11.   The suit also alleges that the company misled shareholders with inaccurate predictions about the post-merger company, including overestimates of profits and underestimates of employee layoffs.

12.   Then came a class action lawsuit, filed in late March, alleging that Amazon executives misled shareholders.

13.   Tom Cirigliano, a spokesman for Exxon, said the company was not trying to mislead its shareholders.

14.   A dozen law firms have filed suits against Nike claiming executives misled shareholders by not telling them sooner that third-quarter profits would be low.

15.   Both sides of the hostile takeover have accused the other of trying to mislead shareholders.

16.   New among the allegations against Walter Forbes and E. Kirk Shelton are that they misled shareholders in both companies, including the pension fund for New Jersey state workers.

17.   The lawsuit alleged the bank misled shareholders about the financial standing of the credit-card unit, First USA.

18.   He also alleges that HP both misled shareholders in the information it gave them, and influenceded later Monday.

19.   Hewlett claimed HP executives misled shareholders on the expected revenues from the merger.

20.   Skilling, who did testify, told the congressional panel he was unaware of any financing plans to conceal debts or other actions to mislead shareholders.