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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Says SEC Need Not Show Investors Lost Money to Obtain Disgorgement

In a unanimous decision issued June 4, 2026 in Sripetch v. SEC,1  the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement without showing that any victim suffered pecuniary...more

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A ‘sting’ in the tail: courts close in on insurance cover for civil penalties

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A recent judgment against the CEO of oil and gas supplier Qteq for cartel conduct becomes the latest example of regulators seeking to prevent directors and officers from turning to their insurance to pay their civil penalty,...more

Stark & Stark

When The Sheriff Doesn’t Recover Your Property: Understanding Amercement

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When a creditor obtains a court order to repossess collateral or other personal property, successful execution often depends on proper coordination between the creditor, the sheriff’s office, and specialized recovery...more

Winstead PC

Court Reversed A Jury Trial Due To Inadequate Damage Evidence And Reversed Summary Judgments Based On The Trustee’s Discretion To...

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In Marshall v. Marshall, the Marshall Grandchildren’s Trust (“Trust”) was established in 1987 for Preston Marshall’s benefit, with his parents Elaine and E. Pierce Marshall as trustees. No. 14-23-00276-CV, 2025 Tex. App....more

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Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Sripetch v. SEC concerning the scope of the SEC’s disgorgement authority. The Court unanimously held that the SEC can seek disgorgement...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mind the Gap — Third Circuit Clarifies Rule on Overlapping Overtime

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a significant precedential decision in Secretary U. S. Department of Labor v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC, No. 24-2842, 2026 WL...more

Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Revives Trafficking Claims in First-Ever Helms-Burton Decision

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Title III of the Helms-Burton Act empowers U.S. nationals who own claims to property confiscated by Cuba's Communist regime to sue anyone who "traffics in" such property for potentially enormous damages. Since Title III...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds SEC Disgorgement Powers in Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 25-466, affirming that proof of pecuniary loss to victims of securities law violations is not...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Virginia’s New Business Screening Services Program: Key Compliance Obligations

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Virginia is implementing a new Business Screening Services (BSS) program that will significantly change how private background screening companies handle Virginia criminal and traffic history records. Effective July 1,...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: Supreme Court Holds SEC Does Not Need to Prove Pecuniary Loss in Disgorgement

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On 4 June 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Sripetch v. SEC, ruling that the SEC does not need to prove that victims of a securities law violation suffered pecuniary loss to obtain disgorgement....more

Polsinelli

Mind the Gap: Third Circuit Rejects Overtime Gap Time Theory Behind DOL's $35.8 Million FLSA Judgment

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Key Takeaways: The Third Circuit held that the FLSA does not provide a cause of action for overtime gap time claims....more

Baker Donelson

SEC On Top: Supreme Court Confirms the Securities and Exchange Commission May Claw Back Ill-Gotten Gains Regardless of Investor...

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The United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Tick tock: Related trade secrets have single accrual date under DTSA statute of limitations

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a judgment awarding damages and a permanent injunction, finding that the plaintiff’s trade secret misappropriation claims were barred by the statute of limitations...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

New York Medical Malpractice Case Valuation: Key Factors in 2026

Understanding medical malpractice case valuation today requires a more disciplined and data-informed approach than in prior years. Shifting jury behavior, rapid changes in healthcare delivery, and the growing influence of...more

Stark & Stark

New Jersey Chancery Court Finds LLC Member Oppression and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Following Bench Trial

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A favorable result was recently obtained in the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division in Fasulo v. Shaw, an LLC member oppression and fiduciary duty case arising from a dispute among members of a limited liability...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New York Bill Expanding Employee Access to Personnel Files Could Soon Become Law

On May 19, 2026, the New York Assembly passed S.3460, a bill that, if signed into law, would expand employee access to personnel records, require notice of negative information placed in those records and an opportunity to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Affirms SEC’s Right To Seek Disgorgement Without Showing Pecuniary Loss

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In a unanimous decision on June 4, the Supreme Court held that the SEC may obtain disgorgement without demonstrating that investors suffered financial losses. See Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 608 U.S. ____...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Florida Attorney Fees Ruling Could End Expert Testimony Mandate

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You win your case, and the court finds that you are entitled to your reasonable attorney fees and costs from your opponent. You are excited that you are going to be reimbursed some or all of the fees and costs you have had to...more

Jenner & Block

Supreme Court Holds SEC Need Not Prove Investor Losses to Obtain Disgorgement—But Key Limits Remain

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In any enforcement action, one of the SEC's most powerful remedies is disgorgement—the ability to force a defendant to repay the ill-gotten gain from an alleged securities law violation. During the Biden administration, the...more

Bracewell LLP

Supreme Court Clears Path for SEC’s Disgorgement Authority

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In a unanimous decision issued last week, the US Supreme Court held in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission[1] that the SEC need not prove that investors suffered actual financial losses to obtain a disgorgement...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Supreme Court Rejects Financial Harm Requirement for SEC Disgorgement

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On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to limit the ability of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) to seek disgorgement, ruling that the remedy does not require...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ Civil Division to Accelerate False Claims Act Enforcement and Simultaneous Criminal Reviews in Benefits Fraud Cases

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On May 27, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that its Civil Division is implementing reforms to accelerate the review of False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower complaints alleging fraud on federally funded,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

One Question Too Few: A Win on Eligibility Undone by the Verdict Form

In Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. ecobee Technologies ULC, the Federal Circuit handed Ollnova a string of doctrinal wins — three of its four patents cleared the patent eligibility hurdle under 35 U.S.C. § 101 — only to throw...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

Third Circuit delivers employer-friendly FLSA ruling: No federal recovery for “overtime gap time” claims

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In a closely watched wage-and-hour decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit narrowed the scope of potential liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), holding that employees cannot pursue federal...more

Cooley LLP

Washington’s CEMA Amendments Take Effect June 11 – What Consumer-Facing Companies Should Know

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Recent court decisions have significantly expanded the reach of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA), a statute enacted in 1998 in response to dial-up era concerns. The claims driving today’s litigation wave...more

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