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Burr & Forman

Texas Two Step: “In Connection With” At The End Of Its Tether?

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The familiar “in connection with the purchase or sale” securities-litigation requirement may not be unlimited in its breadth, after all. On February 26, the US Supreme Court pulled up short defendants in litigation by...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Financial Services Law - Mar 14, 2014

State and Federal Lawmakers, Chair of Fed Weigh in on Regulation of Virtual Currency - The New York Department of Financial Services issued an order on Wednesday that it will immediately start accepting applications...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel (Cumulative) - March 13, 2014

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Lawson v. FMR LLC that the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protect employees who work for contractors and subcontractors of public companies and not just employees...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Narrows Scope of SLUSA

In Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, Nos. 12-79, 12-86 and 12-88, 2014 U.S. LEXIS 1644 (U.S. Feb. 26, 2014), the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a split in the circuits regarding whether alleged misrepresentations...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Maintains Viability of State Law Claims Related to Securities Transactions

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A recent Supreme Court opinion, Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, addresses the viability of class action state-law claims arising from fraudulent securities transactions. This was an opportunity for the Court to limit...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside The Courts - March 2014 | Volume 6 | Issue 1

In This Issue: - U.S. SUPREME COURT: ..Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 (U.S. March 4, 2014) ..Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79 (U.S. Feb. 26, 2014) - CLASS CERTIFICATION: ..In re BP...more

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The Supreme Court Narrows SLUSA’s Reach and Expands the Pool of Potential Defendants Subject to State Securities Law Class Actions

On February 26, 2014, the United States Supreme Court limited the reach of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA), thereby increasing the number of individuals and entities that may be surprised to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

High Court Limits Application of Phrase “In Connection With” for Federal Securities Laws

On February 26, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice et al. that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (“SLUSA”) does not preclude class action lawsuits asserting state law...more

Perkins Coie

Supreme Court Holds That SLUSA Does Not Preempt State Law Claims Of Investors In Stanford Ponzi Scheme

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Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of the preemption of state law class actions afforded by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79 (U.S....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

No SLUSA Protection Absent Material Connection With Sale/Purchase of Covered Security

In Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, the U.S. Supreme Court held on February 26, 2014, that the victims of Allen Stanford’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme can proceed with their claims against law firms, insurance brokers,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending February 28, 2014)

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The Supreme Court handed down a significant decision, construing SLUSA in the context of suits by investors defrauded investors in the Stanford Ponzi scheme. The Court concluded that the Act does not bar four state law class...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside The Courts - December 2013 | Volume 5 | Issue 4

In This Issue: *U.S. SUPREME COURT: - Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317 (U.S. Nov. 15, 2013) Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 (U.S. Nov. 12, 2013) - Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No....more

Akerman LLP

Supreme Court Update: Two Securities Law Decisions This Week, and Another to Come

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The United States Supreme Court has taken a keen interest in the securities arena this current term, agreeing to hear at least three cases (of only approximately 70 in total). This week, the Supreme Court announced decisions...more

BakerHostetler

U.S. Supreme Court To Review Fifth Circuit’s SLUSA Decision in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Case

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The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to examine the “in connection with” requirement of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (“SLUSA”) in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79....more

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