Varghese v. China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc.

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• holding that courts may consider the individuals comprising the movant-group as individual movants in appointing lead plaintiff
• explaining that, “[a]t this stage in the litigation, a prima facie showing that the requirements of Rule 23 are met is sufficient” (italics added)
• considering proposed counsel’s “extensive experience in prosecuting securities fraud actions” before approving the lead plaintiffs selection
• evaluating who \of those seeking to serve as lead plaintiff\ had the \largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• describing factors as “(1) the existence of a pre-litigation relationship between group members; (2) involvement of the group members in the litigation thus far; (3
• rejecting proposed group that “fail[ed] to provide the Court with any evidence that its members have had any prior pertinent relationships or cooperative efforts, or that they will act collectively and separately from their lawyers”

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