| Post-Reform Act Class-Action Filings Of Securities Lawsuits By Industry, 1997-2016 (1) |
|
| Industry |
Average 1997-2015 |
2015 |
2016 |
| Consumer |
68 |
77 |
133 |
| Financial |
34 |
17 |
34 |
| Technology |
24 |
23 |
26 |
| Industrial |
17 |
19 |
24 |
| Communications |
29 |
26 |
16 |
| Energy |
8 |
11 |
16 |
| Basic materials |
4 |
9 |
11 |
| Utilities |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| Other |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Total |
188 |
188 |
270 |
(1) Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Source: Cornerstone Research. |
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