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Cornerstone finds uptick in “core” accounting case filings, settlements

By Anne Sherry, J.D. A report from Cornerstone Research finds that the number of securities case settlements involving accounting-related claims declined in 2018, but the total settlement value increased enormously, driven by five “mega settlements” of over $100 million each. … Continue reading

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Cornerstone Research: Accounting-Related Securities Suit Filings and Settlements Increased in 2018

Driven by a general overall increase in the number of securities class action lawsuit filings, as well as by an increase in the number of M&A-related lawsuits involving accounting allegations, the total number of securities class action lawsuits involving accounting … Continue reading

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Cornerstone Research: Securities Suit Settlement Size Increased in 2018

Aggregate, average and median securities class action lawsuit settlement amounts all rose in 2018, according to the latest report from Cornerstone Research. The 2018 total settlement amount of just over $5 billion dollars is substantially higher than the prior year … Continue reading

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Cornerstone Research: After Years of Increases, Number of Delaware Appraisal Actions Decline

Between 2010 and 2016, the number of shareholder appraisal actions filed in Delaware courts increased every year, but in 2017 and again in 2018, the number of appraisal actions declined, according to a recent report from Cornerstone Research. The decline … Continue reading

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Justice Thomas wants the Supreme Court to revisit cornerstone of free speech law

Justice Thomas wants the Supreme Court to reconsider its holding in New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 landmark ruling that says public officials cannot sue people for libel unless they can prove actual malice motivated the speaker to utter … Continue reading

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