Securities Fraud, Class Certification

Supreme Court's Decision Reshapes Class Certification for Future Securities Class Actions

by Michael D. Redondo | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/19/2013

On February 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a long-standing circuit split on the issue of whether, when bringing a securities fraud class action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a...more

Supreme Court Eases Burden for Securities Class Action Plaintiffs

by Kyle Sawicki, Ashley Bruce Trehan | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/12/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected the need for plaintiffs to prove materiality at the class certification stage in federal securities fraud class actions, thus allowing shareholders of Amgen to proceed as a class in a...more

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

United States Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Need Not Prove the Materiality of the Alleged...

by Steven Kramer, John M. Landry, John Stigi | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/8/2013

In Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, No. 11-1085, ___ WL ______ (U.S. Feb. 27, 2013), the United States Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...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

Supreme Court Update: Two Securities Law Decisions This Week, and Another to Come

by Jeffrey Cook, Brian Miller | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/1/2013

The United States Supreme Court has taken a keen interest in the securities arena this current term, agreeing to hear at least three cases (of only approximately 70 in total). This week, the Supreme Court announced decisions...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

Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans And Trust Funds: Does Supreme Court Put “Cart Before The Horse” To Satisfy Predominance...

by Joshua E. Roberts | Carlton Fields on 2/28/2013

To best understand this decision, we need to look at the rules concerning both class actions and securities: - According to Rule 23(b)(3), a class action may be maintained if the court finds that questions of law or...more

Materiality Can Wait, Says the Supreme Court in Amgen

by Paul Karlsgodt | BakerHostetler on 2/28/2013

The following post is reprinted with permission from Paul Karlsgodt’s blog, www.classactionblawg.com. The Supreme Court has issued its opinion in one of the most highly anticipated class action-related cases on the...more

First Take on Amgen Decision: Supreme Court “Basically” Endorses Status Quo

by Douglas W. Greene | Lane Powell PC - Securities / D&O Discourse on 2/28/2013

The Supreme Court released its anxiously awaited decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans yesterday. On the face of the decision, it was a loss for defendants in that case, and for companies everywhere that are...more

Supreme Court Holds That Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Do Not Have to Prove Materiality to Certify a Class

by Jordan Eth, Joel Haims, Kayvan Sadeghi | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/28/2013

The Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision today in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, No. 11-1085, 568 U.S. __ (2013), affirming the Ninth Circuit and holding that securities class action...more

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Decides Materiality Need Not Be Demonstrated for Class Certification

by Thomas Byrne, Thomas Curvin, Valerie Strong Sanders | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/28/2013

This morning the United States Supreme Court affirmed class certification in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds , a securities fraud case. The question presented was whether plaintiffs seeking class...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Need to Prove Materiality at Class-Certification Stage in Securities Class Actions

by Ann Ashton, Tanya Dmitronow, Ralph Ferrara, Sarah Gold, Gregg Mashberg, Jonathan Richman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/28/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on February 27, 2013 that a plaintiff need not prove materiality as a prerequisite to obtaining class certification in a securities class action. The Court's ruling in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut...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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