Robert Ritchie

Vinson & Elkins LLP

+ Follow Contact

Latest Publications

Share:

Delaware Supreme Court Decision Shows Continued Momentum for Caremark Plaintiffs

A recent opinion from the Delaware Supreme Court could be viewed by some as expanding plaintiffs’ ability to viably plead a duty of oversight (or “Caremark”) claim against directors. In Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement...more

1/15/2024 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Caremark claim , Controlled Substances Act , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , DE Supreme Court , Fiduciary Duty , Opioid , Shareholder Litigation

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and the Investment Company Act of 1940

Last week, a stockholder in three special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs” – Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (“PSTH”), GO Acquisition Corp. and E.Merge Technology Acquisition Corp) brought novel claims against...more

9/1/2021 / Capital Markets , Capital Raising , Compensation , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Investment Companies , Investment Company Act of 1940 , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

First Coronavirus Stock-Drop Securities Class Action Lawsuits Filed: Are You Prepared For A Resurgence Of These Types of Cases?

Enterprising plaintiffs’ attorneys have already begun seeking to take advantage of the stock market declines that have accompanied the COVID-19 outbreak by filing class action lawsuits alleging that these declines were...more

3/23/2020 / Burden of Proof , Class Action , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Misleading Statements , Securities Litigation , Stock Drop Litigation

3 Results

View per page

Page: of 1