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Court of Chancery Issues First Decision Dismissing MultiPlan Claims

On May 31, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its first opinion dismissing a “MultiPlan claim” at the pleadings stage. As a reminder, a MultiPlan claim is a breach of fiduciary duty claim against directors,...more

6/10/2024 / Acquisitions , Class Action , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Mergers , Private Equity , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Litigation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - February 2024

Securities Class Actions Show No Signs of Slowing in 2024 - Key Points - While the volume of securities class actions filings has remained consistently elevated over the past several years, the composition of the class...more

3/5/2024 / Class Action , Corporate Governance , Digital Assets , Educational Institutions , Energy Sector , Entertainment Industry , Financial Services Industry , Healthcare , Life Sciences , Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP , Media , Publicly-Traded Companies , Retailers , SCOTUS , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Exchange Act , Securities Litigation , Securities Regulation

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani - Key Points - - Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2022

Cornerstone Research reports that during the first six months of 2022, plaintiffs filed 110 securities class actions, a pace that is generally in line — 2.8% higher — with what we saw in the second half of 2021. Looking...more

12/5/2022 / Class Action , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Sales Transactions , Cybersecurity , Enforcement Actions , FinTech , Futures , Healthcare , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Life Sciences , Popular , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Fraud , Securities Litigation , Stock Options

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2022

Class Certification - Central District of California Denies Class Certification in Securities Fraud Action Concerning Company’s Purchase of ADRs - Stoyas v. Toshiba Corp., No. 2:15-cv-04194 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2022) -...more

3/2/2022 / Class Action , Class Certification , Delaware General Corporation Law , Derivative Suit , Enforcement Actions , Forum Selection , Loss Causation , Pleading Standards , Scienter , Securities Exchange Act , Securities Fraud , Securities Litigation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Standing

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between July and October 2020. Class Certification - Cryptocurrency – Definition of a Security - Derivative...more

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

1/30/2020 / Acquisitions , Administrative Procedure Act , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Anti-Harassment Policies , Anti-Kickback Statute , Antitrust Investigations , Appeals , Arbitration Awards , Attorney General , Backstop Agreements , BEPS , BitLicense , Blockchain , Board of Directors , Bonds , Capital Markets , CFIUS , CFTC , Chapter 11 , Claim Preclusion , Class Action , Commercial Bankruptcy , Common Stock , Congressional Investigations & Hearings , Congressional Subpoenas , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) , Cooperation Agreement , Copyright , Corporate Governance , Corporate Restructuring , Corporate Social Responsibility , Corporate Taxes , Corwin Doctrine , Covenant Lite Deals , Creditors , Cross-Border Transactions , DACA , DE Supreme Court , Debt Financing , Debtors , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Dischargeable Debts , Disgorgement , Disparate Impact , Dodd-Frank , Down Rounds , Drug Pricing , EBITDA , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Enforcement Actions , Enforcement of Foreign Judgments , Enterprise Act 2002 , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , EU , Fair Housing Act (FHA) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FinTech , FIRRMA , Foreign Acquisitions , Foreign Investment , Foreign Issuers , FRCP 23 , General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , General Elections , GILTI tax , High-Yield Markets , Hong Kong , Hong Kong Stock Exchange , Individual Accountability , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Intellectual Property Litigation , Intercreditor Agreements , International Arbitration , International Litigation , IRS , Issue Preclusion , Japan , Joint Venture , Legislative Agendas , Life Sciences , Listing Rules , Litigation Strategies , Make-Whole Premium , Mergers , MFW , Multinationals , National Security , PCAOB , Pharmaceutical Industry , Political Parties , Preferred Shares , Private Offerings , Privately Held Corporations , Proxy Advisory Firms , Publicly-Traded Companies , Refinancing , Regulatory Agenda , Reporting Requirements , SCOTUS , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Litigation , Separation of Powers , Shareholder Activism , Shareholder Proposals , Shareholders , Split of Authority , State Labor Laws , Stock Drop Litigation , Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , Tax Litigation , Technology Sector , Third-Party Release Agrements , Transparency , UK , UK Brexit , Valuation , White Collar Crimes

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May and August 2019....more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between December 2018 and February 2019....more

Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Forum Selection Provisions Regulating Claims Under the Securities Act of 1933

On December 19, 2018, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that forum selection provisions contained in the certificate of incorporation of Delaware corporations are invalid to the extent that they require any claim under the...more

12/22/2018 / Certificates of Incorporation , Class Action , Concurrent Jurisdiction , Delaware General Corporation Law , Federal v State Law Application , Forum Selection , Investor Protection , Investors , Private Right of Action , Removal , SCOTUS , Securities Act of 1933 , Securities Litigation , Shareholder Rights , SLUSA , State Law Claims , Unenforceable Contract Terms

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2018

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between September 2018 and October 2018. ...more

12/7/2018 / Acquisitions , Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) , Aiding and Abetting , Appointments Clause , Breach of Duty , Claim Preclusion , Class Action , Constitutional Challenges , Controlling Stockholders , Damages , Dismissals , Enforcement Actions , Extraterritoriality Rules , Fiduciary Duty , Financial Institutions , General Partnerships , Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) , Investment Funds , Jurisdiction , Lucia v SEC , Material Adverse Effects , Material Misrepresentation , Merger Agreements , Mergers , MFW , Misrepresentation , Pleading Standards , Popular , Proxy Solicitations , PSLRA , Rule 10(b) , Scienter , Section 11 , Securities , Securities Act , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Exchange Act , Securities Fraud , Securities Litigation , Shareholder Litigation , SLUSA , Squeeze-Out Mergers

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - June 2018

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2018 and May 2018. ...more

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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