IN RE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING SECURITIES LITIG.

No. 21 MC 92(SAS).

174 F.Supp.2d 70 (2001)

In re INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING SECURITIES LITIGATION.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel: Melvyn I. Weiss, Esq., Ariana J. Tadler, Esq., Peter G.A. Saferstein, Esq., Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, New York City, Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Robert Berg, Esq., Rebecca Katz, Esq., Bernstein, Liebhard & Lifshitz, LLP, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Additional Members of Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Daniel W. Krasner, Esq., Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Thomas Burt, Esq., Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz, LLP, New York City, Richard S. Schiffrin, Esq., David Kessler, Esq., Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP, Bala Cynwyd, PA, Howard Sirota, Esq., Saul Roffe, Esq., Sirota & Sirota, LLP, New York City, Jules Brody, Esq., Aaron Brody, Esq., Stull, Stull & Brody, New York City.

Plaintiffs' Steering Committee: Peter D. Bull, Esq., Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq., Bull & Lifshitz, LLP, New York City, Steven E. Cauley, Esq., Randall K. Pulliam, Esq., Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP, Little Rock, AK, Christopher Lovell, Esq., Lovell & Stewart LLP, New York City, Stephen A. Weiss, Esq., David R. Buchanan, Esq., Mark Farkas, Esq., Seeger Weiss, LLP, New York City, Robert I. Harwood, Esq., Frederick W. Gerkens III, Esq., Wechsler Harwood Halebian & Feffer LLP, New York City.

Liaison Counsel for Defendants (Underwriters): Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City.

Liaison Counsel for Defendants (Issuers): Jack C. Auspitz, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York City.

Additional Counsel: see Appendix.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

These actions represent a consolidation of unique proportions. Since January 2001, plaintiffs have filed more than 1,000 class actions in the Southern District of New York related to the Initial Public Offerings ("IPOs") of over 263 companies (the "Securities Actions"). In the broadest terms, the complaints allege that certain companies issuing stock to the public ("issuers")...

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