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Rush to Courts Feared in Class Actions, at Cost to Business

Rush to courts feared in class actions, at cost to business Share Share via Email Share on Google Plus Post on facebook wall Share on twitter Post to Linkedin Share on Reddit One of the most significant class action judgments has been handed down. Lawyers have warned of a possible “rush” to the courts to file class actions after the full Federal Court gave the green light to controversial …



Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Proposed Settlement of Trius Therapeutics, Inc. Securities Litigation

IF YOU HELD SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“TRIUS”) AND RECEIVED CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR SHARES IN THE ACQUISITION OF TRIUS BY CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (“CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS”) AND BRGO CORPORATION, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS (“BRGO” AND TOGETHER WITH CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, “CUBIST”) AT THE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE IN CASH AND ONE CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHT PER SHARE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION.




HSBC Pays $1.6 Billion to End 14-Year Mortgage-Lending Lawsuit

Thursday, a unit of HSBC Holdings said it will pay $1.575 billion in order to end a 14-year old shareholder class action lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from questionable mortgage lending undertaking more than a decade ago from the Household International consumer finance business that HSBC bought in 2003, according to an article by Jonathan Stempel for Reuters. In the second quarter, the company …



Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against DeVry Education Group Inc.

DeVry provides educational services worldwide through a number of subsidiaries, including DeVry University, one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in the United States. Through its five colleges, DeVry University offers programs in healthcare, business, technology, accounting, finance and law. The Complaint brings forth claims for violations of the Securities Exchange Act …


American Capital (ACAS) ALERT: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation Into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of American Capital, Ltd.; Are Shareholders Getting a Fair Price?

On May 23, 2016, American Capital announced it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Ares Capital. Under the terms of the transaction, American Capital shareholders will receive total cash and stock consideration of $14.95 per fully diluted share. American Capital shareholders will receive $6.41 in cash per share, plus 0.483 Ares Capital shares for each American Capital share, or $7.34 …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses in Excess of $100,000 Investing in Tailored Brands, Inc. To Contact the Firm Before Lead Plaintiff Deadline — TLRD

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, reminds investors in Tailored Brands, Inc. (“Tailored Brands” or the “Company”) (NYSE:TLRD) of the May 31, 2016 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action lawsuit filed against the Company and certain officers. The lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. …