Securities Class Action Filings for 2006

New report from the Securities Class Action Clearinghouse:

"The number of securities fraud class actions filed in 2006 was the lowest ever recorded in a calendar year since the adoption of the Public Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) of 1995, notes the Securities Class Action Filings 2006 Year in Review report released today by the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, a joint project between Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research. The study reports securities fraud class actions decreased by 38 percent since 2005, plunging from 178 filings to just 110, making this year’s numbers nearly 43 percent lower than the ten-year historical average of 193." 

See also:  "Despite a surge in lawsuits alleging options backdating, shareholder class action filings were down dramatically in 2006, even as settlements of existing cases soared past last year's record levels, according to NERA Economic Consulting's annual benchmark study, Recent Trends In Shareholder Class Action Litigation: Filings Plummet, Settlements Soar."  [RJ]