Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation

Plaintiffs allege that the IPOs were manipulated by the investment banks to artificially inflate the market price of those securities and to conceal the amounts of compensation actually received by the underwriters.  More

Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation

Plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the federal securities laws by overstating the companies’ proved oil and gas reserves during the period April 8, 1999 through and including March 18, 2004.  More

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Securities Litigation

Plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements concerning Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.’s illicit insurance placement practices, the Company’s deceptive client-disclosure practices, and for failing to disclose that a material portion of its revenues were generated through improper client-steering during the period October 15, 1999 through and including October 14, 2004. More

Fannie Mae Securities Litigation

Plaintiffs allege that during the period April 17, 2001 through and including September 27, 2005 (the “Class Period”) Fannie Mae and its three most senior corporate officers intentionally misapplied accounting rules and engaged in other misconduct to distort financial results, “smooth out” earnings, reduce income statement volatility, and to maximize the Individual Defendants’ compensation. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendant KPMG issued materially false and misleading audit reports in which the auditor certified Fannie Mae’s financial results and violated generally accepted auditing standards. More