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District Of New Jersey Certifies Class Of Investors In Suit Against Healthcare Product Company

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On December 28, 2023, Judge Zahid N. Quraishi of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted class certification in a securities fraud class action, alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the...more

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SCOTUS Remands Securities Class Action Back to the 2nd Circuit

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On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System,1 vacating the 2nd Circuit’s previous decision and remanding for further consideration as to...more

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House Votes to Repeal OCC True Lender Rule

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In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence

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SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more

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Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Class Certification in Securities Class Actions in Goldman Sachs Decision

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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which provides important guidance for defendants seeking to rebut the presumption of...more

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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System: Supreme Court Vacates Class Certification Order in Decade-Long...

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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, vacating a decision of the Second Circuit that affirmed certification of a securities...more

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SCOTUS Green Lights Price Impact Evidence for Class Cert in Inflation-Maintenance Case

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A decade of litigation in the Goldman Sachs securities fraud class action has ultimately revealed an unremarkable truth, confirmed by a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court – in a case brought under Rule 10b-5 premised on an...more

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Supreme Court's Ruling in Goldman Sachs Leaves Open a Path for Securities Fraud Claims Based on Generic ESG Statements

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In April, we analyzed whether a corporation’s purely generic public statements on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues could form the basis of a subsequent securities fraud action. At the time, we identified a...more

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Supreme Court: “Generic Nature” of Misstatements in Securities Action May Help Defendants Defeat Class Certification

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In a significant decision on securities class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court last week held that the generic nature of alleged misrepresentations will often be “important evidence of a lack of price impact” that can be used...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Permissible Evidence and Burdens at Class Certification in Securities-Fraud Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court held that courts should consider the generic nature of a misrepresentation when assessing price impact in securities-fraud suits and that defendants bear the burden of persuasion to prove a lack of...more

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U.S. Supreme Court: Courts Must Consider Generic Nature of Statements in Considering Certification of Securities Class Action, but...

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In a closely followed case concerning class certification in securities fraud class actions, the U. S. Supreme Court has held that the generic nature of a company’s statements should be considered in determining whether such...more

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Supreme Court Addresses Presumption of Reliance in Securities Class Actions

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On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No. 20-222. Goldman concerned the standards to be applied by courts when...more

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The Supreme Court Provides Guidance on the Standard for Deciding Price Impact at Class Certification in Securities Fraud Cases

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In Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, the U.S. Supreme Court answered two important questions regarding the standards that govern class certification in securities fraud actions, affirming the...more

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US Supreme Court Reverses Class Certification in 10b-5 Action

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On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, a closely watched case involving the standards for class certification in securities class actions....more

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Supreme Court Rules That All Relevant Evidence of Price Impact Matters at Class Certification Stage

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On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System et al. The Court held that in ruling on class certification in a securities action,...more

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US Supreme Court: Courts to Consider Generic Nature of Alleged Misstatements in Price Impact Analysis

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In Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, the US Supreme Court clarified that courts should consider all record evidence relevant to class certification, regardless of whether that evidence also...more

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Supreme Court Holds Generic Nature of Statements Must Be Considered With Class Certification

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On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al. The case analyzes what the defendants considered were generic statements that did not...more

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A New Avenue for Defendants in Securities Fraud Class Actions: Supreme Court Holds “Generic” Nature of Statements Is “Important...

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Monday, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, holding that the generic nature of an alleged misrepresentation may be important evidence of...more

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Supreme Court Vacates Class Certification in Goldman Suit

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Our Securities Litigation Group examines this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to vacate a shareholder class action against Goldman Sachs and send it back to a lower court for a closer look at whether alleged misstatements...more

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Not so Fast in Certifying Class: Supreme Court Holds That Courts Must Consider Generality of Alleged Misstatements in Deciding...

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Goldman Sachs v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Case No. 20-222. But because there was not much “daylight” left between the parties’ arguments by the...more

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Supreme Court Decides Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

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On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, holding that: (1) the generic nature of misrepresentation is often important evidence of price impact that...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Basic Presumption Burden and Holds Courts Should Consider All Price Impact Evidence

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On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No. 20-222 (2021), that courts may consider at the class certification stage the generic nature of alleged...more

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Supreme Court clarifies that in securities-fraud class actions, courts should consider whether the alleged misrepresentation was...

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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No. 20-222 - Today, the Supreme Court held that in a securities-fraud class action, the district court should consider whether the alleged misrepresentation...more

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Supreme Court Holds Generic Nature of Statements Must Be Considered When Granting Class Certification in Securities Litigation

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The Supreme Court issued its decision in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al. The case analyzes what the Defendants considered were generic statements that did not have a price...more

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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Presumption of Reliance in Securities Class Actions: Goldman Sachs v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement...

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On March 29, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al., No. 20-222. The closely-watched case raises a host of important issues...more

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