Heather M. Tashman

Heather M. Tashman, Kristin J. Jones | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Does the Class Action Fairness Act trump the anti-removal provision of the Securities Act of 1933 giving concurrent jurisdiction to state and federal courts? In the aftermath of the crumbled financial industry, investors with ruined portfolios are seeking retribution. It should come as no...

Steven B. Davis, Heather M. Tashman | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Although securities class action suits brought under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act) against directors and officers have been trending down in frequency over the past several years, claim severity has been up and dramatically rising....