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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Northern District Of California Certifies Securities Class Action Based On Damages Model That Accounted For Varied Price Impact...

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On December 17, 2024, Judge Vince Chhabria of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a renewed motion for class certification in a securities action against a majority shareholder of...more

Dechert LLP

Securities and Derivative Litigation: Quarterly Update - November 2024

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Highlight the steady pace of filings for artificial intelligence-related securities class actions; Analyze an opinion by the Eastern District of Michigan denying class certification and illustrating how courts are...more

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Second Circuit Clarifies Limitations of Fraud on Market Theory

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In a three-ring circus — where the first is the motion to dismiss, the second is class certification, and the third is summary judgment — the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has introduced a new act in the second ring for...more

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A Name is Not Enough: Ninth Circuit Finds No Standing for First-to-File Shareholder to Appeal Securities Class Action

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Imagine you are an investor and you decide to file a lawsuit after a company that you invest in suffers a stock drop. When you get to the courthouse, you find that you are the first person to file a federal securities class...more

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Central District Of California Denies Certification Of Proposed Class Of Unsponsored ADR Purchasers For Lack Of Typicality

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On January 7, 2022, Judge Dean D. Pregerson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in a putative class action against a Japanese manufacturer of...more

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Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence Is...

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Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence is Required for Each Putative Class Member; District Judge Approves Magistrate’s Recommendation to Deny...more

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