This Cornerstone Research report compares accounting case filings and settlements to overall securities class action trends. A year-by-year breakdown of accounting cases versus non-accounting cases over a ten-year span is provided.
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
2024 Review and Analysis
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
The number of accounting-related securities class action filings and settlements remained steady in 2024, with the number of filings increasing slightly and for the third consecutive year. While the number of settlements remained the same as 2023, the total value of those settlements declined by 36% from the prior year.
2023 Review and Analysis
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
2023 saw an increase of nearly 10% in the number of securities class action filings involving accounting, as compared to 2022.
2022 Review and Analysis
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
The total value of settlements in securities class actions involving accounting allegations grew substantially in 2022, spurred by an increase in settlement volume and amounts.
2021 Review and Analysis
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
Our latest report found that federal securities class action filings involving SPACs became the dominant filing trend in 2021.
2020 Review and Analysis
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements
Against the backdrop of a worldwide pandemic and a decline in overall securities class action filing activity, the number of securities class action filings involving accounting allegations increased in 2020 for the third consecutive year.
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