New York – All Cases

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In re Bank of America Corporation Stockholder Derivative Litig.

Jurisdiction: S.D.N.Y.

City: New York

Case Status: Resolved

A derivative action by Bank of America Corporation stockholders relating to the January 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. that concluded in a settlement which included a $62.5 million payment to Bank of America.

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In re Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Investor Litig.

Jurisdiction: NY Supreme Court

City: New York

Case Status: Resolved

A settlement consisting of $55 million cash settlement fund and over $100 million in tax benefits, secured for investors who owned the Empire State Building, as well as several other Manhattan properties, whose interests and assets were proposed to be consolidated pursuant to an allegedly unfair transaction in violation of fiduciary duties into a new entity called Empire State Realty Trust Inc.

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In re Paine Webber Limited Partnerships Litig.

Jurisdiction: S.D.N.Y.

City: New York

Case Status: Resolved

Securities fraud class action brought on behalf of limited partners who had invested in limited partnerships that PaineWebber organized and/or marketed.  The class recovered a total of $200 million.

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In re Prudential Securities Incorporated Limited Partnerships Litig.

Jurisdiction: S.D.N.Y.

City: New York

Case Status: Resolved

Limited partners in public limited partnerships that were marketed by Prudential alleged wide-ranging violations of the federal anti-racketeering law. The class recovered from Prudential and other defendants $130 million in settlements.

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Phoenix Bondholder Litig.

Jurisdiction: NY Supreme Court

City: New York

Case Status: Pending

C&T brought this action on behalf of Bondholders against The Phoenix Companies as well as the U.S. Bank National Association for issuing a materially misleading consent solicitation in connection with a going-private merger. An MOU has been entered into that secures material benefits for Bondholders, including giving them access to financial and corporate information even after the Company goes private.