SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

Vanessa SIMMONDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC; JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Hambrecht & Quist and Chase Securities Inc.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Onvia Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Onvia.com Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Foundry Networks Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Defendant, and Finisar Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Bank of America Corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Avanex Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Tivo Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co., a New York limited partnership; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to FleetBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Turnstone Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co., "Goldman Sachs"; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, "Credit Suisse" formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Juniper Networks Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Ariba Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Akamai Technologies, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a Delaware corporation; JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Hambrecht & Quist LLC, Defendants, and Kana Software Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Kana Communications Inc.; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Defendant, and Silicon Laboratories Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Lehman Brothers Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, and Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Palm Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Defendant, and Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Maxygen Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Silicon Image, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, and Street.com Inc.; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Critical Path, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a California corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Concur Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; Sourceforge, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, FKA VA Linux Systems, Inc.; Lehman Brothers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers, Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; Selectica, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group Securities (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Interwoven, Inc., Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Vignette Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Sycamore Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group Securities (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Openwave Systems, Inc., a California corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group Securities (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Informatica Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, Credit Suisse Group Securities (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Intersil Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Defendant, and Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Sonus Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees, James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Lehman Brothers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Avici Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Priceline.com Inc., a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Marvell Technology Group, Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Perot Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; Deutsche Bank AG, a global bank headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany; Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Airspan Networks, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Washington corporation; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Lehman Brothers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers, Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Insweb Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Asia-Info Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc. and FleetBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Keynote Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Digimarc Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Tibco Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; Audible Inc., a Delaware corporation; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co., a New York limited partnership; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Robertson Stephens, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Saba Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Transmeta Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Capstone Turbine Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Brocade Communications Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Oplink Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Navasite, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Aspect Medical Systems, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.; Packeteer, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Omnivision Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC; Occam Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation, FKA Accelerated Networks, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Bancboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Immersion Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Internap Network Services Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Microtune Inc., a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Extreme Networks Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Cosine Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co., Defendants-Appellees. In re Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. In re Section 16(b) Litigation.