The filing of new subprime meltdown and credit crisis-related securities suits dwindled as 2010 progressed, which some commentators interpreted to suggest that the litigation filing phenomenon might finally have run its course. But though we have now begun the fifth year since the first subprime-related securities suit arrived in February 2007, it appears the process
A Couple of Links for the Second Day of the PLUS D&O Symposium
The storm has passed and the sun is shining down on chilly Times Square for the second day of the PLUS D&O Symposium. For those at the conference and for those stranded at home by the weather, I wanted to pass along a couple of links as an accompaniment for today’s conference panels.
First
The Winter Storm Update on the PLUS D&O Symposium Opening Session
So your flight was cancelled and you weren’t able to make it to New York for the PLUS D&O Symposium? Have no fear, my flight managed to get through and I made it to the conference, and so I am able to report here on the first day’s proceedings.
It may be cold consolation
NERA Releases Updated Canadian Securities Class Action Report
The number of outstanding securities class action lawsuits in Canada reached an all-time high during 2010 according to a January 31, 2011 report by NERA Economic Consulting entitled "Trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions: 2010 Update." The report can be found here. The report includes an appendix in which securities lawsuit trends in several