Litigation Trends

May 2005

Particularly with regard to securities class action lawsuits, the size of D&O settlements has increased dramatically over the past several years. For example, since mid-1999, there have been more than a dozen settlements or judgments in excess of $100 million, with at least one-third of those being in excess of $200 million.

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