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Forward-Looking Statements: Safe Harbors Compliance Guidelines

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The securities law disclosure framework has evolved to encourage; companies acting in good faith to disseminate relevant projections pertaining to their businesses to the general public "without fear of open-ended liability."...more

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SEC’s Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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After much anticipation, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released its Final Rule—The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—mandating...more

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SEC's Proposed SPAC Rules: A Closer Look at the Proposed Rules

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On March 30, 2022, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved much-anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). ...more

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SEC Proposes Sweeping Regulations Regarding SPAC and De-SPAC Transactions that Could Have a Chilling Effect on SPACs and Other...

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On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and amendments relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The SEC indicated these proposals are meant to enhance...more

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Failure to Cruise Past the Pleading Requirements in the Norwegian Cruise Lines Securities Class Action

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On April 10, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a securities class action complaint against Norwegian Cruise Lines (“NCL”) relating to the company’s disclosures made as the...more

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SEC’s New Guidance on Liability Risks Likens SPACs to IPOs

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John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a public statement providing insight into the SEC’s views on the application of federal...more

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In Affirming Dismissal of Securities Fraud Suit, Ninth Circuit Highlights How Stock Price Recovery Can Prevent Pleading of Loss...

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On January 26, 2021, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action, holding that: (i) the plaintiffs could not plead loss causation for an alleged misstatement...more

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Shareholders Cannot Sue Corporate Officers for Forward-Looking Projections that Don’t Pan Out, Ninth Circuit Affirms

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It is illegal under the Securities Exchange Act to make false or misleading statements to the investing public about material facts. At the same time, corporations and their officers must be able to make statements about the...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Shoe Manufacturer For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On March 12, 2020, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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District Of Nevada Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Life Science Company Alleging Misstatements Regarding...

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On December 10, 2019, Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Digital Services Company For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On August 28, 2019, Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action against the digital services and development company Synacor, Inc. and...more

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Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action For The Second Time Against Generic Drug Maker For...

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On August 12, 2019, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed without leave to amend a putative securities class action against a pharmaceutical...more

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California District Court Dismisses Exchange Act Claims Based On The PSLRA Safe Harbor For Forward Looking Statements

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On December 13, 2018, Judge Manuel L. Real of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ first amended complaint asserting claims for violations...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Putative Class Claims of Misrepresentation in IPO

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a putative class action case in which the plaintiffs claimed that defendants omitted and concealed material information in the company’s IPO registration statement in...more

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D.C. Circuit Holds “Boilerplate” Forward-Looking Statements Are Not Entitled to PSLRA’s “Safe Harbor”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against Harman International Industries Inc., holding that the “safe harbor” for forward looking statements did...more

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Company's Forward-Looking Statements Protected by the PSLRA's Safe Harbor

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On January 2, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a securities class action complaint filed against an online provider of medical information and three of its directors and officers,...more

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