In the Traffic Monsoon litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the enforcement provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act reach Traffic Monsoon’s sales to customers outside of the...more
5/8/2019
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act
In 2017, courts across this country were split on whether plaintiffs could assert a class action alleging claims under the Securities Act of 1933 (which provides a private right of action against issuers and others for...more
1/18/2019
/ Bylaws ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Forum Selection ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation
In a recent ruling in In re: BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed claims asserted by opt-out plaintiffs as time barred by the Exchange Act’s statute of...more
10/10/2018
/ American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah ,
CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Class Action ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Institutional Investors ,
Opt-Outs ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose
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
6/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Equitable Tolling ,
FRCP 23 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation
LendingClub is facing two parallel securities litigation cases stemming from alleged false statements it made in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”). One case is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the...more
11/9/2017
/ Class Certification ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
FRCP 12(b)(2) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
LendingClub ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Motion To Intervene ,
PLSRA ,
Private Offerings ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court‘s 2017 term begins October 2nd and we will be tracking at least three cases relevant to institutional investors:
•Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund
•Digital Realty Trust v....more
9/13/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Class Action ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Institutional Investors ,
Internal Reporting ,
Item 303 ,
Leidos Inc v Indiana Public Retirement System ,
NVIDIA ,
Regulation S-K ,
Removal ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
State Securities Claims ,
Whistleblowers
In a 5-4 decision, issued during the final week of the its term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the filing of a class action does not toll the three-year period provided for in Section 13 of the Securities Act of 1933....more
6/27/2017
/ CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Class Action ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Pension Funds ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in CalPERS v. ANZ Securities. Previously we provided a comprehensive overview of CalPERS’s brief. In anticipation of oral arguments, below we discuss the arguments raised...more
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
3/25/2017
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Appeals ,
CalPERS ,
CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Class Action ,
Opt-Outs ,
Public Pension ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Tolling
As the Supreme Court begins its 2014-15 term this month, it will be considering a number of securities cases, including the Omnicare case, which is scheduled for oral argument on November 3rd, and three other cases in which...more
In what amounted to a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 573 U.S. ___ (2014) that the presumption of reliance based on the fraud-on-the-market theory, first articulated in...more
In its 2010 Morrison decision, the Supreme Court decided that Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) (“Section 10(b)”),only reaches “transactions in securities listed on domestic exchanges”...more
The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. One issue presented in the case is whether the court should overrule or substantially modify the holding of Basic Inc. v. Levinson, a...more
On February 26, 2014, the United States Supreme Court limited the reach of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA), thereby increasing the number of individuals and entities that may be surprised to...more