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A class action has been filed against Home Depot, Inc. (HD), certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between May 29, 2001 and February 22, 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.

The parties have reached a $1.35 million settlement in an administrative proceeding filed by the SEC against certain former officers and directors of software company First Virtual Communications, Inc., (Nasdaq: FVCXE) on behalf of stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 28, 1999, and April 6, 1999. The action claimed 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. Claim forms must be postmarked on or before September 21, 2004, to be considered valid.

A class action has been filed against Sipex Corporation (NasdaqNM:SIPX), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between April 11, 2003 and January 20, 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.

According to a press release dated May 22, 2008, a class action complaint has been on behalf of certain current and former shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated ("Huntington") whose shares of stock in Waterfield Mortgage Company, Incorporated ("Waterfield") were converted into shares of stock in Sky Financial Group, Inc. ("Sky Financial") in connection with Sky Financial's October 2006 acquisition of Waterfield, and then converted into shares of stock in Huntington in connection with Huntington's July 2007 merger with Sky Financial. The complaint names Huntington and certain Individuals as defendants. The complaint alleges that Huntington, as successor in interest to Sky Financial, violated sections 11 and 12(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and that the individuals are liable because, under section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, they were Control Persons of Sky Financial. The complaint seeks damages for members of alleged class who sold shares of stock in Huntington during the class period from November 16, 2007 to the present, or who continue to hold shares of stock in Huntington.

Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC ("KGS") has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, on behalf of shareholders who purchased, exchanged or otherwise acquired the common stock of Loudeye Corp. ("Loudeye" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:LOUD - News) between May 19, 2003 and November 9, 2005 (the "Class Period").

A class action has been filed against National Australia Bank, Ltd. (NYSE: NAB) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the bank's ADRs between April 1, 1999, and September 3, 2001. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their ADRs.