Court Limits Wachovia's Defenses in Suit over Mortgage-backed Investments
November 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has limited the affirmative defenses Wachovia Bank may assert in suit brought...
Tag: Litigation
8th Circuit Says Wal-Mart 401(k) Suit Requires Further Discussion
November 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court's dismissal of a...
Tyco Stock Drop Settlement Gets Court OK
November 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in New Hampshire has given final approval of a $70.5-million settlement of...
Companies under Criminal Investigation May Retain Counsel for Employees
November 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that companies under criminal investigation may -- subject...
Lawsuit Deal Clears Path for Xerox-ACS Merger
November 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Xerox Corporation and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. have resolved claims made in a consolidated lawsuit...
Ohio AG Sues Rating Agencies
November 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and...
Oregon Settles with Oppenheimer on 529 Plan Losses
November 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Oregon has reached a $20-million settlement with MassMutual Financial Group's OppenheimerFunds Inc....
Opinions |
IMHO: Tractor “Trailer”
About a week ago, Caterpillar agreed to a $16.5 million settlement of one of those allegedly excessive fee/revenue-sharing...
Court Rejects State Street's Settlement Do-Over Request
October 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York has turned away a request by lawyers from State...
Pension Fund Sues over ACS, Xerox Merger
October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The City of St. Clair Shores (Michigan) Police and Fire Retirement System is challenging as...
CA Charges State Street for 'Unconscionable Fraud' against Pension Funds
October 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has accused State Street Bank and Trust of...
Benefits |
Law Firms Circle Another Potential Stock Drop Case
October 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the legal profession was circling around another potential stock drop case.
Q3 Securities Litigation Driven by New Charges
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The third quarter saw a robust 169 new securities lawsuits filed, but the credit crisis...
Lead Plaintiff Group in BofA Suit over Merrill Deal Files Amended Suit
September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lead plaintiff group in the pending class action lawsuit against the Bank of America...
PBGC Sued by Delphi Retirees
September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of Delphi Corp. salaried retirees filed a lawsuit September 14 against the Pension...
Merrill Settlement with Ohio STRS Gets Final Approval
September 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced that the $475-million settlement between the State Teachers Retirement...
MA Gets $8M Settlement over Madoff Investments
September 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office has settled for $8 million with financial swindler...
Judge Rejects Free Speech Shield for Credit Raters
September 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York has rebuffed efforts by two credit rating agencies to...
Reserve Primary Fund Lawsuits Consolidated
August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge on Wednesday combined 12 lawsuits over the failed Reserve Primary Fund, Reuters...
BofA Settles Merrill Fraud Suit for $150M
August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America (BofA) will pay $150 million to settle a class-action lawsuit against Merrill...