This code downloads legal filings from Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (SCAC) and stores them in a CSV file. Use with civic responsibility for research and education only.
- Clone the repository
- In file 'Scrapper.py', add the username and password used in SCAC
- Run 'Scrapper.py'
An important part of the code is borrowed from Kai Chen's website. I appreciated that Kai made his code available. My code gets more information (judge, docket, industry, sector, class period dates, case summary), encapsulates better the functions and variables, and speeds up some parts of the code.
I benefited a lot from these youtube videos.