I finally found a few moments the other day to organize the teetering stack of professional journals, magazines, and flyers that had been piling up in my inbox. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the most recent issue of the ABA Commercial & Business Litigation section’s Winter newsletter is a collection of articles focusing on [...]
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Securities Class Actions on the Rise in Australia?
Posted in International Class Action Law, Securities Class Actions, tagged australia class action securities class action, International Class Action Law, litigation funder on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An article by Karina Barrymore published March 16, 2009 in heraldsun.com offers some interesting insights into trends in securities class action litigation in Australia. The article discusses the impact of the poor economy and the increasing interplay between securities regulators, plaintiffs’ firms, and litigation funders in fostering an environment ripe for securities class actions. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25190226-664,00.html
Where’d CABWR Go?!
Posted in General Site Information, tagged cabwr, class action blogosphere weekly review on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A perfect storm of work, family, and other professional obligations have left me with less time than I would like to dedicate to this blog, so I’ve had to give up the Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review columns for the short term. Hopefully CABWR will be back this summer. In the meantime, I’ll try to provide links [...]
Forbes: Market Downturn Hasn’t Boosted Securities Class Action Business
Posted in Class Action Trends, Securities Class Actions, tagged Class Action Trends, securities class action on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Forbes.com published an insightful article on March 11, 2009 discussing trends in securities class action lawsuits. Citing statistics from the Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, the article discusses various factors that may explain why the total amount of securities class action settlements has fallen from $16.3 billion in 2006 to $3.1 billion last year. Among the possible [...]
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Class Certification Means “Everything” for Baltimore Arrestees
Posted in Civil Rights Class Actions, Class Action Decisions, Commentary, tagged civil rights, civil rights class action, fourth amendment, prisoner class action, unconsitutional search and seizure on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to Tricia Bishop of the Baltimore Sun, a U.S. District Court Judge has certified a class of people who allegedly have been subject to being detained and strip-searched by officials in Baltimore’s Central Booking and Intake Center. Bishop quotes the attorney for the class, William Claiborne, as saying that the decision means “everything” to arrestees because [...]
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