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Securities Exchange Act Negligence

The Securities Exchance Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1934 to govern the secondary securities trading market. In addition, the Securities Exchange Act established the Securities and Exchange... more +
The Securities Exchance Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1934 to govern the secondary securities trading market. In addition, the Securities Exchange Act established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is the primary regulatory agency enforcing federal securities laws. less -
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cybersecurity After SolarWinds: Practical Guidance for CISOs Under the New Rules

Judge Engelmayer’s 107-page dismissal of most of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s claims against SolarWinds provides valuable guidance, and some comfort, for public companies and Chief Information Security...more

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Leash the Kraken: SEC Sues Kraken

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On November 20, 2023, the SEC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Payward, Inc. and Payward Ventures, Inc. which, together, do business as Kraken. The...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11

Welcome to the eleventh, post-Memorial Day issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. As India and Peru experience record COVID-19 cases, many parts of the United States have reached a return to normality that was...more

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Emulex Cert Dismissed: Supreme Court Passes on Opportunity to Curtail Federal Court Merger Litigation

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Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, No. 18-459 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2019) - On April 23, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a writ of certiorari that could have decided whether investors may sue public companies alleged to have...more

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Southern District Of Texas Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Oil And Gas Exploration Company For Failure To Adequately...

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On March 13, 2019, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5...more

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Is the Standard Negligence or Intent? Supreme Court to Address Circuit Split on Section 14(e) Claims

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On January 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari and agreed to hear a challenge by Emulex Corporation to a 2018 Ninth Circuit ruling regarding the scope of liability under Section 14(e) of the...more

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Attention Forum Shoppers! Blue Light Special in the Ninth Circuit!

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On April 20, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit split from five other circuit courts in Varjabedian v. Emulex Corp., No. 16-55088 (9th Cir. Apr. 20, 2018), by holding that claims under Section 14(e) of the...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Section 14(e) Of The Exchange Act Requires Showing Of Negligence, Not Scienter, In Departure From Other...

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On April 20, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that scienter is not required for securities claims brought under Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Varjabedian v. Emulex...more

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Ninth Circuit Establishes Negligence Standard for Section 14(e) Claims in Circuit-Splitting Decision

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Rejecting the analysis of every other federal appellate court to consider the issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that most claims filed under Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Splits From Other Circuits, Holding That a Negligence Standard Applies to a Claim Challenging Tender Offer...

In Varjabedian v. Emulex Corp., No. 16-55088, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10000 (9th Cir. Apr. 20, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit split from the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Ninth Circuit: Enough to Allege Negligence When Attacking Tender Offer Documents

Varjabedian ruling challenges long-standing precedent of scienter requirement. Section 14(e) ruling creates circuit split, increasing odds of Supreme Court review. ...more

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints

Five Advantages to Section 18 – A New Weapon for Institutions

Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, while seldom used in the past, has been increasingly used by institutional investors in suits against banks and other entities. The advantages of Section 18 are as follows...more

MoFo Reenforcement

CFPB Wins MTD, But Loses on Scienter Standard for Aiding-and-Abetting Claims

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A federal judge has rejected the CFPB’s argument that the CFPA should incorporate a lower standard for “recklessness” than that to secondary liability under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEC Act”). On September 1,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eighth Circuit Applies Negligence Standard to SEC Enforcement Claims for Violations of Section 14(a) and Rules 14a-9, 13b2-1 and...

In SEC v. Das, No. 12-2780, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 15327 (8th Cir. July 29, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s delivery of jury instructions applying a negligence...more

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