Securities Class Actions: 
An Individual Investor’s Guide

Securities Class Actions for Individual Investors

Learn the truth behind common myths about securities class actions and discover how individual investors like yourself can hold companies accountable and potentially recover your losses.

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Individual Investors Routinely Lead Securities Class Actions

Securities class actions aren’t exclusively for institutional investors. Any investor who acquired covered securities during the period of time covered by the case (i.e., the “class period”) may seek lead plaintiff appointment, and courts often appoint individual investors and their chosen law firm as lead counsel.

Serving as lead plaintiff allows investors to influence the litigation

While an investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery does not depend upon serving as lead plaintiff, the lead plaintiff will oversee lead counsel and influence how the litigation is prosecuted, conducted, and resolved. Decisions made by the lead plaintiffs and their counsel may materially impact the size of your recovery in a securities class action.

Securities class actions can result in meaningful recoveries

Securities class action settlements put money back in the hands of eligible shareholders. Investors don’t pay upfront legal fees; attorneys work on contingency and only get paid from settlements approved by the court.

  • Plaintiff’s Counsel conducted the litigation and achieved the Settlement with skill, perseverance and diligent advocacy, and they are highly experienced in the field of securities class action litigation.”

    Final Approval Order, Macovski v. Groupon Inc.

    No. 20-cv-2581 (N.D. Ill.)

  • Kirby McInerney was straightforward from the very beginning, setting realistic expectations for what recoveries might look like. Even when the company went bankrupt and equity holders were completely wiped out, the team still managed to achieve meaningful recoveries.

    Former Securities Class Action Client

  • KM has successfully represented us in this and several other class action suits all involving complex financial products. . . . It is clear that [KM] prioritize[s] ensuring that both the partners and associates assigned to every case have an extraordinary level of proficiency.

    Trading Firm Client

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If you believe that you sustained investment losses in connection with any of the matters described on KM’s website, the Firm can assist with the evaluation of potential claims. KM conducts these analyses free of charge, but time is of the essence as the range of choices that the law affords can narrow substantially within a period of fewer than 60 days. 

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