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Securities fraud defendant rebuts fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- March 11 2013
With all of the attention on last week's Amgen decision, another interesting decision addressing the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance in
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announces new enforcement initiatives
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- January 20 2010
On January 13, 2010, the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a series of new enforcement initiatives designed to encourage greater cooperation from individuals and companies when the Commission pursues investigations and enforcement actions
SEC solicits comments on effect of whistleblower bounty program on existing corporate compliance programs
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2010
The Dodd-Frank Act's new whistleblower provision - which entices would-be whistleblowers who provide "original information" leading to a recovery of $1 million or more in any resulting enforcement action with up to 30 percent of the total amount collected - has become a cause for concern for the architects of corporate compliance programs
US Supreme Court releases opinion in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- April 28 2010
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that private actions alleging securities fraud are timely if they are filed within "2 years after the discovery of the facts constituting the violation" and within "5 years after such violation."
Massive whistleblower incentives included in new Wall Street reform law
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- July 23 2010
One key provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is a new bounty provision that will undoubtedly lead to more FCPA, accounting fraud, and trading investigations
Auction rate securities (ARS) fraud claim against Merrill Lynch dismissed for failure to allege causation adequately
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- January 3 2011
In early December 2010, Judge Preska of the Southern District Court of New York dismissed federal claims against Merrill Lynch and other related parties based on the plaintiffs' failure to adequately plead that alleged misstatements and manipulative conduct proximately caused plaintiffs' losses
Claims against accounting firms implications of Merck & Co. v. Reynolds
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- April 30 2010
On April 27, 2010, the US Supreme Court issued a decision that effectively tolled the statute of limitations applicable to securities fraud litigation until plaintiffs discover or reasonably should have discovered sufficient evidence of scienter to plead a fraud claim in conformity with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), i.e., fraudulent intent
Fraud and forbearance: state courts divided on whether to recognize claims by securities holders
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- June 14 2010
Two recent state appellate court cases demonstrate the division in the law regarding whether holders of securities can maintain a cause of action related to alleged fraud and negligent misrepresentation
SEC to enhance fraud detection and enforcement efforts by centralizing tip-gathering and analysis functions
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- November 3 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is bolstering its tip-gathering and analysis capabilities in an effort to enhance its investigative and enforcement abilities
US SEC proposes rule prohibiting fraud, manipulation and deception in connection with security-based swaps
- Mayer Brown LLP
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- USA
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- November 8 2010
Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 763(g) of the Dodd-Frank Act, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Release 34-63236 has proposed a new Rule 9j-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act
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