A recent Cornerstone Research report reviewed ‘Shareholder Litigation Involving Acquisitions of Public Companies' during 2015 and the first half of 2016.

Cornerstone Research's latest annual report discloses that the number and average size of securities class-action settlements increased in 2015 as compared to 2014.

According to a new report by Cornerstone Research (a leading consulting and expert testimony firm), the Securities and Exchange Commission initiated 55% more actions involving accounting...

Two recent reports, one by NERA Economic Consulting, and the other by Cornerstone Research, indicate that the number of securities class actions filed by plaintiffs in the federal courts grew by approximately 9-10% in 2013 as compared with 2012.

Cornerstone Research (a top consulting and expert testimony firm) recently issued its highly anticipated midyear report on securities class action filings.

Cornerstone Research recently released its 2016 midyear assessment of federal securities class-actions filings.

It is important to understand what your options are and what action may be required. In many cases, potential class members do not have to take...

A recent report reveals some interesting trends in US securities class actions.

This week we highlight NYU's SEC Enforcement Activity against Public Companies and Their Subsidiaries - Midyear FY 2016 Update

On December 3, 2020, the New York State Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department dismissed an action alleging claims under the Securities

In this report from Cornerstone Research, SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity—Year in Review: FY 2022, Cornerstone tells us that accounting and auditing enforcement activity...

We are proud to present our sixth annual Securities Litigation Year in Review publication, in which we analyze data for securities class actions filed nationally against publicly traded pharmaceutical...

2016 was a high-water mark for SEC enforcement activity; however, with the uncertainties associated with the new administration's enforcement regime, we could be seeing a downturn going forward.

According to a recent report authored by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, Securities Class Action Filings—2012 Year in Review, 19 percent fewer securities fraud class actions were filed in federal court in 2012 than in 2011.

In this webinar, Caroline Bullerjahn, Tucker DeVoe, and Justin Ward from Goodwin, and Frank Schneider from Cornerstone Research will discuss key updates...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in daily life, disruption to businesses and the economy, as well as dramatic market volatility.

Cornerstone Research recently published a report on the increasing prevalence of opt-outs in securities class action settlements.

Last month, Cornerstone Research published a report titled Shareholder Litigation Involving Mergers and Acquisitions – Review of 2013 M&A Litigation, the first report in a 2-part series aimed at assessing trends involving lawsuits filed by shareholders of public target companies which challenge M&A transactions valued over $100 million.

Cornerstone Research (a top consulting and expert testimony firm) issued its 2023 Year in Review report, examining recent trends in securities class action filings.

On November 20, 2025, the SEC and SolarWinds Corp., along with SolarWinds' Chief Information Security Officer Timothy Brown, submitted a joint stipulation to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York …