Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Derivative Claim for Failure to Show Demand Futility; Federal Illegality of Marijuana Industry Bars Relief for Numerous Investor Claims; LIBOR Convictions of Former Deutsche Bank Traders...more
2/9/2022
/ Bank Fraud ,
Banking Sector ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Reversal ,
Securities Violations ,
Wire Fraud
Northern District of California Validates SEC’s “Shadow Trading” Theory of Insider Trading Liability; Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Stockholder Derivative Suit Against Boeing Based on Forum-Selection Bylaw; Delaware...more
1/27/2022
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Bylaws ,
Derivative Suit ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Insider Trading ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations
Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more
12/23/2021
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Bad Faith ,
Biotechnology ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Public Information ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Vaccinations
Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit Concerning Lack of Board Diversity; California Federal Court Dismisses Shareholder Class Action Against Sorrento Therapeutics Regarding COVID-19 Treatment; Delaware...more
12/23/2021
/ Board of Directors ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Suit ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Violations ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity ,
False Statements ,
Investment Fraud ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Derivative Suit for Failure to Allege Demand Futility; Connecticut Jury Finds for Defendant in Crypto Currency Fraud Case; Northern District of Illinois Allows Claims...more
11/17/2021
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Board of Directors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Investment Contract ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Mootness ,
Public Statements ,
Section 203 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Summary Judgment ,
Walgreens
Delaware Court of Chancery Finds that Director’s Email on Outside Email System Remains Confidential; Delaware Supreme Court Overrules Longstanding Precedent Regarding Derivative Versus Direct Standing; SEC Files Crowdfunding...more
10/8/2021
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Board of Directors ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Class Action ,
Crowdfunding ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dilution ,
Dismissals ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Failure To Disclose ,
FDA Approval ,
Investors ,
Mark Zuckerberg ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Misleading Statements ,
Omissions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Unregistered Securities
Northern District of California Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit Concerning Lack of Diversity; Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Suit Against Medical Device Company for Failure to Plead Demand Futility;...more
9/8/2021
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Officers ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Material Misstatements ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
Omissions ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Proxy Statements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action; NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules Challenged in Fifth Circuit; Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Enforce Contractual Limitations on Liability to Bar Contractual Fraud...more
8/26/2021
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Disputes ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Investment Companies ,
Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Nasdaq ,
Petition for Review ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
Smart Contracts ,
Token Sales ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Unregistered Securities
Northern District of California Kicks Shareholder Derivative Suit Against Alphabet, Inc. For Failing to Allege Demand Futility; Rare Securities “Holder’s Claim” Trial Results in Jury Verdict for Defendants; Delaware Court of...more
8/17/2021
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investors ,
Jury Verdicts ,
McDonalds ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Amend ,
PSLRA ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Remand ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Unjust Enrichment
Delaware Court of Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees After Gilead’s “Glaringly Egregious” Litigation Conduct; S.D.N.Y Grants Plaintiffs’ Partial Summary Judgment in Securities Class Action Against Perrigo; SPAC Investors Launch...more
7/29/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
False Statements ,
Information Requests ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Omissions ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Section 220 Request ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Short Selling ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)