Today, we begin a new occasional series focused on current and emerging trends and issues in private securities damage actions, typically securities class actions. Congress and the courts have struggled for years with the role and scope of securities class …

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Last Friday, the SEC filed a settled civil action and a related administrative proceeding based on option backdating claims. The defendants are Analog Devices, Inc. of Massachusetts and its CEO Jerald Fishman. SEC v. Analog Devices, Inc., Civil Action No. …

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