The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:46:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.10 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Securities Class Action Trends: AI Filings Surge, Alleged Losses and Settlement Values Climb – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Securities Class Action Trends: AI Filings Surge, Alleged Losses and Settlement Values Climb https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/30/securities-class-action-trends-ai-filings-surge-alleged-losses-and-settlement-values-climb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=securities-class-action-trends-ai-filings-surge-alleged-losses-and-settlement-values-climb https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/30/securities-class-action-trends-ai-filings-surge-alleged-losses-and-settlement-values-climb/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:30:59 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=183566?d=20260828161914EDT Posted by Tijana Brien, Brett De Jarnette, and Brian French, Cooley LLP, on Sunday, August 30, 2026
Editor's Note:

Tijana Brien, Brett De Jarnette, and Brian French are Partners at Cooley LLP. This post is based on a Cooley memorandum by Ms. Brien, Mr. De Jarnette, Mr. French, and Bingxin Wu, all at Cooley LLP.

Two leading consulting and expert firms – Cornerstone Research and NERA – recently released reports on securities class action filings and settlements in the first half of 2026. Both reported a notable upturn in filing activity and meaningful increases in alleged investor losses and settlement values.

Cornerstone’s reports observed a significant rise in the number of filings and potential investor losses compared to H2 2025, driven by filings related to AI, as well as an increase in both the number and value of settlements. NERA’s report – which covers both case filings and resolutions – observed a slight decline in securities class action dismissals. Both firms also identified new filing trends involving tariff-related allegations and pump-and-dump market manipulation, discussed further below.

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