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NERA Report Shows 2010 Securities Class Action Filings To Exceed 2009 Totals

NEW YORK - An increased number of securities class action filings in the second half of 2010 have put the overall number of filings on pace to exceed 2009's total, according to a recent semiannual report released by NERA Economic Consulting on Dec. 14

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Report: M&A Securities Class Actions Up; Credit Crisis Actions On Decline

BOSTON - Securities class action lawsuits alleging disclosure violations in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions were up in 2010, while securities class action suit filings dropped more than 76 percent from 2009's high, according to a report released

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Report: Securities Filings Up; Credit Crisis, Madoff Case Filings Down In 2010

NEW YORK - Even with the decline of the number of securities lawsuits filed relating to the global credit crisis and the Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme in 2010, the total number of securities suits filed for the year reached record highs, according to

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

N.Y. Federal Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Bank For Withholding Funds

NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on Jan. 14 dismissed a class action complaint filed by a law office alleging that its bank's practice of withholding funds deposited by check for a period of time violated New York law and constituted fraud, unjust

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Ernst & Young Removes Lehman Brothers Action To New York Federal Court

NEW YORK - Arguing that federal-question jurisdiction exists over every cause of action in a complaint filed against it for its alleged involvement in the fraud that led to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, auditor Ernst & Young LLP (EY) filed a notice

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Federal Judge: Debtor Fails To Show Lender Violated Federal Law

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in California on Jan. 3 ruled that a debtor's claims against her mortgage company failed and said the debtor had not established any violation of laws pertaining to federal credit reporting or lending procedures (Laura

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

2nd Circuit: Priceline Is Not Member Of Currency Conversion Fee Class

NEW YORK - The federal district court overseeing the currency conversion fee antitrust multidistrict litigation did not abuse its discretion in ruling that Priceline.com was not a member of the damages class because it was not a "holder" of credit cards

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

FDIC Claims That Failed Bank Officers, Directors Were Negligent In Duties

LOS ANGELES - Several former officers and directors of failed bank 1st Centennial Bank implemented a business model with regard to its commercial real estate division that was unsustainable, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) argues in a complaint

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

FDIC: Former Bank Officers, Directors Caused $70M In Lending Losses

ATLANTA - Eight former officers and directors of failed bank Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Ga., negligently caused the bank to lose some $70 million in risky commercial and residential loans, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. alleges in a complaint

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Panel: Wrong Standard Applied In Credit Default Swap Action

NEW YORK - Ruling that justice erroneously applied a "reasonableness of the notice standard" on a New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) Section 3211 motion to dismiss in a credit default swap (CDS) breach of contract action, a New York appellate

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Authority Of Bankruptcy Courts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorneys representing the man who stripped his father of his assets before his death and suppressed or destroyed the trust document pertaining to his father's estate and counsel representing the deceased's wife, who filed bankruptcy

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

U.S. Supreme Court: Vehicle Deduction Denied For Debtor Who Owns Car

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 ruled 8-1 that a debtor is not entitled to a deduction for vehicle ownership costs in Chapter 13 bankruptcy when he owns his car free and clear of all payments (Jason M. Ransom v. MBNA America

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Stanford's Failure To Seek Stay Of Assets Sale Moots Appeal, Panel Rules

HOUSTON - In a per curiam opinion, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 17 that alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind R. Allen Stanford's interlocutory appeal of a federal district court's ruling granting the sale of certain of his assets

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge: Investor Lacks Standing To Bring Claims Against Goldman Sachs Entities

NEW YORK - The lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against Goldman, Sachs & Co. Inc., certain of its subsidiaries and officers and directors and three ratings agencies lacks standing to bring its claims against the Goldman Sachs defendants

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Parties Debate Whether Materiality Was Properly Pleaded In Securities Suit

Case: Philip Hutchinson v. CBRE Realty Finance, Inc., et al., No. 10-1535, 2nd Cir.; See August 2009, Page 19. View today's headlines and listen to the latest podcast at www.lexisnexis.com/legalnews Do you have news to share? Interested in writing a commentary

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 1:52 PM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

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NERA Report Shows 2010 Securities Class Action Filings To Exceed 2009 Totals

Report: M&A Securities Class Actions Up; Credit Crisis Actions On Decline

Report: Securities Filings Up; Credit Crisis, Madoff Case Filings Down In 2010

N.Y. Federal Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Bank For Withholding Funds

Ernst & Young Removes Lehman Brothers Action To New York Federal Court

Federal Judge: Debtor Fails To Show Lender Violated Federal Law

2nd Circuit: Priceline Is Not Member Of Currency Conversion Fee Class

FDIC Claims That Failed Bank Officers, Directors Were Negligent In Duties

FDIC: Former Bank Officers, Directors Caused $70M In Lending Losses

Panel: Wrong Standard Applied In Credit Default Swap Action

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Authority Of Bankruptcy Courts

U.S. Supreme Court: Vehicle Deduction Denied For Debtor Who Owns Car

Stanford's Failure To Seek Stay Of Assets Sale Moots Appeal, Panel Rules

Judge: Investor Lacks Standing To Bring Claims Against Goldman Sachs Entities

Parties Debate Whether Materiality Was Properly Pleaded In Securities Suit