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
Former U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen, the Special Master appointed to investigate alleged improper billing by class plaintiffs’ firms in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. State Street Bank and Trust Company,...more
7/19/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Disgorgement ,
Duty of Candor ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fee-Sharing ,
FRCP 11 ,
FRCP 23 ,
Institutional Investors ,
Recusal ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Master
First there was Libor. Next came credit default swaps and foreign exchange. Now, highlighted by the over $2 billion settlement reached in the Foreign Exchange Antitrust Litigation, plaintiffs are pursuing a number of...more
Recently, in Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v. Treasury Wine Estates Limited (“Treasury Wine”), the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia considered a primary judge’s class closure order which broke new ground in...more
Recent doubts have been raised as to the effectiveness of Dutch Foundations, which have become an important vehicle in foreign recoveries. While Dutch Foundations have negotiated settlements in some situations, some foreign...more
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, while seldom used in the past, has been increasingly used by institutional investors in suits against banks and other entities. The advantages of Section 18 are as follows...more
With the increasing barriers to successfully prosecuting a securities fraud case in the United States, including the jurisdictional limitations caused by the Morrison decision, institutional investors are sometimes now...more
7/23/2015
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Australia ,
Australian Stock Exchange ,
Class Action ,
Discovery ,
Indemnification ,
Institutional Investors ,
Jurisdiction ,
Legal Costs ,
Litigation Funding ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Securities Fraud ,
Testimony