Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans, Materiality

The Material Impact of the Amgen Decision on D&O Insurance

by Matthew Klebanoff, Angelo Savino | Cozen O'Connor on 3/8/2013

In Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, No. 11-1085 (Slip Op. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 majority opinion (Ginsburg, J.), affirmed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s...more

Life Sciences Companies Should Protect Themselves Against Increased Exposure to Costly Securities Fraud Lawsuits After Supreme...

by William Asher, Jr., Michael Dube, Michael Gass, Stuart Glass, Brenda Jarrell, PhD., Gerald Quirk | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 3/7/2013

What you need to know: The Supreme Court recently found that defendants in class action securities fraud lawsuits will not be able to challenge the materiality of allegedly fraudulent misstatements or omissions at the...more

Plausible Allegations – Not Proof – Of Materiality All That’s Required For Class Certification in Securities Fraud Suits, Says...

by Thomas Levinson, Sarah Wolff | Reed Smith on 3/1/2013

In its ruling on February 27, in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds (No. 11-1085), the first of several highly anticipated class action decisions that impact securities class action litigation going...more

Shareholder Plaintiffs Score A Class Certification Win From SCOTUS

by Robert Cohen, Lori Lynn Phillips, Danielle Van Wert | Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 3/1/2013

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans. In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Ginsburg, the Supreme Court handed a win to plaintiffs in securities fraud class...more

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

by Jay Kasner, Matthew Matule, Edward Micheletti, Peter Morrison, Charles Smith | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/27/2013

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

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Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans › Materiality

The Material Impact of the Amgen Decision on D&O Insurance

Life Sciences Companies Should Protect Themselves Against Increased Exposure to Costly Securities Fraud Lawsuits After Supreme...

Plausible Allegations – Not Proof – Of Materiality All That’s Required For Class Certification in Securities Fraud Suits, Says...

Shareholder Plaintiffs Score A Class Certification Win From SCOTUS

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

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