Securities & Investors Protection

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague was recently named co-lead counsel representing a class including the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement (APER) and the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) in an...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Obtained an $18.75 million settlement with a natural gas and oil company, Rice Energy Inc., acting as lead Class Counsel on behalf of a class of certain of the company’s convertible debenture...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel and obtained a $27.5 million settlement in this securities fraud class action against Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other defendants. The lawsuit was litigated in...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel in this securities fraud class action on behalf of all persons who (a) purchased or otherwise acquired Cloopen American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) pursuant...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained settlements totaling $94 million on behalf of a class of shareholders of Fleming Companies, Inc., in connection with losses suffered as a result...

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Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained an $8.25 million settlement in this lawsuit on behalf of all holders of Prime Group Realty Trust’s (“PGRT”) Series B Cumulative...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

On April 12, 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York appointed Berger Montague as Co-Lead Counsel in a securities class action against Goldman Sachs Group, Inc....

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel and obtained a settlement valued at over $99 million on behalf of a former trader who brought a shareholder class action on behalf of minority shareholders of...

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Berger Montague represented a litigation trust and brought actions against the officers and directors of Sunterra Inc., and its accountants, and obtained a $4.5 million settlement. The cases were...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $3.6 million settlement in this securities class action arising from the collapse of Hemispherx stock after it was revealed in December 2009...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as both co-lead counsel and liaison counsel, and obtained a $111 million settlement on behalf of investors against IKON and certain of its officers. Led by Berger Montague...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Co-Lead Counsel and obtained a $78.5 million settlement in this lawsuit in which its clients were appointed as sole lead plaintiffs and challenged the procedures relating to...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel on behalf of a class of purchasers of Melridge common stock and convertible debentures. A four‑month jury trial yielded a verdict in plaintiffs’ favor for...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a recovery of $475 million in 2009 for the benefit of the class in one of the largest recoveries arising out of the U.S. financial crisis. The...

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Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and helped return approximately $1.6 billion to thousands of commodities account holders who were victims to the alleged massive theft and misappropriation of...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Lead Counsel for a class of investors in the Scudder/Deutsche Bank/Mutual Funds track of the nationwide Mutual Funds Market Timing cases. These cases recovered over $300...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel and obtained a $12.5 million settlement on behalf of purchasers of NetBank common stock alleging claims against NetBank and certain of its officers and directors...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-counsel and obtained an $8.9 million settlement for the class of investors in this securities fraud class action. The case was litigated in the United States District...

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Berger Montague served as class counsel and obtained settlements worth over $55.5 million on behalf of former customers of Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. in litigation against U.S. Bank, N.A. and...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained settlements totaling $334 million against Rite Aid Corp.’s outside accounting firm and certain of the company’s former officers. Led by...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $52.5 million settlement for the bond and stock purchaser classes in this action. The case was litigated in the United States District Court...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel and obtained a $70 million settlement in this securities fraud class action, of which $30 million was contributed personally by an individual defendant. The case...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $6.5 million settlement on behalf of a class of investors who bought Patriot National, Inc. stock between Jan. 15, 2015, and Nov. 28, 2017. The...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague represented the plaintiffs and obtained a $6.9 million settlement in a state law class action in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendants breached fiduciary duties under the New...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served on the plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and obtained a $65 million cash settlement in this securities fraud class action on behalf of investors against KLA-Tencor and...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel in this derivative action on behalf of Florida Power & Light, which was resolved by payment to the corporation of $22.25 million, of which $9.75 million was...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as class counsel and obtained settlements totaling $4.9 million in these related securities fraud class actions against Medi-Hut Co., Inc. The first, against Medi-Hut Co., Inc....

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• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague obtained a $45 million settlement for the State of New Jersey pension funds for public employees in this securities fraud opt-out action alleging losses on investments in Qwest...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained an $89.5 million settlement for investors in six tax-exempt bond mutual funds managed by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and distributed by...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as counsel and obtained a $23 million settlement for a group of pension funds including the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System in this securities...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a settlement of over $20 million in combination of cash and common stock. If you are an investor and have questions about a potential securities...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $17.83 million settlement on behalf of investors in this securities fraud class action. The case was litigated in the United States District...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as counsel and helped obtain a $72 million settlement for a class of investors who sold RJR Nabisco securities prior to the announcement of a corporate change of control. The...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as lead counsel and obtained a $14.25 million settlement in this action against Viacom on behalf of a class of investors. The case was litigated in the Delaware Superior Court....

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $45 million class action settlement against Safety-Kleen’s outside accounting firm and certain of the company’s officers and directors. The...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $16 million settlement for the class of investors in this securities fraud action. The case was litigated in the United States District Court...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague serves as Co-Lead Counsel for the proposed class, representing Co-Lead Plaintiff Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (“Mississippi”). The case is pending in the...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $142 million settlement for investors in the securities fraud class action against Sunbeam’s outside accounting firm and officers. Led by...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $25 million settlement in this securities fraud class action against defendant Toll Brothers, Inc. The case was litigated in the United States...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague represented the plaintiffs and helped recover over $2 billion for claimants in the Drexel Burnham Lambert / Michael Milken securities and bankruptcy litigation, in the aftermath of the...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague, as a member of the plaintiffs’ steering committee, obtained settlements of $141 million for investors Walco; 947 F. Supp. 491 (S.D. Fla. 1996)). Plaintiffs invested in funding...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

In 1999, Berger Montague, as co-lead counsel, obtained a class settlement for investors of $220 million cash which included a settlement against Waste Management’s outside accountants.

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• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague, as co-lead counsel in the securities actions, obtained a cash settlement of $80 million on behalf of investors against Xcel Energy and certain of its officers and directors.

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Lead Counsel and obtained a $16.5 million settlement in this securities fraud class action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Adams Golf...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Co-Lead Counsel and obtained a $75 million settlement for investors in this securities fraud class action. Led by Executive Shareholder Sherrie R. Savett, the case was...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague settled a lawsuit against Chicago Title Co. on behalf of its individual clients who alleged they were victims in a more than $400 million liquor license lending Ponzi scheme engineered...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

In the Ashworth Securities Litigation, Berger Montague served as Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of the New Hampshire Retirement System and obtained a $15.25 million recovery plus substantial corporate...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Lead Counsel and obtained a $2 million settlement in this securities fraud class action against Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, former officers of the company, and...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague represented a class of shareholders and obtained a $5.5 million settlement in this securities fraud class action against the lab equipment maker, Beckman Coulter, Inc. The case was...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel and obtained a $35.7 million settlement in this securities fraud lawsuit consisting of a $29.25 million cash settlement plus an additional $6,528,371 in...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Co-Lead Counsel and obtained a $35 million settlement in this securities fraud class action litigated in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. If...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague obtained a $5.25 million settlement in this securities fraud class action. Led by Executive Shareholder Sherrie R. Savett, the firm filed the lawsuit in the United States District...

• Government Representation
• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Co-Lead Counsel and obtained a $93 million settlement in this securities fraud class action for the benefit of bond and stock purchaser classes. Led by Executive Shareholder...

• Securities Fraud & Investor Protection

Berger Montague served as Lead Counsel and obtained a $2 million settlement in this securities fraud class action against Concord Camera Corp. and several of its officers. Led by Executive Shareholder...