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Class Action Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Securities Regulation

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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Central District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Plant-Based Meat Substitute...

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On February 26, 2025, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action against a producer of plant-based meat...more

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Trends in 2024 Securities Class Actions: AI and Biotech Cases On the Rise, Second Circuit Bounces Back

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Cornerstone Research recently issued its 2024 Year in Review report examining recent trends in securities class action filings. For the second year in a row, the number of securities class action filings saw an uptick,...more

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Northern District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Securities Fraud Claim Against Ridesharing Company

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On January 16, 2025, Judge Trina L. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a securities action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the...more

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Eastern District Of North Carolina Dismisses Securities Claims Against Auto Parts Retailers

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On January 23, 2025, Judge James C. Dever III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina dismissed a putative securities class action against an auto parts retailer (the “Company”) and...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Exchange Act Claims Against Specialty Insurance Underwriter For Failure To Plausibly...

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On December 12, 2024, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and...more

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United States Supreme Court to Hear Two Securities Cases This Term

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two cases concerning the pleading standard in securities fraud class actions....more

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Supreme Court Evaluates Private Cause of Action for Allegedly Lying by Omission

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On January 16, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Case Number 22-1165, Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., et al. v. Moab Partners, L.P., et al. Before the Court was whether a “failure to make a disclosure under...more

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SCOTUS to Hear Dispute Over SEC Disclosure Rules

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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case this term involving the circuit split over the types of disclosures that private plaintiffs can enforce under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 10(b)...more

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