We help companies prepare for, respond to, and clean up data breaches and related events. We are lawyers, but in this role, we often look over the shoulders of cybersecurity technical experts, who are advising companies on...more
Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more
12/6/2016
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Funding ,
Fraud ,
Higher Education Act ,
Online Education ,
Research Funding ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the dismissal of a shareholder class action against the makers of Keurig coffeemakers and their ubiquitous “K-Cups.” In so doing, the Second Circuit...more
7/30/2015
/ Class Action ,
Financial Reporting ,
Fraud ,
Inventory ,
Keurig Inc ,
PSLRA ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scienter ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
In June of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a defendant can rebut the presumption of reliance at the class certification stage of a securities fraud class action by showing that the alleged misstatement did not...more