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Recent Second Circuit Opinion Underscores the Importance of Engaging Experienced Counsel to File and Perfect Class Action Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) recently issued an important decision concerning challenging the rejection of claims made by class members in settled U.S. class actions. Contant v. AMA...more

Petition for Certiorari Asks Supreme Court to Clarify Whether the Federal Securities Laws Carry a Duty to Update

Last week, executives of the now-defunct biotechnology company, Orexigen, filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking clarification of the duty to update under the federal securities laws. The...more

Institutional Investors Must Remain Vigilant of Limitations Deadlines in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Holding in China Agritech...

The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in China Agritech Inc. v. Resh, to determine whether “[u]pon denial of class certification, may a putative class member, in lieu of promptly joining an existing suit or promptly...more

Federal Circuit Rules that Starr International Lacks Standing to Pursue Class Claims Stemming from the U.S. Government’s...

On May 9, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) affirmed in part and reversed in part an earlier decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which had held that aspects of the...more

Briefs Filed in CalPERS v. ANZ Securities

On February 27, 2017, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) filed its brief with the Supreme Court, requesting that the Court reverse the decision of the Second Circuit and abrogate the Second...more

In GAMCO v. Vivendi, the Second Circuit Affirms that Value Investors Can Rely on the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption Unless...

On September 27, 2016, the Second Circuit ruled against an opt-out action brought in the continuing Vivendi litigation. The recently issued opinion, however, does have positive implications for institutional investor class...more

Developers Who Elect Not to Pay Comprehensive Permit Fees in Full Proceed at Their Peril

The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an opinion on August 29, 2016, that has significant ramifications for developers seeking Comprehensive Permits for affordable housing projects under chapter 40B of the Massachusetts...more

Virtus Investment Partners Asks the Court to Certify for Interlocutory Appeal Its Decision on Loss Causation Concerning Mutual...

Although this blog is focused typically on opportunities for institutional investors to recover losses as class members or plaintiffs, we think this decision in Youngers v. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., may also be of...more

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