The unanimous opinion requires shareholder plaintiffs to plead and prove that they purchased shares traceable to an allegedly false or misleading registration statement.
On June 1, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued its...more
6/7/2023
/ Class Action ,
Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Misleading Statements ,
Registration Statement ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Slack Technologies Inc v Pirani ,
Split of Authority
The decision appears to create a new rule for determining standing to bring Securities Act claims in the context of direct listings.
The Slack Direct Listing Decision -
On September 20, 2021, the US Court of Appeals...more
9/23/2021
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
NYSE ,
Prospectus ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Slack ,
Standing ,
Unregistered Securities