On July 12, 2022, Twitter, Inc. brought a civil action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., for breach of contract in an attempt to force Musk to complete his...more
7/28/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Elon Musk ,
Gaming ,
Insider Trading ,
Merger Agreements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Specific Performance ,
Spoofing ,
Twitter
On June 29, 2022, Grayscale Investments, LLC petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for review of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 29, 2022 final order disapproving of an October...more
7/14/2022
/ Accredited Investors ,
Bitcoin ,
Breach of Duty ,
Caremark claim ,
CFTC ,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Futures ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Trading Platforms
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
/ Amazon ,
Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
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
/ Article III ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Standing ,
Stock Exchange
Northern District of Illinois Grants Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Summary Judgment Decision Regarding Whether Former Walgreens CFO’s Statements Were Actionable; Securities Fraud Claims Against Chicken Producer for...more
3/23/2022
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Class Action ,
Clinical Trials ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ,
PSLRA ,
Public Statements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Share Price ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Walgreens
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Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more
3/9/2022
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Breach of Duty ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fannie Mae ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Mootness Fee Applications ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Reversal ,
Russia ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Supplemental Disclosures ,
Tortious Interference ,
Virtual Currency