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Plaintiff sufficiently pled the existence of a securities contract to survive motion to dismiss
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- July 30 2010
Plaintiff brought claims for securities fraud under Kentucky’s Blue Sky Laws in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, alleging that defendant convinced plaintiff to invest in International Tractor Co. (ITC), a purported supplier of heavy construction equipment
Dismissal of securities fraud claim involving Hurricane Katrina losses affirmed
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- January 15 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a securities fraud class action suit brought against defendant PXRE Group, Ltd. (a reinsurance company) and its officers and directors because plaintiffs failed to adequately plead scienter
Shareholder suit dismissed for insufficient scienter allegations
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- February 25 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consolidated securities fraud action, holding that the complaint's scienter allegations did not meet the required heightened pleading standards
Senators introduce legislation to overturn Central Bank and Stoneridge decisions
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- August 7 2009
Senators Arlen Specter (D-PA), Edward Kaufman (D-Del.), and Jack Reed (D-RI) proposed new legislation, entitled the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act of 2009, that would provide a private right of action against third parties who aid and abet securities fraud
Second Circuit addresses “bespeaks caution” doctrine
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- March 19 2010
On an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s securities fraud complaint, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit applied the “bespeaks caution” doctrine regarding forward-looking statements with differing results
SEC requires $5.4 million payment in first-ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- May 20 2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Tenaris S.A. in the SEC's first-ever use of such agreement to facilitate and reward cooperation with the SEC
Absence of "hard numbers" scuttles securities fraud claims
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- June 17 2011
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed securities fraud claims against a dental device maker based on the plaintiffs' failure to allege sufficient "hard numbers" showing that the defendants knew their public statements were false when made
Supreme Court creates bright line test under Rule 10b-5
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- June 17 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has found that a party that assists in the drafting and dissemination of a misleading statement related to the sale of a security - but that is not the legal entity ultimately responsible for the statement - will not be subject to liability for securities fraud under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5
Third Circuit rejects novel government securities fraud theory
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- April 16 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of certain novel theories on which the government predicated a criminal indictment against two high-ranking executives of a pharmaceutical company
Supreme Court rejects statistical significance as bright-line rule for materiality
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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- USA
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- March 25 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court found that allegations of "statistical significance" were not a requirement for pleading materiality in a securities fraud action arising from a pharmaceutical company's alleged failure to disclose reports linking its cold remedy with loss of smell
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