Securities lawsuits report from Advisen

The number of securities lawsuits filed in 2010 edged above the record number of suits filed in 2009, according to the latest quarterly review of securities litigation by Advisen. The number of new suits related to the recent credit crisis fell sharply in 2010, but the void was more than filled by suits sparked by mergers and acquisitions, as well as litigation driven by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and other headline-grabbing occurrences.