12/31/2009 - On December 31, 2009, the Honorable Katharine S. Hayden of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted final approval to a proposed $165 million settlement in a securities class action against Schering-Plough Corp. (recently acquired by Merck & Co., Inc.). Barrack, Rodos & Bacine represented the lead plaintiff, the Florida State Board of Administration, who brought the case on behalf of purchasers of Schering-Plough stock during the period from May 9, 2000 through February 15, 2001.