Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent decisions on motions to dismiss in COVID-related class action securities litigations—one successfully dismissed, the other largely surviving—show that a bare allegation of failure to predict the...more
The United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of New York recently dismissed putative securities class action complaints filed against life science companies in Smith v. Antares...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu et al v. Securities and Exchange Commission, in what some thought would be a landmark case on the SEC’s power to seek disgorgement...more
3/10/2020
/ Administrative Authority ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Relief ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lack of Authority ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Oral Argument ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations