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Accounting-Related Cases Make Up 80% of Securities Class Action Settlement Dollars

In a year of a decline in overall securities class action filing activity, the number of securities class action filings involving accounting allegations increased in 2020 for the third consecutive year. According to a report by Cornerstone Research, accounting allegations …

Class Action Settlements Topped $3 Billion in 2015: Cornerstone Research

There were 80 securities class action settlements approved in 2015, the highest number since 2010, and total settlement dollars rose to more than $3 billion, according to research by Cornerstone Research. The report, “Securities Class Action Settlementsโ€”2015 Review and Analysis,” …

Accounting Class Action Settlements Stable But Associated Market Losses Double

The number of accounting case settlements in 2013 increased for the second year in a row, but remained low compared with the previous ten years, according to Cornerstone Research’s latest report According to the report, “Accounting Class Action Filings and …