Phil Law Weblog

A class action lawsuit settlement which was pending in United States District Court between Hexion Specialty Chemicals and the residents of a southwestern Louisville neighborhood, has been approved by District Judge John Heyburn.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (case no. 07-CV-4108) on behalf of purchasers of Sterling Financial Corporation common stock during the period from April 27, 2004 through May 24, 2007.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada against Merck Frosst Canada regarding its osteoporosis
drug Fosamax.

A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders who purchased American Depositary Shares or “ADSs” of Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. pursuant or traceable to the Company’s March 8, 2007 initial public offering.

A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of BKF Capital Group between May 10, 2004 and October 18, 2005.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded securities of Amgen, Inc. during the period between May 4, 2005 and March 9, 2007.

A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders who purchased the common stock and other securities of Optionable, Inc. between May 6, 2005 and May 10, 2007.

A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in Wayne County Circuit Court on behalf of three Michigan residents against Andersen Windows and its Michigan branch office.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Californiaon behalf of Yahoo! Inc. publicly traded securities purchasers during the period April 8, 2004 and July 18, 2006.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased the common stock of Sourcefire, Inc. pursuant and/or traceable to the Company’s Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in connection with its March 9, 2007 initial public offering, through [...]