2010

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December 2010: Market and Litigation Monthly  flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)   (Flashlit version)

Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Undermine Consumers’ Right To Join Class Actions...

Panel Proposes New Federal Rule On Preservation And Spoliation Of E-Discovery...

Scott+Scott LLP Files Case On Behalf Of Beneficiaries Of Fallen U.S. Service Members...

Jury’s Verdict Holds Defendants Accountable In Rare Securities Class Action Trial...
Conferences And Events...

November 2010: Market And Litigation Monthly  flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)   (Flashlit version)

Scott+Scott LLP Commended By Southern District Of Texas...

Upcoming Decision In Goldman Sachs Abacus Case Could Have Serious Implications On Securities Suits...

The Dodd-Frank Act Increases Protections For Whistleblowers...

Supreme Court To Determine Scope Of Liability In Private Securities Fraud Actions...

Conferences And Events...

October 2010: Market And Litigation Monthly  flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)   (Flashlit version)

Scott+Scott Obtains Denial Of Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss In WaMu Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit...

Financial Reform Bill Focuses On Incentive-Based Compensation Issues

Class Representatives In The Class Action Mechanism...

Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege...

Events In the USA...

September 2010: Market And Litigation Monthly  flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)   (Flashlit version)

Scott+Scott LLP Shareholder Lawsuit Against Hewlett-Packard’s Board Targets CEO’s Highly-Publicized Severance Package...

Scott+Scott LLP Private Equity Antitrust Litigation Proceeds to “Phase Two” Discovery...

Scott+Scott LLP Shareholder Derivative Action Survives Popular, Inc.’s Directors’ And Officers’ Motion To Dismiss...

Scott+Scott LLP Defeats Defendants’ Attempt To Further Delay the Signalife Securities Class Action...

Appellate Court Upholds Schering-Plough Shareholders’ Right To Inspect The Board Of Directors’ Minutes...

Events In the USA...

August 2010: Market and Litigation Monthly    flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)     (Flashlit version)

Supreme Court Decides That U.S. Securities Laws Only Cover Securities Listed On The U.S. Exchanges Or Traded In The U.S....

Median Settlement In Securities Fraud Class Actions Reaches Record High...

Dell The Latest To Settle With The SEC For Cookie Jar Accounting...

Amendment Aimed At Expanding Securities Fraud Liability Rejected From Final Financial Reform Bill...

Events In the USA...

July 2010: Market and Litigation Monthly    flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)     (Flashlit version)

Congress Finalizes Wall Street ReformBill That Aims To Protect Investors And Economy

Investors Obtain Partial Victory InHighly Anticipated Supreme Court Decision

NFL Supreme Court Case BringsAntitrust Law Back To The Forefront Of Sports News

Events In the USA

June 2010: Market and Litigation Monthly    flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)     (Flashlit version)

Scott+Scott LLP Obtains Denial Of Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss In Akeena Solar Securities Class Action

Scott+Scott LLP Achieves A Significant Victory On Behalf Of Regions Financial Corporation’s Shareholders

Congress Introduces Bills To Extend Antitrust Leniency Program

Agricultural Industries Likely To Face Antitrust Scrutiny

Events In the USA

May 2010: Market and Litigation Monthly    flashlight icon 16x16px (PDF version)     (Flashlit version)

Goldman Sachs Accused Of Defrauding Investors Faces Congressional Scrutiny

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens Investor-Led Securities Class Actions

Supreme Court Rules States Cannot Ban Class Actions From Proceeding In Federal Courts

Senate Subcommittee Scrutinizes Credit Rating Agencies’ Role In The Financial Crisis

Events In the USA

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April

April 2010
  • Lehman Bankruptcy Examiner Uncovers Egregious...
  • The Value of Securities Class Action Settlements Increased By 35 Precent...
  • Dodd Financial Reform Bill Set For Senate Floor Debate......
  • The SEC'S Opinoin Limits The PSLRA's Safe Harbor...
  • US Events & Conferences...

March

March 2010
  • New York Supreme Court Commends Scott+Scott’s Representation...
  • Scott+Scott Beats Motion To Dismiss On Behalf Of The Class...
  • Two Major Developments Change The “F-Cubed” Litigation Landscape...
  • Claims In Lehman Brothers’ Case Survive Motion To Dismiss...
  • US Events & Conferences...

February

February 2010
  • A Shareholder’s Right To Inspect A Corporation’s Books And Records...
  • Compensation At Financial Firms Increasingly Subject To Scrutiny...
  • House Approves Tougher Rules On Wall Street...
  • Securities Litigation in 2009: A Year In Review...
  • US Events & Conferences...

January

February 2010
  • NERA Reports On The Securities Class Action Trends Of 2009...
  • Government, Investors Scrutinizing CDO Issuers’ Short Selling Practices...
  • Too Many Brokered Deposits May Lead To A Bank’s Failure...
  • Creative Accounting Practices Used To Boost Assets’ Worth Hide Companies True Financial Condition...
  • Events & Conferences...