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Delaware Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant Executives

The US District Court for the District of Delaware dismissed a class action for securities fraud against former officers and directors of a geothermal energy company, in which the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had...more

5/8/2013 - Class Action Geothermal Energy Securities Fraud

Gaming Company’s Regulatory Delays Insufficient to Give Rise to a Securities Fraud Claim

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed securities fraud claims against WMS Industries (WMS), a gaming and slot machine manufacturer, and certain of its executives, holding that a would-be class...more

5/8/2013 - Gaming Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Securities Fraud

Court Rejects "Core Operations" Theory of Scienter in Battery Manufacturer Fraud Case

The District Court of Massachusetts dismissed Section 10(b)(5) claims against executives of a battery systems company, holding that plaintiffs could not rely on the theory that knowledge of the falsity of the statements at...more

3/27/2013 - Core Operations Doctrine Corporate Officials Fraud Manufacturers Scienter

SEC Oversight of FINRA Exempt from FOIA Request

The District Court for the District of Columbia has held that the Securities and Exchange Commission is exempt from producing documents relating to its audit, inspections, and review of the Financial Industry Regulatory...more

3/27/2013 - Audits Document Productions FINRA FOIA SEC

Fourth Circuit Refuses to Pierce the Corporate Veil in Oil Spill Case

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has refused to enforce a judgment against an entity with ties to the judgment debtor, finding that the judgment creditor had not adequately pled an alter ego claim....more

2/20/2013 - Alter Ego Capri Marine Ltd Corporate Veil Judgment Creditors Judgment Debtors Oil & Gas Oil Spills Pleadings Vessels

Seventh Circuit Addresses FLSA Class Certification Standards

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the same standards governing Rule 23 class certification claims apply to wage-and-hour “collective action” claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

2/19/2013 - Appeals Class Action Class Certification Decertify FLSA Rule 23 Standard of Review Wage and Hour

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