Last year, the putative securities fraud class action brought against the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., which had been litigated for 13 years, ended quietly via an agreement by the parties. The plaintiffs agreed to dismiss all claims with prejudice, with the parties to bear their own costs. The plaintiffs, thus, walked away with no recovery or settlement, despite having three times achieved certification of an investor class before the U.S. district court. The plaintiffs had also defended certification in a record three appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.