Mealey's (November 1, 2016, 3:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Oct. 28 appointed the law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd to serve as lead counsel in a securities class action lawsuit against LendingClub Corp. and certain of its current and former executive officers, ruling that the law firm “was within the scope of several reasonable choices and was not influenced by any pay-to-play considerations” (Steeve Evellard v. LendingClub Corp., et al., No. 16-2627, N.D. Calif.).

(Order available.  Document #57-161121-024R.)

Shareholders filed two separate securities class...