Mealey's (October 16, 2015, 12:28 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Oct. 14 consolidated two securities class action lawsuits and appointed lead plaintiff and lead counsel, ruling that the institutional investor chosen meets all statutory requirements for serving as lead plaintiff (Megan Villella v. Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc., et al., No. 15-2106, S.D. N.Y.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140578)....