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The D&O Diary
Comment on the “Milberg Effect”
On September 12, 2006, the Wall Street Journal carried an editorial entitled "The Milberg Effect," (here, subscription required) commenting on the possible impact of the Milberg Weiss indictment on the…
The D&O Diary
Declining Securities Lawsuit Frequency: A Cynical Explanation?
When the Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse released their "2006 Mid-Year Assessment" earlier this week, the Report showed a 45% decline in the number…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Section 220 Requires Breakdown To Contact Owners of Shares Held by Nominee
Wynnefield Partners Cap Value L.P. v. Niagara Corporation , download file. This Chancery Court case is an action under Section 220 of the DGCL. Wynnefield filed this action on April 14, 2005 seeking an…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Law Review Article on Securities Litigation
Adam Savett posts on his blog commentary about a new law review article by Professors James D. Cox and Randall S. Thomas entitled: An Empirical Analysis Of Institutional Investors' Impact…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Can’t Stop the Insider Trading
By Ellen Podgor
The SEC's role policing insider trading continued with a complaint filed in federal court in San Diego freezing the accounts of unknown call option purchasers of Petco before the leveraged…
New Jersey Law Blog
Giachetti in “Expert’s Corner” in Investment Advisor Magazine
Thomas Giachetti will write the monthly colum, Expert's Corner, for Investment Advisor magazine, begnning with the July 2006 issue.
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Sharks Smell Blood in the Water
By Ellen Podgor
The fallout from the Milberg Weiss indictment continues to spread as other firms seek to lure away its partners and a remnant formed by former name partner William Lerach is…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
SEC Files Insider Trading Suit Over Maverick Tube Option Purchases
By Ellen Podgor
As identified in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article and discussed in an earlier post (here), suspicious trading in Maverick Tube call options right before the company announced it agreed to…
The D&O Diary
Weak Signal, Dropped Call: The Vonage IPO Securities Litigation
Vonage Holdings Corp.'s May 24, 2006 IPO raised hundreds of millions of dollars of capital. It has also generated extensive negative press, as exemplified by the June 3, 2006 front-page…
TortsProf Blog
Milberg Weiss Prepares for Possible Indictment
Interesting overview from the NYT.Certainly Milberg Weiss is best-known for their securities work, but (I think since the PSLRA largely) they've also got a growing and fairly substantial environmental and…