Suits in this category involve alleged violations of the Securities and Exchange Act (15 USC 78), securities fraud under 15 USC 77 and 12 USC 22, violations of commodities exchange regulations and other breaches of fiduciary duties.

Relative to population size, Delaware had the highest volume of these lawsuits during FY 2017 with a rate 20 times the national average. The Southern District of New York (Manhattan) had the largest number of filings. This was followed by the Northern District of California (San Francisco), the Central District of California (Los Angeles), New Jersey, and Delaware. These five districts accounted for half of all lawsuits this year.

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