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The Grundfest Solution Works Again and Corporate Counsel of Public Companies Should Take Notice of the Upside of Federal Forum...

On April 28, 2022, the California Court of Appeals became the first appellate court outside of Delaware to uphold a federal forum provision (“FFP”) in governing corporate documents. The appellate decision was issued in the...more

In the Wake of the Pandora’s Box Opened by the Supreme Court’s Cyan Decision, Court to Address Discovery Stay Question in State...

On July 2, 2021, the US Supreme Court granted the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed in Pivotal Software, to address one of the many questions stemming from the Court’s decision in Cyan, which permitted state courts to...more

More Cannabis Industry Securities Suits Hit Dockets

In our recent article on securities litigation in the burgeoning legal cannabis industry, we noted that companies in this space must be careful and thoughtful in their disclosures to avoid securities litigation exposure. In...more

First Securities Class Action Complaint Filed In 2021 Following Disclosure Of Cyberattack On SolarWinds Corporation

On January 4, 2021, a putative securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against SolarWinds Corporation (“SolarWinds”), SolarWinds’ CEO and CFO.[1] This...more

Dropbox Becomes Third California Superior Court Decision To Enforce Delaware Corporations’ Federal Forum Provision For Securities...

Three separate California Superior Courts have recently upheld federal forum provisions (“FFP”) in governing corporate documents to preclude state court actions under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) (15...more

New York Appellate Division Decides First Securities Act Case Since Cyan

On December 3, 2020, the New York State Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department dismissed an action alleging claims under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) in Lyu v. Ruhnn Holdings Limited....more

California Superior Courts Enforce Delaware Corporations’ Federal Forum Provision For Securities Act Lawsuits

In recent decisions, two separate California Superior Courts have upheld federal forum provisions (“FFP”) in governing corporate documents to preclude state court actions under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities...more

Event-Driven Securities Litigation in the Age of COVID-19

Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 pandemic has already spurred several private securities class action lawsuits and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement actions. Companies that deal with COVID-19 on a daily...more

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