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SEC v. Ripple: Was it Worth it?

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On August 7, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York permanently enjoined Ripple from future violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933—that is, from the unregistered offer and sale of...more

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Northern District of California Refuses to Decertify Class in Ponzi Suit Action Against Umpqua Bank

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On June 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied motions by Umpqua Bank to decertify a class of alleged Ponzi scheme victims and for summary judgment on the class’s entitlement to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York Court Ruling Could Slow 'Frequency of Pay' Lawsuits Brought by Manual Workers

Following a recent court decision and pronouncement from the governor, New York employers may see a decline in the number of "frequency of pay" lawsuits brought by manual workers for failure to pay on a weekly basis. This...more

Cornerstone Research

Total Monetary Penalties

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In March 2023, the SEC imposed a total monetary settlement of $79.5 million in SEC v. Barksdale et al., of which $56.3 million consisted of disgorgement and prejudgment interest. This was the largest monetary penalty imposed...more

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Enforcement News: Misappropriation of Client Funds and Stock Manipulation

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It should come as no surprise that one of the goals of an investment fraud is the theft of customer funds for the scammer’s personal benefit. In legal parlance, this aspect of a fraudulent investment scheme is called...more

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SEC Enforcement Actions Against Public Companies and Subsidiaries Jump in FY 2023

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Total monetary value of settlements fell to lowest level in last eight fiscal years. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed 91 enforcement actions against public companies and subsidiaries in fiscal year...more

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District Court Awards Sanctions for False RPI Identification

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The PTAB requires that all petitioners in IPR and PGR proceedings disclose the real party(ies)-in-interest.  While that might seem like a mere formality, a false disclosure can lead to very harsh consequences....more

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Navigating the SEC's Focus on Private Fund Fees: Understanding the Trends and Mitigating Risk

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The following is an edited version of a conversation between Goodwin partners Jonathan Hecht and Isaac Vinyarsh. Before joining Goodwin, Jonathan spent more than a decade in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, including...more

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SEC Settles Charges With Adviser for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Relating to Leveraged ETF Investments

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against an investment adviser (Adviser) and one of the Adviser’s partial owners for breach of fiduciary duty in...more

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Kraken Agrees to Settlement with SEC Including $30 Million Penalty

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As of February 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Payward Ventures, Inc. and Payward Trading Ltd, better known as Kraken, of failing to register the sale of their cryptocurrency...more

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Keeping Up with Disclosures: SEC Punishes Kim Kardashian for Crypto Promotion

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​​​​​​​On Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist order to Kim Kardashian for failing to disclose that she received $250,000 to promote EthereumMax’s digital tokens, “EMAX tokens,” on...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

No Prejudgment Interest on Statutory Corporate Share Buyout

Most forms of California business entities have statutory buyout procedures allowing the company or its owners to avoid claims by a disgruntled owner for judicial dissolution by purchasing the disgruntled owner’s interest....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeals) - August 29 - September 2, 2022

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The California Supreme Court issued the following decisions last week: Hoffmann v. Young, et al., Case No. S266003: Under Civil Code section 846, landowners generally owe no duty of care to keep their property safe for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Illinois Court Finds Prejudgment Interest Statute Unconstitutional

On May 27, 2022, the Circuit Court of Cook County ruled that Illinois’ recently enacted prejudgment interest statute is unconstitutional. Hyland v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, et al., No. 2017-L-003541...more

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The Illinois Prejudgment Interest Statute is called into question

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In 2021, Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 0072, which represented an amendment to the Illinois Prejudgment Interest Statute, 735 ILCS 5/2-1303. The relevant part of the Amendment provides, “In all actions brought to...more

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Tenaris Pays SEC $78 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations

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The SEC announced another FCPA settlement in 2022.  FCPA enforcement, in general, is picking up.  Tenaris, a global supplier of steel pipes and related services for the energy industry, agreed to pay the SEC $78 million to...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Former CEO Indicted for Misleading Investors About COVID-19 Test Kits

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Former CEO Indicted for Misleading Investors About COVID-19 Test Kits - A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Marc Schessel—the former CEO of SCWorx Corp.—on two counts of securities fraud for allegedly misleading...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Except Where Futile, Litigant Must Preserve Issue at Jury Instruction Phase to Preserve Claim Construction Dispute

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant’s post-judgment motion for a new trial based on a failure to preserve an O2 Micro challenge. The Court also reversed the denial of a...more

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Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared Unconstitutional

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On May 27, 2022, Judge Marcia Maras in the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a memorandum, holding Illinois’s recently enacted prejudgment interest statute unconstitutional, and holding that the legislation violated both...more

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California Supreme Court Decision in ‘Naranjo’ Creates New Obligations for Employers

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The California Supreme Court on May 23, 2022, released its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., and, in doing so, placed additional obligations on California’s already burdened employers....more

Weintraub Tobin

Breaking News – Premium Pay Constitutes Wages!

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We previously advised employers that the California Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeal decision Gustavo Naranjo v Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (“Naranjo”), decided by the Second Appellate District in 2019....more

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District Court Denies Prejudgment Interest Accrued During COVID-19 Delay

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In Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., et. al v. E-One, Inc. et. al, 8-18-cv-00617 (MDFL Feb. 16, 2022) (Thomas P. Barber) the Court denied in part plaintiffs’ motion for pre-judgment interest that would have accrued during a stay...more

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Third Circuit Vacates Trademark Infringement Award, Clarifying Standards to be Applied by Trial Courts

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In a recent precedential opinion, Kars 4 Kids Inc. v. America Can!, __ F.4th __ (3d Cir. 2021) (publication pending), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a $10.6 million trademark infringement...more

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Investigations Newsletter: SEC Charges Cannabis Pill Company with $2 Million Securities Fraud

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SEC Charges Cannabis Pill Company with $2 Million Securities Fraud - On September 28, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a California-based cannabis company C3 International, Inc. (“C3”) and its...more

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NDA Sunset Provision Means Trade Secret Use May Not Be Misappropriation

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling in a trade secret misappropriation case based on a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that resulted in an award of more than $60 million, ruling that...more

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