The uptick in Securities and Exchange Commission settlements continued during the first half of the year-much of it due to settlements with individuals.
According to data tracked by NERA Economic Consulting, the SEC settled with 354 defendants in the first half of 2010, compared with 328 in the second half of 2009 and 290 in the first half of 2009. The tally marks the second consecutive semiannual increase and the third-largest number of settlements in any half-yearly period since 2005, according to the NERA report, SEC Settlements Trends: 1H10 Update.
