Result: $30 million settlement
Year: 2001

In re Network Associates, Inc. Securities Fraud Litigation

Following a competitive bidding process, the Court appointed Lieff Cabraser as Lead Counsel for the Lead Plaintiff and the class of investors. The complaint alleged that Network Associates improperly accounted for acquisitions in order to inflate its stock price. In May 2001, the Court granted approval to a $30 million settlement.

In reviewing the Network Associates settlement, U.S. District Court Judge William H. Alsup observed,

[T]he class was well served at a good price by excellent counsel … We have class counsel who’s one of the most foremost law firms in the country in both securities law and class actions. And they have a very excellent reputation for the conduct of these kinds of cases and their experience and views…

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