We are proud to present our seventh annual Securities Litigation Year in Review publication, in which we analyze data for securities class actions filed nationally against publicly traded pharmaceutical, biotechnology,...more
On October 28, 2022, Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn of the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that the declaratory action brought by Buzzfeed Inc. against 91 current and former employees is not bound by arbitration provisions...more
11/17/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Forum Selection ,
Freddie Mac ,
Hackers ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Mergers ,
Mistrial ,
Popular ,
Record Retention ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Successor Interests ,
Successors ,
WhatsApp
On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with investment advisory firm Buckman Advisory Group LLC (“Buckman Advisory”) and its CEO Harry Buckman Jr. to settle...more
9/22/2022
/ Bonds ,
Cease and Desist ,
Cherry Picking ,
Elon Musk ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Misrepresentation ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
Twitter ,
Underwriting ,
Whistleblowers
On June 29, 2022, Grayscale Investments, LLC petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for review of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 29, 2022 final order disapproving of an October...more
7/14/2022
/ Accredited Investors ,
Bitcoin ,
Breach of Duty ,
Caremark claim ,
CFTC ,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Futures ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Trading Platforms
On April 27, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery in In re Tesla Motors Stockholder Litigation rendered a post-trial verdict finding for Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., on claims that Musk breached his...more
5/18/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Breach of Contract ,
Broadband ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Charter Communications ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Elon Musk ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Institutional Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Tesla ,
Time Warner ,
Twitter
IN THIS ISSUE -
Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more
3/9/2022
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Breach of Duty ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fannie Mae ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Mootness Fee Applications ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Reversal ,
Russia ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Supplemental Disclosures ,
Tortious Interference ,
Virtual Currency