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Supreme Court: Pure Omissions Cannot Support Rule 10b-5(b) Liability

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On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b), promulgated by the US Securities...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Supreme Court Ruling Resolves Split Regarding Failure to Disclose and Securities Fraud Claims

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously resolved a circuit split on the issue of whether a failure to disclose information under Item 303 of Regulation S-K (the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Narrows Securities Fraud Exposure

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The Supreme Court recently took away an often-used weapon by shareholder plaintiffs in securities fraud cases, ruling that “pure omissions” from periodic SEC filings (absent any other duty to disclose) are not actionable...more

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US Supreme Court Holds That Pure Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Federal Anti-Fraud Rule

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In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court held that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Rather, the Court found that Rule 10b–5(b) prohibits half-truths, not...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies that Pure Omissions Under Item 303 of Reg. S-K Are Not Actionable Under Rule 10b–5(b)

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On April 12, 2024, in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., the US Supreme Court held that a company’s mere failure to disclose information required by management’s discussion and analysis (Item 303 of SEC...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Enforcement Activity – A Reminder Regarding the “Equal or Greater Prominence” Presentation Requirement of Item 10(e)

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At the end of last year, in an enforcement action brought by the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against ADT Inc. (ADT), reporting companies were reminded that the SEC continues to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - June 2019

In the inaugural issue of Investment Management Update, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from February 2019 to May 2019 impacting the investment management sector....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2016 Year In Review: Securities Litigation And Regulation

2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more

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