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impairment of the bank's mortgage portfolio, and alleged that
Wachovia's offering documents materially misstated and failed to disclose the true nature and quality of Wachovia's mortgage loan portfolio, which exposed the bank to tens of billions of dollars in losses on mortgage-related assets and misled investors. Robbins Geller was one of the firms appointed to represent the class.
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arising out of the credit crisis. The suit focused on
Wachovia's exposure to "pick-a-pay" loans, which the bank's offering materials assured were of "pristine credit quality." Investors alleged that these loans were made to subprime borrowers, many of whom defaulted, which ultimately led to a massive
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for filing a "misleading" brief because the firm had failed to mention its former pension fund client actually made more money through investments in a fund that shorted the underlying asset. Stanton wrote, "In the world of securities law, that is a definition of fraud."
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Solutions with shareholders claiming violations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Shareholders who purchased stock between August 2021 and October 2022 and who want to file as lead plaintiffs in the suit have until April 25, 2023 to file a claim.
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selected Darren J. Robbins, Paul J. Geller, Michael J. Dowd, Patrick J. Coughlin, Spencer A. Burkholz, Travis E. Downs III, David W. Mitchell and Dennis J. Herman to its "2018 Best
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171:. The accusations were that the three firms colluded with one another to drive down the prices of corporate takeover targets. This resulted in investors receiving less per share for their shares in the target companies. The case was filed as
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settled for $ 60 million. The firm previously sued Tesla officers and directors in 2013 over misrepresenting their financials and again in 2018 when Elon Musk tweeted he was taking the company private at $ 420 per share.
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In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation
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