Mealey's (August 31, 2016, 2:18 PM EDT) -- TYLER, Texas — Determining that a securities class action lawsuit meets the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(2) requirements for class certification, a federal magistrate judge in Texas on Aug. 29 recommended that a class certification motion be granted and a pension fund be appointed as lead plaintiff (Alan B. Marcus v. J.C. Penney Co. Inc., et al., No. 13-0736, E.D. Texas; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115795)....