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The parties have reached a tentative $4.88 million partial settlement of a class action filed against FPA Medical Management, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's securities between February 3, 1997, and May 14, 1998. To recover under the settlement, a completed proof of claim postmarked no later than November 25, 2003, must be mailed to the claims administrator.

Several class actions have been filed against energy holding company TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between October 30, 2001, and February 4, 2003. The actions claim 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.

According to a press release dated December 15, 2008, the Complaint charges American Capital and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. American Capital is an "alternative asset management company" that claims to be the largest U.S. publicly traded private equity fund and one of the largest publicly traded alternative asset managers. More specifically, the Complaint alleges that the Company failed to disclose and misrepresented the following material adverse facts which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them: (1) that the Company had far greater exposure to disruptions in the credit markets than disclosed; (2) that the Company planned to retain capital gains from its investments rather than distributing them to shareholders; (3) that as a result, the Company would have to drastically alter its dividend policy; (4) that the Company lacked adequate internal and financial controls; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements about its financial well-being, future business prospects and dividend payments were lacking in any reasonable basis when made.

A class action has been filed against 51job, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOBS), a China based recruitment and human resource services company and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between November 4th, 2004 and January 14th, 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 Tower Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:TWR), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between February 14, 2003 and January 21, 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.

Several class actions have been filed against software company The Reynolds & Reynolds Company (NYSE:REY) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 22, 2003, and June 24, 2004. The actions claim 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.