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Lexology PRO | Canada, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 19 Nov 2020
Top litigation trends during COVID-19
We take a look at key litigation updates and trends during the COVID-19 pandemic and consider the key issues for businesses.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 13 Oct 2020
Ninth Circuit Holds That Allegations in Whistleblower Complaint May Be Corrective Disclosure, but Short-Seller Posts Are Not
On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal1 of a putative securities fraud class action in a decision…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 18 Aug 2020
Third Circuit Confirms Limits on Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX
On July 16, 2020, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former IT analyst’s whistleblower retaliation claim, holding that he lacked an…
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC | USA | 24 Jun 2020
DOJ Brings COVID-19-Related Fraud Charges Against Tech Company President
Earlier this month the Northern District of California unsealed a criminal complaint filed against the president of a medical technology company…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 16 Jun 2020
Ninth Circuit Holds That Courts Should Scrutinize Economic Plausibility of Securities Fraud Complaints in Evaluating Scienter
On June 10, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action in a potentially significant decision for…
Hogan Lovells | USA | 22 Apr 2020
SEC enforcement and litigation risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In recent weeks, the Co-Directors of the SEC's Enforcement Division warned of the "importance Of maintaining market integrity" in these uncertain…
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | USA | 14 Apr 2020
Second Circuit Panel Rejects Attempt to Narrow Inflation-Maintenance Securities Fraud Theory; Splits on Decision to Affirm Shareholder Class Certification on Rebutting Basic Presumption
On April 7, in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al. v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,1 a Second Circuit panel declined to narrow the scope of the…
Mayer Brown | USA | 20 Mar 2020
COVID-19: What Types of Lawsuits Are Being Filed?
Opportunistic plaintiffs’ lawyers have already filed over a dozen COVID-19-related lawsuits from class actions alleging violations of federal…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | USA | 18 Apr 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Securities Fraud Liability
If an individual is not the “maker” of a false or misleading statement under Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders, 564 U.S. 135 (2011)…
Goldberg Segalla LLP | USA | 10 Apr 2019
Court Rejects Televisa’s Motion to Dismiss FIFA Bribery Class Action
On Monday, March 25, a New York judge ruled that Mexico’s Televisa Group will not be let off the hook for allegations of participation in a FIFA…
