Recent Matters

Shareholder Suits

• Commerce Bank
• Charter Communications, Inc.
• Dynegy, Inc.
• Freddie Mac
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
• Sprint Corporation
• Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
• Pepsico, Inc.
• SBC Communications, Inc.
• Citigroup, Inc.
• Merrill Lynch, Inc.
• J.P. Morgan/Chase

If you now own stock in one of the above-listed companies, you may be entitled to commence a shareholder suit as a result of mismanagement. Please provide me with the dates of your purchases.

Back Dating Options
Recently class and individual lawsuits have been brought against major companies arising out of their back dating of options for their executives and then lying to shareholders about it. These lawsuits involve claims that the companies breached the fiduciary duties they owed to their shareholders by engaging in these practices.

The firm is presently considering the commencement of other cases involving similar breaches of fiduciary duty against:

• ACPW - Active Power Inc.
• ADBE - Adobe Systems Inc.
• ALKS - Alkermes Inc.
• ATCO - American Technology Corp.
• APSG - Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
• ARBX - Arbinet-thexchange Inc.
• ARTC - ArthroCare Corp.
• BYBI - Back Yard Burgers Inc.
• BKBO - Bakbone Software Inc.
• BEBR - BebeStore
• BELM - Bell Microproducts Inc.
• BMET - Biomet Inc.
• BBOX - Black Box Corp.
• BCGI - Boston Communication Group
• CEC - CEC Entertainment Inc.
• CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp.
• CC - Circuit City Stores Inc.
• CRUS - Cirrus Logic Inc.
• CTXS - Citrix Systems Inc.
• COHR - Coherent Inc.
• CPRT - Copart Inc.
• COST - Costco Wholesale Corp.
• CCI - Crown Castle Intl.
• DRIV - Digital River Inc.
• HILL - Dot Hill Systems Corp.
• DRS - DRS Technologies Inc.
• ERTS - Electronic Arts Inc.
• EMBT - Embarcadero Technologies Inc.
• EMKR - Emcore Corp.
• ENDO - Endocare Inc.
• EPIX - Epix Pharmaceuticals
• EXAR - Exar Corp.
• EXTR - Extreme Networks Inc.
• FIC - Fair Issac Corp.
• FAF - First American Corp.
• FORR - Forrester Research Inc.
• FMS - Fresenius Medical Care AG
• GPS - Gap Inc.
• GYI - Getty Images Inc.
• GEMS - Glenayre Technologies Inc.
• GBBK - Greater Bay BanCorp.
• HCC - HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.
• IPG - Interpublic Group
• JCOM - j2 Global Communications
• KTV CN - Kangaroo Media Inc.
• KERK - Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
• KEGS - Key Energy Services, Inc.
• KNBS.OB - Knobias Inc.
• KOSP - Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• MVSN - Macrovision Corp.
• TMNG - Management Network Group
• MAT - Mattel Inc.
• MDCA - MDC Partners
• MD - Microlstet Inc.
• TUNE - Microtune Inc.
• MLNM - Millennium Pharmaceuticals
• MLS - Mills Corp.
• MFLO - Moldflow Corp.
• MOLX - Molex Inc.
• NABI - Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
• NBR - Nabors Industries Ltd.
• NR - Newpark Resources Inc.
• NDN - 99 Cents Only Stores
• OICO - O.I. Corp.
• ORB - Orbital Sciences Corp.
• PMTC - Parametric Technology Corp.
• PDX - Pediatrix Medical Group Inc.
• PEET - Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.
• PMCS - PMC-Sierra Inc.
• RBAK - Redback Networks Inc.
• RGBI - RoGen Biologics Inc.
• RSTO - Restoration Hardware Inc.
• SBAC - SBA Communications
• SCSC - ScanSource Inc.
• SLTC - Selectica Inc.
• SHRP - Sharper Image Corp.
• SGR - Shaw Group Inc.
• SIMG - Silicon Image Inc.
• SNIC - Sonic Solutions
• SNI NO - Stoll-Nielson SA
• SRZ - Sunrise Senior Living
• SRTI - Sunrise Telecom Inc.
• SVN - Sun-Times Media Group
• TTEK - Tetra Tech Inc.
• TWTI - Third Wave Technology Inc.
• TRQI - TRQ Inc.
• TSA- Transaction Systems Archite
• TYC - Tyco International Ltd.
• VRX - Valiant Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• VSAT - VinSat Inc.
• WTSLA - Wet Seal Inc.
• WIND - Wind River Systems Inc.
• WLDA - World Air Holdings
• ZL - Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.

If you would like further information or you have information to offer, please contact us.

Trust Beneficiaries
If you are a beneficiary of a trust, guardianship or estate where a bank is a trustee or other fiduciary, you may have been charged excessive fees and expenses, particularly if the bank invested your money in its own mutual funds. Class actions are pending against Bank of America, LaSalle Bank and First Union Bank. Tell me what happened.

Inactivity Fees
If you have a savings or similar account with a bank that has not been active, you may have been improperly charged a monthly "inactivity fee" or similar charge. A class action is pending against Wachovia Bank. If this happened to you let me know.

Jiffy Lube
If you were charged for disposal of oil following a Jiffy Lube oil change, you may have been overcharged. There is at least one class action pending against Jiffy Lube as a result of such charges. Tell me your story.

Homeowners Insurance
Did your mortgage company buy insurance for you when you had an insurance policy in effect? Tell me your story.