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Allen Matkins

Is A Change In Transfer Restrictions In A Shareholder Agreement Subject To Qualification?

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A recent post discussed whether amending a shareholders agreement is subject to qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968.  For the purpose of that discussion, it is important to recognize that not...more

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Northern District of California Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Based On Financial Services Company’s Alleged...

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On July 29, 2024, Judge Trina L. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought by investors against a financial...more

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Want Of Privity Evidence Dooms Class Claims Against Blockchain Company

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The California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 generally requires that the offer and sale of a security in an issuer transaction must be qualified unless exempt or not subject to qualification (due to preemption).  Cal....more

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Does Jarkesy Negate Administrative Penalties Under The California Corporate Securities Law?

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Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court held that when the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution entitles the...more

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Is There A California Connection To Kirschner?

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Last summer, bankers and the lawyers who advise them breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals  upheld a U.S. District Court's opinion that notes in a bank syndicated loan were not...more

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Department Of Financial Protection & Innovation Warns Investors About Nonexistent Class Action Settlement

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Yesterday, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation warned investors that an "entity calling itself “Hartman Cain & Associates,” which represents itself as a law firm based in California, and operates...more

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SEC Wins First “Shadow Trading” Trial

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On April 5, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned a verdict for the Securities and Exchange Commission in its first “shadow trading” case after...more

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Judge Rules Plaintiff Lacked Standing To Claim Damages Whilst Still Holding Securities

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Part 5 of the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968 sets forth a number of fraudulent and prohibited practices.  One of these practices is to "to offer or sell a security in this state, or to buy or offer to buy a...more

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Does The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 Preclude Actions In State Court Under Corporations Code Section 25401?

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Section 25401 of the California Corporations Code declares generally declares unlawful to make false statements of a material fact or or omit material facts when buying or selling a security.  It is therefore similar to Rule...more

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Court Finds Presentation To Regulators Was An Official Proceeding And Why That Is Important

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California's Anti-SLAPP statute is intended to cut short lawsuits "brought primarily to chill the valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition . . .".  Cal. Code Civ. Proc  § 425.16(a) ...more

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Are Securities Law And Unfair Competition Law Claims Miscible?

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Recently, I wrote about the ruling in Cress v. Nexo Financial LLC, 2023 WL 6609352 (Oct. 10, 2023).   Today's post covers a different issue addressed in that case - to what extent does California's securities law preclude...more

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California Securities Claims Can Transend Even Death

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As has been discussed in previous posts, Part 5 of the Corporation Securities Law of 1968 establishes violations and Part 6 prescribes remedies.  For example, Corporations Code Section 25401 in Part 5 provides, in part, that...more

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Despite Discretionary Standard, Courts Still Must Show Their Work

Although in the Ninth Circuit the decision to revisit an order under FRCP 60 is “highly discretionary,” judges still must explicitly grapple with the relevant factors. That was the clear message sent by Judge Haywood Gilliam...more

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California District Court Grants With Prejudice Motion To Dismiss Securities Fraud Class Action Against Video Game Company,...

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On January 22, 2023, Judge Percy Anderson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted a motion to dismiss the third amended class action complaint (“TAC”) in a putative class action...more

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When Selling Partnership Interests May Require A Real Estate Broker's License

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The definition of a "real estate broker" under the California Real Estate Law encompasses much more than simply selling real estate.   For example, Business & Professions Code Section 10131.3 defines a real estate broker as...more

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California Court of Appeal Holds that a Corporation’s Direct Cause of Action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty is Legal Rather than...

In ZF Micro Solutions, Inc. v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd., 2022 WL 4090879 (Cal. App. Aug. 8, 2022), the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal decided, as a matter of first impression, that a...more

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Knowledge Of Restrictions Dooms Stock Transfers

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Two California statutes require that restrictions on transfer be included on share certificates.  Section 8204 of the Commercial Code  provides that "[a] restriction on transfer of a security . . . is ineffective against a...more

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California Court of Appeal Clarifies that a Derivative Plaintiff Must Demonstrate Both “Contemporaneous” and “Continuous”...

In Sirott v. Superior Court, 2022 Cal. App. LEXIS 389 (Cal. App. May 5, 2022), the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal (Humes, J.) analyzed the ownership requirements a plaintiff must satisfy to pursue...more

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Why Privity Matters

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In 2011, I posed the following question: Is Privity Required Or Not Required Under Section 25500?  Section 25500 of the California Corporations Code provides the remedy for violations of Section 25400 which declares unlawful...more

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Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Board Diversity Statute, Rendering It Ripe for Review by the California Court of...

In Crest v. Padilla, No. 20STCV37513 (Cal. Super. Apr. 1, 2022), the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles (Green, J.) declared that Section 301.4 of the California Corporations Code is unconstitutional...more

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California Court of Appeal Addresses Derivative Standing and Failure of Oversight Claims Under Delaware Law

In Tola v. Bryant, No. 16150, 2022 Cal. App. LEXIS 241 (Cal. App. Mar. 24, 2022), the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal applied Delaware’s new formulation of the test for determining whether a...more

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If Form 10-K Statements Are "Protected Activity", What About Form 8-K and 10-Q Filings?

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Yesterday's post concerned the California Court of Appeal's holding that statements made in a Form 10-K were "protected activity" under California's Anti-SLAPP statute because they were made "in connection with an issue under...more

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Court Rules "Thoughtful," "Disciplined," and "Dynamic" Are But Short Blasts Of Wind

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Semper Midas Fund, Ltd was formed for to invest primarily in mortgage-related instruments.  Five months after investing over $300,000 in the fund, the Alan Kalin was told that that the fund had lost over 50% of its value. ...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation Required For California Securities Claim

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Section 25400(d) of the California Corporations Code declares it is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, in this state...more

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What Type Of Crime Is Securities Fraud In California?

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Section 25401 of the California Corporations Code, which was modeled on Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, provides...more

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