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Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP


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"Inside the Courts: Supreme Court Clarifies Amount in Controversy Removal Threshold for Class Actions"

Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450 (Mar. 19, 2013) - This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a plaintiff in a class action cannot defeat removal under the Class Action Fairness Act of...more

3/19/2013 - Amount in Controversy CAFA Class Action Damages SCOTUS

"Supreme Court Holds Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Prove Materiality of Allegedly False Statements to Certify a...

Today, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds that a securities fraud plaintiff alleging fraud on the market need not establish the...more

2/27/2013 - Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans Burden of Proof Class Action Class Certification False Statements Fraud-on-the-Market Insider Trading Materiality Pleadings Rule 10b-5 SCOTUS Securities Fraud

Inside The Courts - December 2012

This issue of Inside the Courts, Skadden's securities litigation newsletter, includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected noteworthy cases principally decided from July to November 2012. This edition addresses...more

1/7/2013 - Annual Meeting Auditors Burden of Proof CAFA Class Action Demand Futility Derivatives Directors Dodd-Frank Economic Loss Doctrine ERISA Fiduciary Duty Foreign Corporations Fraud Insider Trading Investment Company Act of 1940 Loss Causation Materiality Misrepresentation Pleadings PLSRA RMBS Scienter Shareholders Underwriting

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