In This Issue:

- CLASS CERTIFICATION:

..Goodman v. Genworth Fin. Wealth Mgmt. Inc., No. 09-CV-5603, 2014 WL 1452048 (JFB) (GRB) (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 15, 2014)

- DEMAND FUTILITY:

..Rosenbloom v. Pyott, No. 12-55516 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2014)

..In re MGM Mirage Derivative Litig., No. 2:09-cv-01815-KJD-RJJ, 2014 WL 2960449 (D. Nev. June 30, 2014)

..Gordon v. Bindra, No. 2:14-cv-01058-ODW (ASx), 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77620 (C.D. Cal. June 5, 2014)

- ERISA:

..Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Co., 749 F.3d. 671 (7th Cir. 2014)

- EXCHANGE ACT:

..Police Ret. Sys. of St. Louis v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., No. 12-16430, 2014 WL 3451566 (9th Cir. July 16, 2014)

..City of Edinburgh Council v. Pfizer, Inc., 754 F.3d. 159 (3rd Cir. 2014)

..Retail Wholesale & Dep’t Store Union Local 338 Ret. Fund v. Hewlett-Packard Co., No. 12-cv-04115-JST, 2014 WL 2905387 (N.D. Cal. June 25, 2014)

..Norfolk Cnty. Ret. Sys. v. Tempur-Pedic Int’l, Inc., No. 5:12-CV 195-KKC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70859 (E.D. Ky. May 23, 2014)

- EXPERT WITNESSES:

..In re Pfizer Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 04 Civ. 9866, 2014 WL 2136053 (LTS) (HBP) (S.D.N.Y. May 21, 2014)

- FIDUCIARY DUTIES:

- Books and Records

..Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Ind. Elec. Workers Pension Trust Fund IBEW, No. 614, 2013, 2014 WL 3638848 (Del. July 23, 2014)

- Bylaws:

..ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund (German Tennis Fed’n), 91 A.3d 554 (Del. 2014)

- Rights Plans:

..Third Point LLC v. Ruprecht, Nos. 9469-VCP et al., 2014 WL 1922029 (Del. Ch. May 2, 2014)

- FOREIGN CORPORATIONS:

..Loginovskaya v. Batratchenko, No. 13-1624-cv (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2014)

..Parkcentral Global Hub Ltd. v. Porsche Automobile Holdings SE, No. 11-447-cv (2d Cir. Aug. 15, 2014)

- INTERPRETING JANUS:

..Prousalis v. Moore, 751 F.3d 272 (4th Cir. 2014)

- LOSS CAUSATION:

..Loos v. Immersion Corp., No. 12-15100, __ F. 3d __ (9th Cir. Aug. 7, 2014)

..Bricklayers & Trowel Trades Int’l Pension Fund v. Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC, 752 F.3d 82 (1st Cir. 2014)

- MISREPRESENTATIONS:

..La. Pac. Corp. v. Merrill Lynch & Co., No. 13-1980-cv, 2014 WL 2870146 (2d Cir. June 25, 2014)

- PSLRA:

- Safe Harbor Provision:

..Spitzberg v. Houston Am. Energy Corp., No. 13-20519, 2014 WL 3442515 (5th Cir. July 15, 2014)

- RULE 10B-5 OMISSION LIABILITY:

..In re Genzyme Corp. Sec. Litig., 754 F.3d 31 (1st Cir. 2014) Wu v. Stomber, 750 F.3d 944 (D.C. Cir. 2014)

- SCIENTER:

..Shemian v. Research In Motion Ltd., No. 13-1602-cv, 2014 WL 2766173 (2d Cir. June 19, 2014)

..Lee v. Active Power, Inc., No. A-13-CA-797-SS, 2014 WL 3010679 (W.D. Tex. July 2, 2014)

- SEC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS:

..S.E.C. v. Ginder, 752 F.3d 569 (2d Cir. 2014)

- SECURITIES FRAUD PLEADING STANDARDS/STANDING:

..Aviva Life & Annuity Co. v. Davis, No. 4:12-cv-00603-JEG, 2014 WL 2069640 (S.D. Iowa May 19, 2014)

- SETTLEMENTS:

..S.E.C. v. Citigroup Global Mkts., Inc., 752 F.3d 285 (2d Cir. 2014)

- SLUSA:

..Hidalgo-Vélez v. San Juan Asset Mgmt., Inc., No. 13-1574, 2014 WL 3360698 (1st Cir. July 9, 2014)

..In re Herald, Primeo, and Thema, 753 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2014)

- Excerpt from Class Certification: Goodman v. Genworth Fin. Wealth Mgmt. Inc., No. 09-CV-5603, 2014 WL 1452048 (JFB) (GRB) (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 15, 2014):

E.D.N.Y. Denies Class Certification in Investment Marketing Materials Dispute Judge Joseph F. Bianco of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied class certification of claims that a financial services company violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act by allegedly misrepresenting the company’s investment approach in its marketing materials. The plaintiffs alleged that Genworth misrepresented that its investment approach would be guided by a particular investment manager’s recommendations concerning mutual fund and asset allocation selections...