Staton v. Boeing Co.
327 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,920 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that "named plaintiffs ... are eligible for reasonable incentive payments" in addition to reimbursement "for their substantiated litigation expenses, and identifiable services rendered to the class directly under the supervision of class counsel"
In re Cavanaugh
306 F.3d 726 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 347 timesHolding that that options traders can satisfy the typicality requirement and serve as a lead plaintiff
In re Oxford Health Plans, Inc.
191 F.R.D. 369 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) Cited 112 timesFinding "[t]he Court believes on reflection that it probably has the power to designate a Class Representative under Rule 23 who is not a Lead Plaintiff, simply because there is nothing in the statute which prevents it."
Greenberg v. Bear Stearns Co., Inc.
80 F. Supp. 2d 65 (E.D.N.Y. 2000) Cited 14 timesHolding that the PSLRA “does not mandate, nor does it suggest, that a Court approved lead plaintiff must re-publish a notice of the purported class after an amended complaint is filed.... In cases where amended complaints encompassed the same claims and securities, but different class periods, courts have generally found that ‘the efficiency of republication outweighs the marginal fairness gains of notifying class members of an extended class period.’ ”
Section 78u-4 - Private securities litigation
15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 Cited 7,451 times 48 Legal AnalysesGranting courts authority to permit discovery if necessary "to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice to" a party