Cornerstone Research Connects is the firm’s podcast series in which we interview Cornerstone Research staff and in-house experts about their research and what the data can tell us about litigation trends.
Episodes
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Elaine Harwood, Frank Mascari, and Laura Simmons, coauthors of the report, Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements—2019 Review and Analysis, discuss their recent findings, including:
- The record number of accounting class action filings in 2019.
- The upward shift in the size of defendant firms.
- The large number of accounting case settlements involving accompanying SEC and criminal actions.
- The impact of the new revenue recognition standard on case filings and its expected impact on settlements.