Legal Opinion
In Re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 2003No. 02 Civ. 3288(DLC), 03 Civ. 6592PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
On June 25, 2002, WorldCom, Inc. (‘WorldCom”) declared that it would undertake a massive restatement of its financial statements. Shortly thereafter, it filed the largest bankruptcy in United States history.
Even before WorldCom’s June 25 announcement, the first class action alleging WorldCom claims was filed in the Southern District of New York on April 30, 2002 and assigned to this Court. Subsequent class actions were filed here and transferred to this Court by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (“MDL Panel”). The class actions were…
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