(January 25, 2016, 2:35 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — The number of federal securities class action filings reached numbers not seen in seven years, as 234 complaints were filed, including 182 alleging violations of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 and Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, according to a report released Jan. 25 by NERA Economic Consulting....