As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on daily life, consumers and personnel that are feeling the ripple effects are beginning to file litigation against public and private companies in increasing numbers. Concurrently, the SEC is filing civil lawsuits … Continue reading
Category Archives: Litigation
COVID-19 Affects Transaction Agreement for L Brands, Inc.
On April 22, 2020, L Brands, Inc. [NYSE: LB] announced that Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, delivered a notice that same day purporting to terminate the transaction agreement relating to the sale of a 55% interest in Victoria’s Secret … Continue reading
Effects of Coronavirus on Financial Reporting
With the ongoing developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on financial markets and financial reporting, Audit Analytics is monitoring important disclosures from public companies that reference the illness and the associated impacts. This includes companies that are … Continue reading
An Update on Law Firm Market Share
Over the past two years, more than 2,500 SEC registered companies disclosed material federal civil litigation.1 With over 1,600 different law firms representing these companies, the competition for litigation market share remains tight. In our previous law firm market share … Continue reading
Revisiting Patent Litigation Venue Shopping After TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods
On May 22, 2017, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in the matter of TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC., a case that had been speculated to possibly change the distribution of where patent litigation cases are … Continue reading
Litigation Overview for the Russell 3000
The Russell 3000 has been involved in a total of 2,616 material litigation cases filed with various US federal courts since January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of Audit Analytics’ litigation database.1 Similar to our last analysis, the most … Continue reading
Audit Analytics for Regional Accounting Firms
Frazier & Deeter LLC is a full-service accounting firm, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Operating across all industries, Frazier & Deeter offers a wide range of tax, audit, accounting and advisory services. Bill Godshall is the lead quality control Partner for … Continue reading