December 12, 2007
Memphis Daily News
Andy Meek
Lawyers from four firms across the U.S. are working together to investigate the management and performance of several Regions Morgan Keegan mutual funds. As a result of that investigation, as many as a dozen complaints are expected to be filed in the near future on behalf of investors who’ve seen the value of their investments […]
December 10, 2007
Daily News
AS SUBPRIME LOSSES escalate, two local plaintiffs’ firms, Page Perry and Chitwood Harley Harnes, have filed arbitration demands and a shareholder class action, respectively, against investment firms. Nationally, subprime-related litigation is starting to swell, but the small number of Atlanta plaintiffs’ firms that handle securities litigation limits local suits. Page Perry has joined forces with […]
December 7, 2007
Bloomberg
WASHINGTON, USA (Bloomberg): Bear Stearns Cos. clients hit with about $62 million in losses tied to the June collapse of two Cayman Islands hedge funds began filing claims this week, accusing the bank of deception and other misconduct, plaintiffs’ lawyers said. At least 11 institutional and retail investors will file arbitration cases with the Financial […]
December 5, 2007
New York Times
Joseph A. Giannone
The first of a new round of investor claims was filed against Bear Stearns Cos. <BSC.N> on Wednesday for its role in managing two mortgage hedge funds that collapsed earlier this year, securities lawyers said. The claims, which will be submitted to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for arbitration, represent more legal challenges for […]
December 3, 2007
Investment Dealers Digest
Yael Bizouati
In the latest development surrounding Bear Stearns’ conduct relating to two collapsed hedge funds, the Massachusetts Securities Division earlier this month accused the company of fraud. At the same time, lawyers representing other investors claim to have proof, through email correspondence, that Bear knew of a severe liquidity crisis yet continued to market the two […]