According to a law firm press release, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. allegiving violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On May 12, 2008, several motions on the appointment of lead plaintiffs, lead counsels and co-lead counsels as well as to consolidate cases were filed by certain individuals and groups. On June 6, 2008, the Court entered the Order consolidating several actions under In re Michael Baker Corp. Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 08-370. On June 26, 2008, the Court entered the Order appointing Michael Baker Institutional Investors Group as the presumptive lead plaintiff. According to the Order, Michael Baker Institutional Investors Group consists of the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (“SEPTA”) and the City of Tallahassee Retirement System.

According to a press release dated November 26, 2008, Aracruz is a major Brazilian manufacturer of forest products, which they market to manufacturers of consumer paper products around the world.

A class action has been filed against Smith Barney and its parent, Citigroup Inc., by investors who invested $100,000 or more in class B shares in one or more Smith Barney mutual funds between June 12, 1998, and June 12, 2003, where the investment could have otherwise qualified for the $100,000 "breakpoint" load reduction associated with investments in class A shares of the same fund.

A class action has been filed against ATI Technologies Inc. (ATYT), certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between October 7, 2004 and June 23, 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 August 7, 2008, the Complaint charges NovaGold and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934. NovaGold is engaged in the business of exploration and development of mineral properties. Throughout the Class Period, Defendants falsely portrayed NovaGold as a rapidly growing company on the verge of moving from a mid-tier exploration and development company to a mid-tier gold and copper production company by issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements regarding the costs, progress and viability of its multi-billion dollar Galore Creek project.

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