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A class action has been filed in the Northern District Court of California against SupportSoft, Inc. (NASQAQ: SPRT), a California bases software solutions company, and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 20, 2004 and October 1, 2004. The action claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock.

The parties have reached a tentative $2.5 million settlement of a class action filed against respiratory therapy manufacturer Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: NELL), subsidiary of Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt, and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between September 29, 1995, and April 16, 1996. The actions claim that the defendants violated the California Corporations Code by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period for the purpose of inducing investors to buy the company’s stock. To recover under the settlement, a completed proof of claim postmarked no later than February 18, 2004, must be mailed to the claims administrator.

On February 25, 2008, several motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction by certain individuals were filed. A motion for leave to file a first amended class action complaint and incorporate memorandum of law by certain individuals were filed on April 25, 2008. On May 27, 2008, the Court entered the Order signed by Judge Gregory A. Presnell denying as moot motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and granting in part and denying in part motion for leave to file a First Amended Class Action Complaint.

The case was removed from the State Supreme Court by the Defendants to the U.S. Federal District Court in the Southern District of New York on October 22, 2008.

A class action has been filed against American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE:PLB), certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between October 25, 2000 and August 09, 2005. The action claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock.

A class action has been filed against disease management program provider Matria Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: MATR) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between October 24, 2001, and June 25, 2002.