News & Analysis as of

Securities Fraud Mortgage-Backed Securities

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - November 2017/ Volume 9 / Issue 4

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between August 2017 and October 2017....more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Accepts Materialization-of-Risk Standard for Loss Causation

On July 20, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recognized the “materialization of the risk” standard as a means of proving loss causation in securities-fraud cases. The court’s decision in Ohio Public...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

U.S. Supreme Court Denies S&P Investors’ Petition for Certiorari

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on

On November 2, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied investors’ petition for review of a Second Circuit decision affirming the dismissal of their class action against Standard & Poor’s Rating Services’ parent,...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Sanctions Hedge Fund Advisory Firm For Improper Valuations of Illiquid Securities

Returning to an enforcement priority repeatedly articulated over the years, the SEC recently imposed sanctions on a registered investment advisory firm and two principals arising out of an alleged scheme to inflate the...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Citigroup, Goldman, and UBS to Pay $235 Million Settlement in MBS Class Action

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on

On February 13, 2015, the plaintiffs in New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund, et al., v. Residential Capital, LLC, et al., No. 08-cv-8781 (S.D.N.Y.) filed an unopposed motion for certification of the class and to approve a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - January 2015 #3

Cybersecurity, Potential Equity Order Routing Conflicts and AML Among the Top Examination Priorities for SEC in 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Jefferies Settles Market Crisis Failure To Supervise Actions With SEC/USAO

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Registered broker-dealer Jefferies LLC resolved failure to supervise charges tied to the market crisis with the SEC and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The Commission settled with the broker in an...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Derivative Suit Filed Against JPMorgan Alleges Culture of Risk

Bilzin Sumberg on

Adding to JPMorgan Chase’s widely publicized recent legal woes, shareholder Bradley P. Miller filed a derivative suit against the bank and its directors in California federal court on January 23, 2014, as a result of the $20...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Federal Judge Dismisses FDIC’s Securities Fraud Claims Against Countrywide

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on

On April 8, U.S. District Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the Central District of California dismissed the FDIC’s suit against Countrywide. FDIC, as the receiver for Colonial Bank, filed suit against Countrywide and Bank of...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide