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Litigation

May 20, 2011

Class Action Against Countrywide is Revived

A state appellate court revived a class action against Countrywide Financial Corp. and other defendants, ruling certain types of securities class actions may be brought in state, not federal, court.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state appellate court on Wednesday revived a class action against Countrywide Financial Corp. and other defendants, ruling certain types of securities class actions may be brought in state court instead of federal court.


In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that a securities fraud case brought by a number of pension funds and other investors did not...

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