Legal Opinion

Teamsters Local 617 Pension & Welfare Funds v. Apollo Group, Inc.

District Court, D. Arizona

Decided March 31, 2009No. 2:06-po-02674PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ROBERT C. BROOMFIELD, District Judge.

Introduction

Since the publication of a series of Wall Street Journal articles in March 2006, “reporting academic research suggesting that various companies were suspiciously lucky in selecting their option grant dates[,]” In re MIPS Technologies, Inc., 2008 WL 3823726, at *2 (N.D.Cal. Aug.13, 2008), countless lawsuits have been filed across the country alleging backdating of stock options. This is one such lawsuit.

Lead plaintiff, Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers (“plaintiff’), “a $3.17 billion pension fund[,]” First Amended Complaint (“FAC”)…

2Cases cited81 opinions

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  4. Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Eminence Capital, Llc, and Jay Spechler v. Aspeon, Inc. Richard P. StackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Teamsters Local 617 Pension & Welfare Funds v. Apollo Group, Inc.District Court, D. Arizona · 2012
  2. National Junior Baseball League v. Pharmanet Development Group Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2010
  3. In Re Remec Incorporated Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2010
  4. In Re Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2009
  5. In Re Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2009

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