Case Study: Securities Class Action Litigation. As the smoke cleared from devastating 2017/18 Northern California wildfires, institutional investors nationwide sought remediation from PG&E for financial losses. That litigation continued at the time of this case study. *This is a speculative case study, reflecting how lead counsel for the plaintiff could describe the case after a final settlement approval. Labaton did not hire me to write this case study. In many instances, paid case studies are ghostwritten, and so not available for display in a portfolio — thus a speculative sample.