We all know hardly any cases go to trial, but a new report analyzing securities class actions has a startling (and sort of pathetic) statistic.

According to NERA Economic Consulting, of the 5,000 securities class actions that have been filed since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, only 21 have gone to trial, and just 16 have reached a verdict or a judgment.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]