They'll do quite nicely, reports Josh Gerstein in the NY Sun: "Time Warner has agreed to pay $400 million to five large institutions that opted out of a class action settlement of securities fraud charges stemming in part from unusual accounting practices at America Online." The WSJ law blog says Bill Lerach's firm, which represented the biggest of the opt-outs, the University of California, is expected to pocket about $37 million of the university's $246 million take. Earlier coverage here and here.
AOL securities opt-outs
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



