What Happened with Securities Actions in 2011

One year of data does not make a trend, advises Michael Klausner, professor of Business and Law at Stanford Law School. But directors and officers liability underwriters can still learn from the numbers Klausner has assembled from 2011 and previous years about securities lawsuits. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson at this year’s Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s (PLUS) D&O conference, Klausner reveals what has been happening, including surprising facts about lawsuits related to mergers.

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