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IPO Securities Litigation: The Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation is one of the largest securities class actions in history. It consists of 309 class actions involving more than 300 initial public offerings ("IPOs") marketed between 1998 and 2000. The actions are coordinated before U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin [read more]
Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation: The Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation is one of the largest securities class actions currently being litigated. The action is pending before U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano in the District of New Jersey. The defendants are Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (“Royal Dutch”) and The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company (“Shell” and together with Royal Dutch, the “Companies”), certain of their officers and directors, and the Companies’ public accountants. [read more]
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Securities Litigation: The Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Securities Litigation involves an illicit scheme in which billions of dollars in kickbacks were improperly reported as revenues by the Company. The action is pending before the Hon. Shirley Wohl Kram, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. The defendants consist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“MMC”), Marsh Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of MMC), and certain of MMC’s officers and directors. [read more]
Fannie Mae Securities Litigation: The Fannie Mae Securities Litigation involves a massive accounting fraud that spans a four year period. The action is pending before the Honorable Richard J. Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendants are the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), three senior officers (the “Individual Defendants”), and Fannie Mae’s outside auditor, KPMG LLP. [read more]
Health-Fund Actions Against Merck on Behalf of Union Health and Welfare Funds: In August 2008, Bernstein Liebhard filed third-party payer lawsuits against Merck (NYSE:MRK) in state court in Atlantic City, New Jersey on behalf of the New York City Police Department, Detectives Endowment Association, Inc.’s Health & Welfare Fund and Retirees Health and Welfare Fund, and on behalf of the Ohio Carpenters’ Health Fund, to recover monies the self-insured funds paid for Vioxx during the period from 1999 to 2004. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Merck violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in the way it marketed and sold Vioxx. The NJ Consumer Fraud Act provides for recovery of treble damages and an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. [read more]
