On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund. Cyan resolves a nearly two-decades-long split among state and federal courts concerning...more
The Securities Act of 1933 prevents a securities purchaser from suing over an alleged material misstatement or omission in a registration statement more than three years after the offeringdate. A circuit split developed over...more
On June 23, 2016, the SEC instituted a settled enforcement action against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. (collectively, “Merrill”), in which Merrill agreed to pay $415...more