Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Canada, USA | 6 Nov 2017
Discussions surrounding the legal risks of initial coin offerings (ICOs) typically focus on the risk of regulatory action for failure to comply with…
King & Wood Mallesons | China, USA | 27 Oct 2015
The last two years have witnessed a significant upswing in the number of securities class action lawsuits leveled against Chinese firms listed on US…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 17 Nov 2014
This issue of Inside the Courts, Skadden’s securities litigation newsletter, includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases…
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 30 Jul 2012
Trends in the filing of securities class actions are chronicled in reports issued by Cornerstone Research and NERA Economic Consulting for the first half of 2012.
McGuireWoods LLP | USA | 1 Nov 2011
Today's case, Katz v. Gerardi (10th Cir. 2011), involves a pair of securities class actions that were challenging a merger that had gone through (a currently burgeoning field for securities class action lawyers).
Kennedys Law LLP | USA | 28 Jul 2011
The ‘alien’ is equally adored and vilified in American pop-culture, whether it be the moustachioed gun-toting Mexican bandito hot footing it over the border or the bug eyed, tentacle waving visitors from outer space.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2011
The number federal securities class action suits filed in the first half of 2011 decreased compared to the second half of 2010.
BoyarMiller | USA | 22 Jul 2011
On July 13, 2011, the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog referenced a report about the increased number of class action lawsuits seeking damages for lost share value filed by investors against companies involved in mergers and acquisitions.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | USA | 20 Jun 2011
In a recent decision underscoring the significance of choice of law in determining successor liability, a California federal district court dismissed a purported class action against Bank of America (“BofA”), holding that, under Delaware law, by acquiring substantially all of Countrywide’s assets, BofA did not assume Countrywide’s liabilities.
Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 27 Sep 2010
The Delaware Court of Chancery refused to certify a class action by minority shareholders alleging material non-disclosures in connection with a recapitalization plan approved by the written consent of less than all of the shareholders under 8 Del.