On June 3, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the final two counts in an action against California biotech firm Vaxart, Inc., finding that plaintiffs failed to adequately allege that certain non-public information...more
6/16/2022
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Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
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Incentive Compensation ,
Leave to Amend ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices ,
Vaccinations
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Requiring Climate-Related Disclosures; Southern District of New York Dismisses Securities Fraud Claims Against U.S. Stock Exchanges for Lack of Standing; Southern District of New York Dismisses...more
4/6/2022
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Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
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Putative Class Actions ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
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Securities Litigation ,
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Stock Exchange
Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more
12/23/2021
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Bad Faith ,
Biotechnology ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Public Information ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Vaccinations
Ninth Circuit Holds that Purchasers of Unregistered Shares in Slack’s Direct Listing May Bring Securities Act Claims; Small Class of Crypto Purchasers Recommended for Certification; Tether to Pay $41 Million to Settle...more
11/18/2021
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CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Direct Listing ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Music Streaming ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
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Securities Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Slack ,
Stablecoins ,
Standing ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency