SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Decide Whether Automatic Discovery Stay Applies to Securities Act Cases in State Court; Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Suit Against FedEx for Failure to Make Pre-Litigation...more
7/29/2021
/ Appeals ,
Automatic Stay ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Certiorari ,
Class Certification ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Derivative Suit ,
Discovery ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Popular ,
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ,
PSLRA ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Standard of Review ,
State Courts ,
Stock Prices ,
Vacated
Massachusetts Superior Court BLS Finds No Duty to Disclose Alleged Preliminary Merger Discussions, Northern District of California Declines to Dismiss Oracle Fraud Class Action Suit, SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Goldman...more
4/7/2021
/ Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Production ,
Business Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
MetLife ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Oracle ,
Oral Argument ,
Pensions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices
Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Stockholder Litigation to Proceed Against Viacom-CBS Over $30B Merger; Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal with Prejudice of Securities Class Action Against Tesla; Second Circuit Affirms...more
2/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Burden of Proof ,
CBS ,
Class Action ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Loans ,
Mergers ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Reversal ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Standing ,
Tesla ,
Viacom
Delaware Court of Chancery Denies Motion to Dismiss in Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit Related to Mindbody Inc.’s Billion Dollar Merger with Vista Equity Partners; Second Circuit Unanimously Affirms Lower Court’s Decision...more
10/21/2020
/ Bad Faith ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Class Action ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Donald Trump ,
Duty of Care ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Gross Negligence ,
Investors ,
Loss Causation ,
Mergers ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Popular ,
Proxy Materials ,
Public Disclosure ,
Reversal ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders ,
Subpoenas ,
Tax Returns ,
Whistleblowers