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BankAtlantic loses class action trial
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- USA
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- November 18 2010
In a verdict handed down on Thursday (111810), a South Florida federal jury found that BankAtlantic violated federal securities laws by making several false statements to investors during the class period
District Court dismisses subprime class action case with prejudice
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 20 2010
The U.S. District Court in Manhattan recently dismissed a securities class action brought by a proposed class of investors, alleging that the company and two of its senior officers violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and SEC Rule 10b-5 by making false or materially misleading disclosures about the company’s risk management and exposure to mortgage-related securities
ARS derivative suits will need to overcome business judgment rule
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 12 2010
In the past few months, several derivative suits against mutual fund issuers of auction rate securities (ARS) have hit the courts
Changes in securities & insurance regulation affecting enforcement strategies ALI-ABA conference on insurance & financial services litigation
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 19 2010
Speakers at the ALI-ABA's annual conference on insurance and financial services regulation in Chicago offered extensive commentary on changes in enforcement strategies for insurance and securities fraud, in light of recent overhauls to the regulatory scheme
SDFL judge finds for Wachovia in unique auction rate securities suit
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- USA
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- May 18 2010
A federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently issued findings of fact and conclusions of law following a bench trial in favor of Wachovia in a suit brought by investors who were unable to liquidate certain Auction Rate Securities ("ARS") originally purchased through Wachovia
Supreme Court upholds Gartenberg test for mutual funds’ compensation of investment advisers
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 5 2010
The Supreme Court recently issued an important decision regarding the test for determining whether an investment adviser has violated its "fiduciary duty" to a mutual fund by charging excessive fees under 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Second Circuit allows securities fraud claim alleging misrepresentations regarding nature, but not amount, of mutual fund’s fees
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- April 27 2010
The Second Circuit recently overturned the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of a claim under 10(b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to management fees charged to a mutual fund in Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Management LLC
District of New Jersey dismisses securities fraud claims against company that suffered data breach
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- March 29 2010
Late last year, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a securities fraud litigation that had been brought against a payment card processor in connection with the theft, by cybercriminals, of credit and debit card information from the company's computer system
Cornerstone’s review and analysis of 2009 securities class action settlements
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- March 29 2010
Cornerstone Research released its report on its review and analysis of 2009's securities class action settlements
Two more dismissals of Securities Act lawsuits against rating agencies
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- USA
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- February 19 2010
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted McGraw Hill and Moody's (together, the "Ratings Agencies") motions to dismiss in both Tsereteli v. Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A8 et al. and In re: IndyMac Securities Litigation - but without issuing detailed written opinions
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