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Investor losses and aggregated securities class action settlements increased in 2015
In 2015, we saw a major spike in the amount investors lost and a spike in the total securities class action settlements in dollars. Last...
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Antitrust: The Evolving Fiduciary Landscape
    Institutions have started looking beyond securities to recovery opportunities in other areas touching on their...
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Securities class actions against the life science sector continue to rise
In 2015, 39 out of the 191 securities class action suits filed were against firms in the life science sector.  Companies in the life...
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Massive $1.3 billion settlement under Dutch collective procedure
Recently, a $1.3 billion settlement was reached under the Dutch collective procedure resulting from the 2008 global financial crisis....
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Canadian Supreme Court decisions affect securities class actions
Despite the uptick last year in securities class actions in the U.S., Canadian securities class actions filings were down. Last year saw...
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Spanish Collective Action organized against Bankia
Spanish investors filed a collective action against the troubled Spanish banking company Bankia. The action is brought on their stock...
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Merck & Co. reaches $1 billion settlement, in top 15 securities class actions of all time
A securities class action lawsuit against Merck & Co. settled for a total of $1 billion, with $830 million to be paid out to...
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Allen Partners and Financial Recovery Technologies to Provide Corporate Governance Solutions to Securities Litigation for Australia and New Zealand Investors
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and BOSTON, MASS (March 2, 2016) – Allen Partners and Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) have partnered to help...
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Enhancements to Litigation Monitoring Client Portal Provides Richer User Experience
FRT is proud to announce the release of enhancements to our Litigation Monitoring Portal! This release is the result of client...
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Deutsche Bank to face $3.1 billion residential mortgage backed securities lawsuit
Since the 2008 financial crisis, residential mortgage-backed securities lawsuits continue to arise against top financial banks. In the...