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- The SEC’s Crypto Task Force acknowledges past hostility toward digital assets and aims to create more sensible regulations.
- Tokenized securities face complex regulatory challenges, including compliance...more
5/28/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Blockchain ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Retail Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Tokens ,
Technology
A California state court dismissed a putative securities fraud class action against Uber, as well as certain individuals and underwriters, on the grounds of inconvenient forum, holding that the federal forum selection...more
11/30/2020
/ Choice-of-Law ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
Forum Selection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
State Law Claims ,
Uber
On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action in a decision that provides additional guidance concerning the standard for pleading loss...more
On June 10, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action in a potentially significant decision for securities defendants, particularly those in the pharmaceutical, biotech and...more
6/16/2020
/ Biotechnology ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Inflated Projections ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Scienter ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation