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Shareholder votes next line of attack for U.S. lawsuits

Shareholder votes could offer up a feast for legal eagles in 2013. Restrained from suing over securities fraud, lawyers are starting to prey on dodgy disclosure in corporate elections. Say-on-pay votes are popular, but anything needing investor approval is fair game. Starved of other business, attorneys’ hunger for these suits can only grow.