The Pomerantz Monitor

The Pomerantz Monitor, a monthly newsletter, keeps institutional investors and others up-to-date on issues important to them in securities, antitrust, and health insurance litigation.

A regular feature is the "PomTrack© Update," which lists all current securities class action cases and settlements in the United States.

We welcome letters, comments, suggestions and guest articles. Please contact Teresa L. Webb at tlwebb@pomlaw.com.

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Current Pomerantz Monitor

Volume 5, Issue 8 — August 2008
Foreign Investors – Page 1
AFSCME’s Proxy Battle – Page 3
Attorney Abe – Page 3
Grasso Hits the Jackpot – Page 4
Take a Ride on CSX – Page 4
PomShorts – Page 5
Ratings Agencies – Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 7 — July 2008
SEC “Fair Funds” - Page 1
Ratings Agencies - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pension Actuary - Page 4
Investment Advisory Fees - Page 4
Lifestyles of Rich - Page 5
Say on Pay - Page 6
London, Best and Worst – Page 6 Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 6 — June 2008
Foreign Investors – Page 1
AFSCME’s Proxy Battle – Page 3
Attorney Abe – Page 3
Grasso Hits the Jackpot – Page 4
Take a Ride on CSX – Page 4
PomShorts – Page 5
Ratings Agencies – Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 5 — May 2008
Bear Stearns, R.I.P. - Page 1
Nightmares on E-Mail Street - Page 2
The Next Frontier - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
European Union - Page 4
Report Criticizes KPMG - Page 4
Dissidents’ Access to Board - Page 5
Auction Rate Securities - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 4 — April 2008
Comverse - Page 1
Sealed Air Class Certification - Page 2
Fidelity Claims Thwarted - Page 3
LaRue Reigns Supreme - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Show Trial - Page 4
Study: Institutional Investors - Page 5
Study: Charitable Deductions - Page 5
Société Générale - Page6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 3 — March 2008
Supreme Court Opens Door - Page 1
Drug Antitrust Issues - Page 2
Study: Insider Trading - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Physician, Heal Thyself - Page 4
UnitedHealth Backdating - Page 4
Mozilo Severance Package - Page 5
Compensation Conflicts - Page 6
PomShorts - Page6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 2 — February 2008
“Collective” State of Mind - Page 1
Credit Rating & Investors - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Biggest Bet in History - Page 3
Pay What? - Page 4
Pommentary - Page6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 5, Issue 1 — January 2008
Another Bubble Bursts - Part II - Page 1
Attorney Abe - Page 3
SEC to Investors. No Access - Page 4
UnitedHealth Group Claws - Page 6
Landmark ERISA - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 12 — December 2007
Another Bubble Bursts - Page 1
Option Awards, CEO Risks - Page 3
$25 Million Settlement in American Italian Pasta Case - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
NYS False Claims Act - Page 4
Affiliated Computer Crashes - Page 5
The New Buzzword: ESG - Page 5
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 11 — November 2007
Supreme Court Showdown - Page 1
Divestment - Page 3
SEC Disclosure Rules - Page 4
Attorney Abe - Page 5
KPMG Debacle - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 10 — October 2007
So This is Democracy? - Page 1
New Pomerantz Associate - Page 3
Happy CEOs - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Tolling - Page 4
Refco Examiner Reports - Page 5
Pension Reform - Page 5
Compensation Disclosure - Page 6
NERA Report - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 9 — September 2007
Support for Stoneridge ... - Page 1
Cox Flip-Flops on Shareholder Rights ... - Page 2
Study on Financial Fraud - Page 2
Former Brocade CEO Convicted ... - Page 4
Study Shows Favors for Analysts - Page 4
Scienter Standards - Page 5
Midwest Takeover - Page 6
Attorney Abe - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 8 — August 2007
Roberts Court Rewrites ... - Page 1
Conrad Black ... - Page 2
Defined Benefit Plans ... Page 3
Case Against KMPG ... - Page 3
Going Private Deals ... - Page 4
Shareholders' Clout ... - Page 5
Attorney Abe - Page 5
Bershad Pleads Guilty - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 7 — July 2007
Bush Blocks SEC from Supporting Pomerantz ... - Page 1
Outpouring of Support ... - Page 2
Tellabs, the Mouse That ... - Page 3
The Rich Get Richer - Page 4
Many Votes Withheld ... - Page 5
Attorney Abe - Page 5
SEC Issues New Guidance - Page 6
Meet Jim Hodgson - Page 6
Pom Track© Update - Page 7

Volume 4, Issue 6 — June 2007
SEC Mulls Mandatory Arbitration of Shareholder Claims - Page 1
Is There A Worm In This Apple - Page 2
Mutual Funds Are Rethinking How - Page 2
Grasso Rallies to Tie The Score - Page 2
Better Corporate Governance - Page 3
House Says Yea To Say on Pay - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 4, Issue 5 — May 2007
Supreme Court Will Review Charter Decision - Page 1
Class Cert in Reformulated Gasoline Antitrust Case - Page 2
11^th Pomerantz Lecture - Page 2
Second Circuit Ruling on Auditors - Page 3
PomShorts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 4, Issue 4 — April 2007
Pomerantz Wins Lead for its Client in Comverse - Page 1
Options Backdating Update - Page 2
PomShorts - Page 2
Pommentary - Page 3
Redemption for Home Depot? - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 4, Issue 3 — March 2007
Marc I. Gross Leads Symposium - Page 1
Et Tu SEC? - Page 2
Task Force Issues Joint Report - Page 2
Chancellor Blasts Options Backdating - Page 3
Redemption for Home Depot? - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 4, Issue 2 — February 2007
Pomerantz Welcomes Antitrust Stars - Page 1
Judge Lowers Boom on Health Net - Page 1
Jobs and Nardelli Agonistes - Page 2
Pay Consultants' Independence - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Should I Stay or Should I Go - Page 3
Yet Another Way to Manipulate - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 4, Issue 1 — January 2007
Paulson Committee Report - Page 1
Something for Nothing Meets - Page 1
Second Circuit Drives a Stake - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 2
Pomerantz Introduces New Partner - Page 3
The Hated Thompson Memo - Page 3
Genesis Lives! - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 12 — December 2006
Honesty and Transparency - Page 1
The Empire (Tries to) Strike Back - Page 2
NYSE Will Bar Broker Voting - Page 2
Perp Walk - Page 3
Accountants Push “Forensic” Audits - Page 3
The Score So Far - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Pom Track© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 11 — November 2006
Enough is Never Enough: Executive Compensation - Page 1
SEC to Crack Down on “Stealth Restatements” - Page 2
Options Bomb Explodes - Page 3
2006: The Year of the Proxy Fight - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 10 — October 2006
The "Hot Going Private" Era - Page 1
Pomerantz Welcomes Daniel L. Berger - Page 1
2nd Circuit OKs Ballot Access Provision - Page 2
Still More on Backdating Options - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 2
Pom Shorts - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 9 — September 2006
Our Pensions Have Officially Been Reformed - Page 1
New Compensation Disclosure Rules Take Effect - Page 2
Pomerantz Files Cert Petition - Page 3
AT&T Settlement is Approved - Page 3
Pom Shorts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 8 — August 2006
Pasta Securities Case Passes Critical Test - Page 1
AFSCME, Corporate Library Point Finger at “Pay Enabler” Mutual Funds - Page 1
Third Circuit First to Interpret Recent Amendments to Class Cert Rule - Page 2
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 2
In Options, Those Who Report Las, Report Loudest - Page 3
Shareholder Picks and Pans - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 7 — July 2006
Fannie Mae and Home Depot: A Tale of Two Grossly Overpaid CEOs - Page 1
Exempting Small Companies from Sarbanes-Oxley - Page 2
NYSE Studies Eliminating Brokers’ Power to Vote Customer Shares - Page 3
Shareholder Picks and Pans - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 6 — June 2006
Stock Option Pricing - Further Proof That Timing is Everything - Page 1
Want to Oust Directors? Good Luck! - Page 2
Another Compensation Gimmick: “Phantom” Stock Dividends - Page 3
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 5 — May 2006
Pomerantz Achieves Settlement of Nearly $75 Million in AT&T Analyst Case - Page 1
"Shock and Awe" in War Over Executive Pay - Page 2
Pom Talk - Page 3
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 4 — April 2006
Stringent Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations Cause Spike in Restatements of Financial Results - Page 1
New Class Action Fairness Act Backfires on Bad Guys Again - Page 2
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 2
Pom Shorts - Page 2
Call for Fannie Mae to Recoup Executive Bonuses - Page 3
"Gross-Ups" Get Even Grosser - Page 3
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 3 — March 2006
What the Heck is Metadata? - Page 1
Congress Takes Aim at Executive Retirement Bonanzas - Page 2
Studies Hint That Higher Pay Produces Worse Results - Page 2
Legal Compliance Committees are the New Rage - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 2
Pom Talk - Page 3
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 2 — February 2006
The War Over Executive Pay - Page 1
SEC Proposes Better Disclosure of Executive Pay - Page 2
Iron Workers Appointed Lead in American Italian Pasta - Page 3
Little Shop of Pension Horrors - Page 3
PomShorts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 3, Issue 1 — January 2006
Congress Mulls Revisions to Sarbanes-Oxley - Page 1
Pension Fix Works its Way Through Congress - Page 2
Institutions Balk at Runaway CEO Pay - Page 2
Poison Pills Gain Popularity with Small Companies - Page 3
The Monitor’s “Persons of the Year” - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 12 — December 2005
Weird Pension Accounting Rules Go Under The Microscope - Page 1
More Agonizing Over the Duty to File Proofs of Claim - Page 2
Could PBGC Take Over the World? - Page 2
Does the Successful Resolution of Securities Litigation Injure Present Shareholders? - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 11 — November 2005
Discredited Hollinger Directors Cling to Their Posts - Page 1
Sox "Forfeiture" Provision: A Right Without a Remedy - Page 2
The Stunningly Quick Demise of Refco - Page 2
Pom Shorts - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 10 — October 2005
Where are the Institutional Lead Plaintiffs? - Page 1
Fair Funds Mount Up - Page 2
The SEC’s Mutual Fund Rule - Page 2
"Fairness" Works Both Ways - Page 3
Dumping Pension Plan Obligations - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 9 — September 2005
ERISA Armageddon Looms in American Airlines Appeal - Page 1
eToys Ruling Roils Market for Public Debt Offerings - Page 1
Disney Directors Dodge a Bullet - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 2
Bouncing the Bad Apple Directors - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 8 — August 2005
Courts Approve Settlements in Charter, eBay Cases - Page 1
Scrushy Beats the Rap; Ebbers Doesn’t - Page 1
Donaldson’s Parting Shot - Page 2
Fei-Lu Qian Joins Pomerantz - Page 2
Pom Shorts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 7 — July 2005
Pomerantz Prevails on eToys Appeal - Page 1
Pension Funds at Risk - Page 2
Cox to Succeed Donaldson - Page 2
Attorney Abe - Page 2
Institutional Investors as Lead Plaintiffs - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 6 — June 2005
United Airlines Pension Plans Bite the Dust - Page 1
At MCI, It's Not Over 'til It's Over - Page 1
Pomerantz Achieves eBay Settlement - Page 2
Enduring Dura - Page 2
PomShorts - Page 3
Corporations Punish "Uncooperative" Analysts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 5 — May 2005
The Incredible Saga of WorldCom - Pages 1 - 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 4 — April 2005
Tall Tales of Tort Reform: Federalization Passes - Page 1
Attorney Abe - Page 1
Settlement Proofs of Claim: A Fiduciary Duty? - Page 2
Securities Settlement Sums Reach Record Highs - Page 2
Judge Dismisses WorldCom Claims against Merrill Lynch - Page 3
Pom Shorts - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 3 — March 2005
Pomerantz Wins Landmark Ruling in Analyst Fraud Case - Page 1
Pomerantz Wins $23 Million Judgment in Livent Case - Page 2
Court Rejects Settlement With WorldCom Outside Directors - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
Tall Tales of "Tort Reform" - Page 3
Pom Shorts - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 2 — February 2005
WorldCom and Enron Outside Directors Pay Millions - Page 1
Fannie Mae Lands on Its Fanny - Page 2
The Fiduciary Duties of Institutional Investors - Page 2
J.P. Morgan Chase Pats Itself on the Back - Page 3
Tall Tales of "Tort Reform" - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 2, Issue 1 — January 2005
Pomerantz Wins Victory in AT&T Stock Analyst Case - Page 1
"Lifetime" Health Care Benefits Under Attack - Page 2
The Disney/Ovitz Case - Page 2
Insider Deals Found to Run Rampant - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
Top Ten List of Corporate New Year's Resolutions - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 10 — December 2004
Pomerantz Reaches $75 Million Settlement With Elan - Page 1
Here Comes Rule 15d-15 - Page 2
Access Rule Inaccessible - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
In the Boardroom - Page 3
Enron Barge Sinks in Houston, Drowning Five - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 9 — November 2004
Investors Win Victory in Analyst Research Lawsuit - Page 1
To Opt Out or Not to Opt Out: That is the Question - Page 2
National Class Certified Against Prudential Insurance Co. - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 2
Amended Complaints Filed in Mutual Funds Litigations - Page 3
In the Boardroom - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 8 — October 2004
District Court Certifies Class Action Against Nationwide - Page 1
Halliburton in the News - Page 2
Computer Associates Settles SEC Suit - Page 2
Latest "Trial of the Century" Begins - Page 3
Will Your Pension Fund Benefits Be There When You Retire? - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 7 — September 2004
Pomerantz Obtains $144 Million Recovery for Charter Investors - Page 1
Pomerantz Wins Certification of Nationwide ERISA Class - Page 2
Pomerantz Wins $43 Million Judgment Against Corporate Looter - Page 2
Computer Associates Opposes Amalgamated Bank Resolution - Page 3
The Mutual Fund Conundrum - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 6 — August 2004
Supreme Court Rules on "Unjust ... ERISA Regime" - Page 1
Supreme Court Hands Pension Funds Beneficiaries A Victory - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 2
Supreme Court to Ponder "Loss Causation" - Page 3
Pension Plan Efforts to Recover From Adviser - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 5 — July 2004
Pomerantz Wins eToys Appeal - Page 1
Executive Compensation Consultants Under Fire - Page 2
SEC Monetary Penalties Have Gone Through the Roof - Page 2
SEC Approves New Ethics Rules in Mutual Fund Industry - Page 3
CalPERS Targets Golden Parachutes - Page 3
CalPERS Responds - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 4 — June 2004
Martha Stewart Prevails in Court - Page 1
Preliminary Approval of ADA-Aetna Settlement - Page 2
SEC Deals Stunning Blow to Ernst & Young Page - 2
Institution Seeks Return of Improper Bonuses - Page 2
SEC Prosecutes False Certifications Page - 2
PomTalk - Page 3
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 3 — May 2004
Pomerantz Obtains Significant Win in Second Analyst Case - Page 1
Pomerantz Set to Play Major Role in Mutual Fund Cases - Page 2
Debate Rages Over SEC Proposal - Page 2
Congress Passes Temporary Pension Bailout - Page 2
SEC Investigates Pension Consultants - Page 3
Attorney Abe - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 2 — March/April 2004
Pomerantz Sponsors Symposium on "Wall Street in Turmoil" - Page 1
Unions' Rights Affirmed in Major Health Care Decision - Page 2
Hospital Fights High Drug Costs - Page 2
Study: Securities Litigation Builds Strong Stock Markets - Page 2
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
PomTalk - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4

Volume 1, Issue 1 — February 2004
Senate Passes Pension Bill - Page 1
Fraudulent Analyst Report Claims Upheld - Page 2
Pomerantz Obtains Important Victory in eBay Derivative Litigation - Page 2
CalPERS and CalSTRS May Target "Green" Investments - Page 3
PomTalk - Page 3
Pomerantz People in the News - Page 3
PomTrack© Update - Page 4