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SEC Roasts Keurig for Claims Regarding Recycling of K-Cup Pods

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On September 10, 2024, the SEC announced that it had charged Keurig Dr. Pepper for making incomplete, and therefore inaccurate, statements regarding the recyclability of its popular K-cup pods....more

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Supreme Court Clarifies That No Private Cause of Action Exists Under Rule 10b-5 for Pure Omissions, Only Uncorrected Half-Truths

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On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., resolving a circuit split among the Second, Third, and Ninth Circuits over whether plaintiffs could pursue...more

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Supreme Court Narrows Securities Fraud Exposure

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The Supreme Court recently took away an often-used weapon by shareholder plaintiffs in securities fraud cases, ruling that “pure omissions” from periodic SEC filings (absent any other duty to disclose) are not actionable...more

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Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Falls as Median Settlement Amount Reaches Highest Level Since 2010

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The number of securities class action settlements declined 21% relative to 2022, following the 15-year high set in 2022, according to a new report released today by Cornerstone Research. Despite the decline in settlement...more

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Allegations in SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Actions

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Of the 46 enforcement actions in 2023: 26 actions (57%) alleged fraud under Section 17(a) - of the Securities Act and/or Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act; 28 (61%) alleged an unregistered securities...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

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Is It Time to Take a Fresh Look at Disclosure Controls and Procedures for CEO/CFO Certifications?

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In New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds v. DeCarlo (Aug. 2023), the Second Circuit held, among other things, that CEO/CFO certifications mandated by SOX Section 302 constitute non-actionable statements...more

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Notable Litigation – July 2023

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Notable litigation filed during July 2023 includes: (1) O’Keefe v. Multicoin Cap. Mgmt. LLC; (2) Bledsoe v. Order of Magnitude Ventures LLC; (3) O’Keefe v. Farmington State Bank; and (4) SEC v. Tadrus....more

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SEC and DOJ Go On An Insider-Trading Enforcement Spree

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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought five insider-trading cases against a slew of individuals. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York also announced parallel criminal...more

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Considerations for Hybrid Rule 144A and 4(a)(2) Transactions

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Sophisticated investors in structured finance products are increasingly demonstrating an interest in entering the market via direct private placements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, either in...more

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Dismissal of Putative Securities Class Action for Bellus Health, Inc.

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On September 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels of the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a putative securities class action against BELLUS Health, Inc. and certain of its officers....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: October 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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SEC Sues and Settles Claim Against Investment Adviser Representative For “Cherry-Picking Scheme” After Entry of Cease and Desist...

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​​​​​​​On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with investment advisory firm Buckman Advisory Group LLC (“Buckman Advisory”) and its CEO Harry Buckman Jr. to settle...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: August 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

Troutman Pepper

SEC Settlement Shows Commission’s Willingness to Waive Penalties for Investigatory Targets Focusing on Corrective Action

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On January 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) issued a press release, announcing the settlement of various fraud charges against a private technology company in light of their “significant remedial...more

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SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Target, and CEO Over Misleading Proposed de-SPAC Transaction Disclosures

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On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against special purpose acquisition corporation Stable Road Acquisition Company, its sponsor SRC-NI, its CEO Brian Kabot, the SPAC’s proposed...more

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UK Schemes of Arrangement and US Securities Considerations

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In structuring a UK scheme of arrangement that involves the restructuring of existing securities and/or the offer of new securities, due consideration must be given to the relevant US securities laws and registration...more

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Woodbridge Trustee Seeks Relief In California's Corporate Securities Law

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On Monday, the trustee of the Woodbridge Liquidation Trust filed a lawsuit against numerous law firms and lawyers. The trustee's lawsuit relates to the reportedly $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme allegedly orchestrated by Robert H....more

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Not All Sports Betting May Be Legal In Nevada

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Last August, Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist on Thomas Becker and Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Einstein Sports Advisory, Ltd., and Welscorp, Inc. The gist of Secretary of...more

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SEC Chairman Calls for Legal Bulletin on EMMA Disclosures

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Is information posted on EMMA subject to greater scrutiny under the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws than when posted only on an issuer’s website?...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Affirms Enron Broker Not Liable to Employee Stock Option Holders for False or Withheld Information

Ending a more than 15-year-long legal battle, the Fifth Circuit on May 24, 2019, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against subsidiaries of UBS AG, alleging violations of U.S. securities laws for...more

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Court Rules No Scienter Required

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Both Corporations Code Section 25401 and Rule 10b-5 concern securities fraud. Section 25401, however, was modeled on Section 12(2) (now 12(a)(2)) of the Securities Act of 1933 while Section 10b-5 was adopted under Section...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Class Action, Holding That Grant Of Employee Stock Option Did Not Constitute A Sale,...

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On May 24, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed in a unanimous decision the dismissal of a putative securities class action against a major financial services company and several of its...more

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Extraterritorial Reach of SEC Enforcement of the Federal Securities Laws

In the Traffic Monsoon litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the enforcement provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act reach Traffic Monsoon’s sales to customers outside of the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

District Court Applies Lorenzo in Securities Class Action Alleging Fraudulent Scheme

In one of the first decisions to interpret and apply the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission, on April 11, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...more

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