dealbook reports that the SEC is telling the finance community it will make more use of a statutory term that...

A notable new Delaware ruling on fee shifting is well covered in this May 10, 2014 blog post at the Delaware Corporate & Commercial...

High frequency trading. It’s a “growing cancer” on Wall Street, according to Charles Schwab.  It’s the subject of Flash Boys: A Wall...

Alison Frankel provided a helpful new post on the conclusions reached by business professors after a study of 144 federal court decisions...

Corporate stock prices can plummet when a company faces a crisis. Suppose the crisis results in a change of ownership via a merger at a...

A new federal ruling denies motions to dismiss an SEC suit seeking to clawback bonuses and stock sale profits from the CEO and CFO of a...