WorldCom alone is due to pay holders of 48 different securities: claims, backed by trading records, must be filed both with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the private law firms handling litigation in New York.There is no complete public list of pending litigation.
But this isn't the only takeover Kendall thinks investors should be unhappy about: On his firm's Web site are listed announcements of litigation or potential litigation over Stanley Works' $4.5 billion takeover of Black and Decker, JDA Software's acquisition of i2 Technologies, Texas Pacific Group's $4 billion purchase of IMS Health Inc., and the purchase of Diedrich Coffee by Peet's Coffee & Tea.
It will create a lot of litigation".
The list of companies in litigation with Rambus is almost as long.
McEwan said last year that the bank was dealing with a "long list of conduct and litigation issues," and warned of "inevitable" branch closures.
"For me it's not a business, because I will not touch any money until I am 80 years of age, maybe," he said before returning to his list of complaints against litigation lawyers, public health officials, the asbestos removal industry and manufacturers of asbestos substitutes.
"In particular, the further provisions for PPI and Forex [foreign exchange] are symptomatic of the 'long list of conduct and litigation issues' which will continue to be costly, time-consuming and distracting.
He said early progress had been made towards his goal of making RBS simpler, clearer and fairer, adding: "But we know we still have a long list of conduct and litigation issues to deal with and much, much more to do to restore our customers' trust in us".
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In 1988, when FedEx bought the Flying Tiger Line (to get access to the Tigers Asiann routes), they merged the seniority lists, spawning over a decade of litigation.
