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FILING AND SETTLEMENT TRENDS
A recent NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) study provides an overview of federal securities litigation filings in the first half of 2025. This section highlights several notable trends.
Figure 1 below reflects the federal …
This update provides an overview of the major developments in federal and state securities litigation since our Securities Litigation 2023 Year-End Update. A recent NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) study provides an overview of recent developments in filings. This section …
I dissent from the Commission’s denial of a petition to amend Rule 202.5(e), our so-called gag rule.[1] This de facto rule follows from the Commission’s enforcement of its policy, adopted in 1972, that it will not “permit a defendant
Although the number of securities lawsuits filed this year remained steady compared to 2021, we have seen many notable developments in securities law. This year-end update provides an overview of the major developments in federal and state securities litigation since …
Since its inception, ISS Securities Class Action Services LLC (“ISS SCAS”) has tracked more than 13,000 shareholder class actions across the world, including 12,000+ cases within the United States. In this report, ISS SCAS closely examines the largest securities class …
As the U.S. and countries around the globe attempt to control the Coronavirus pandemic, investors continue to experience meaningful recoveries from securities-related class action settlements.
In the first half of 2021 (January 1 – June 30), U.S. class action settlements …
The number of securities cases filed in federal court continued at a furious pace for the third year in a row. This year-end update highlights what you most need to know in securities litigation trends and developments for the last …
Academics, notably in sociology and economics, have long understood that social settings are primary drivers of information transmission and economic outcomes, from hiring decisions to product adoption to resource allocation. However, only recently has there been large-sample empirical evidence to …