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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 Quarterly Review

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

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Western District Of Texas Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Cryptocurrency Exchange For Lack Of Personal...

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On September 6, 2024, Judge Robert Pitman of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed a putative securities class action against a family of corporations (“Corporate Defendants”) that,...more

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Class Actions: Looking Forward 2024

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In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead....more

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Is A Change In Transfer Restrictions In A Shareholder Agreement Subject To Qualification?

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A recent post discussed whether amending a shareholders agreement is subject to qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968.  For the purpose of that discussion, it is important to recognize that not...more

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The Supreme Court Holds That Securities Disgorgement Orders Survive Bankruptcy

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In ruling that a securities regulatory authority's disgorgement orders (a sanction stemming from misconduct) survive a bankruptcy discharge while its administrative penalties do not, the Supreme Court of Canada endorsed the...more

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Securities Class Action Filings: 2024 Midyear Assessment

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The number of securities class action filings increased in the first half of 2024 relative to the second half of 2023, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class...more

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Assessing the Landscape: One Year into the SEC’s Litigation Against Major U.S. Digital Asset Exchanges

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The SEC’s litigation against the largest digital asset exchanges in America has been unfolding for over a year, beginning with the agency suing various Binance entities in June 2023, followed by actions against Coinbase...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Second Circuit Says that Insiders Are Still ‘Standing’ to Enforce Short-Swing Trading Under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act

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On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Packer ex rel. 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. v. Raging Capital Management, LLC, reversing a district court decision that had held that a shareholder...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Court Declines To Dismiss Securities Class Action Alleging That DraftKings NFTs Are ‘Securities’

Securities litigation arising from the purchase or sale of digital products such as cryptocurrencies, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and security tokens has proliferated in recent years. A gating question in these cases is whether...more

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Want Of Privity Evidence Dooms Class Claims Against Blockchain Company

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The California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 generally requires that the offer and sale of a security in an issuer transaction must be qualified unless exempt or not subject to qualification (due to preemption).  Cal....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - July 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Why Securities Litigators Should Think Broadly Like Trial Lawyers

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Stockholder litigation is on the rise both in volume and notoriety. The number of federal securities actions filed jumped in 2023, while the plaintiffs’ bar has been buoyed by high-profile victories in the Delaware Court of...more

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Supreme Court to Determine Pleading Standard in Shareholder Class Actions

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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on Nvidia’s appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s decision to revive a shareholder class action lawsuit against the company. The Supreme Court will consider the appropriate...more

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Only B.C. Residents Can File Class Actions in British Columbia

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In MM Fund v. Excelsior Mining Corp. (MM Fund), the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld a decision striking a plaintiff's certification application because the plaintiff mutual fund was not a resident of British Columbia. Under s....more

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Sixth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action Against Car Insurance Company For Failure To...

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On April 29, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action asserting claims under the Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action Against Information Services Company For Failure To Adequately...

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On April 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consolidated putative securities class action alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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Is There A California Connection To Kirschner?

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Last summer, bankers and the lawyers who advise them breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals  upheld a U.S. District Court's opinion that notes in a bank syndicated loan were not...more

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Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action With Prejudice For Failure To Adequately Allege Loss Causation And...

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On April 9, 2024, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed with prejudice a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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SEC Achieves Jury Verdict In Cryptocurrency Fraud Case

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On April 5, 2024, a jury in the Southern District of New York found cryptocurrency startup Terraform Labs PTE Ltd. (the “Company”) and its co-founder, Do Kwon, liable for securities fraud. The jury sided with the SEC in...more

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Department Of Financial Protection & Innovation Warns Investors About Nonexistent Class Action Settlement

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Yesterday, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation warned investors that an "entity calling itself “Hartman Cain & Associates,” which represents itself as a law firm based in California, and operates...more

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First Department Of New York Affirms Dismissal Of Securities Claims Against Mass Media And Entertainment Company

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On April 4, 2024, the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department (the “First Department”) affirmed dismissal of a securities class action against a mass media and entertainment company (the “Company”)...more

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Judge Rules Plaintiff Lacked Standing To Claim Damages Whilst Still Holding Securities

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Part 5 of the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 sets forth a number of fraudulent and prohibited practices.  One of these practices is to "to offer or sell a security in this state, or to buy or offer to buy a...more

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Eastern District Of New York Grants Motion To Dismiss Proposed Class Action Against Mobile Game Development Company

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On March 18, 2024, Judge Rachel P. Kovner of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a putative shareholders’ class action against a mobile game development company (the...more

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Northern District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Biotechnology Instrument Company

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On February 20, 2024, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted with leave to amend a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a...more

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Syndicated Loans are Not Securities

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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank. Last August, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in Kirschner that syndicated term...more

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