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SEC Enforcement Activity Drops 15% in 2021
Risk & Compliance

SEC Enforcement Activity Drops 15% in 2021

The decline in actions against public companies and subsidiaries reflects the continuing impact of the pandemic and the change of leadership at the SEC.
By Matthew Heller | November 17, 2021
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Securities Fraud Class Actions Spike Again
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Securities Fraud Class Actions Spike Again

Cases filed since the beginning of 2017 represent more than 20% of all such cases filed since 1997.
By David McCann | August 1, 2019
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Rising Lawsuits Could Hike Insurance Premiums
Risk Management

Rising Lawsuits Could Hike Insurance Premiums

More than 8% of U.S. public companies were hit with a shareholder class-action suit in 2017, a nine-year high.
By David Katz | January 31, 2018
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SEC Keeps up High Rate of Enforcement Activity
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SEC Keeps up High Rate of Enforcement Activity

Excluding actions against delinquent filers, the SEC filed 299 cases in the first half of fiscal 2017 — virtually unchanged from the year-ago period.
By Matthew Heller | April 21, 2017
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Settlements Skyrocket in Securities Class Actions
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Settlements Skyrocket in Securities Class Actions

The aggregate $6 billion in settlement dollars last year was almost double the 2015 total.
By David McCann | March 15, 2017
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Class-Action Filings Hit Record in U.S. Courts
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Class-Action Filings Hit Record in U.S. Courts

The 43% increase in securities cases to 270 last year largely reflects "forum shopping" in the wake of a Delaware court ruling.
By Matthew Heller | January 31, 2017
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Securities Class-Action Cases on the Rise
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Securities Class-Action Cases on the Rise

Plaintiff filings in federal courts are up 17%, and as many as 6% of S&P 500 companies could be the target of such suits this year.
By Vincent Ryan | July 27, 2016
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SEC Going After Corp. Subsidiaries
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SEC Going After Corp. Subsidiaries

The Securities and Exchange Commission is particularly focused on the subsidiaries of financial services firms.
By David Katz | May 18, 2016
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Class-Action Settlements Reach Five-Year High
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Class-Action Settlements Reach Five-Year High

The large number of settlements in 2015 reflected the fact that 189 new securities class actions were filed, the most since 2008.
By Matthew Heller | March 29, 2016
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Class Action Filings, Market Cap Losses Stay Low
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Class Action Filings, Market Cap Losses Stay Low

2015 is on course to tie for the fifth-lowest number of class action filings in the past 19 years, a new report says.
By Matthew Heller | September 21, 2015
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Accounting-related Securities Class Actions Climb 47%
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Accounting-related Securities Class Actions Climb 47%

Class-action lawsuits involving restatements of financials also reached a seven-year high in 2014, according to Cornerstone Research.
By Matthew Heller | April 2, 2015
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