Mealey's (October 15, 2018, 2:42 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A federal judge in Texas should approve a more than $146 million settlement in a securities class action lawsuit against an energy company, certain of its officers and directors and others because it has met statutory and Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals standards for approval, lead plaintiffs argue in an Oct. 12 motion for preliminary approval of settlement filed in Texas federal court (In re Cobalt International Energy Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 14-3428, S.D. Texas)....