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
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff denied class counsel’s request to file under seal three supplemental agreements to a $2.95 billion settlement in the Petrobras Securities Litigation,...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
On November 4, 2016, Judge Keith Ellison of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted preliminary approval of a $175 million settlement in the federal securities class action In re: BP p.l.c....more