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Fifth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Striking of Class Allegations
On April 8, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the US District Court for the District of Maryland’s dismissal of all claims in Defeo et al. v. IonQ, Inc. et al., a securities class action asserting...more
On May 9, 2025, Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a purported securities class action against a grocery delivery company (the “Company”), certain of its officers and...more
On March 27, 2025, Judge John G. Koeltl 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 against a software company and...more
In a decision that resonates with many critics of mootness fees, a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Illinois ordered counsel for Akorn Inc. shareholders to return $332,500 in attorneys’ fees extracted from a...more
In re Dell Techs. Inc. Class V S’holders Litig., No. 349, 2023 (Del. Aug. 14, 2024) - After an appeal of the second-largest fee award in Delaware history, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Chancery had...more
On March 7, 2025, Judge John P. Cronan of the Southern District of New York granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a putative class action asserting claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933...more
Last week, we explored a recent data breach class action and the litigation risk of such lawsuits. Companies need to be aware of litigation risk not only arising from data breaches, but also from shareholder class actions...more
The 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium brought together leading voices in the professional liability space to discuss the evolving risks corporate leaders are facing. I was privileged to moderate the panel on securities litigation, a...more
On February 14, 2025, Judge Margo Brodie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the...more
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
In this last article in his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell looked at motion to dismiss trends in the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles and Orange County. The CD...more
A landmark judgment from the Court of Appeal has clarified when representative proceedings may be issued on a bifurcated basis and the application of the regime to securities claims....more
Woodruff Sawyer’s D&O Databox™ Year-End Report provides insights about securities class action activities, developments, and historical trends—sourced from Databox, our proprietary database and leading resource for securities...more
On February 4, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, determined that the Wrongful Acts alleged in a securities class action against Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. had a “meaningful linkage” with the Wrongful Acts...more
We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know...more
Last year, just three federal district courts handled half of all securities class actions. In the second part of his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell reviews motion to dismiss trends in...more
On January 29, 2025, Judge Robert Kirsch of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion to dismiss a securities action asserting claims under Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 20A of the...more
Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the third quarter of 2024. Decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery this quarter included an analysis of the assignment for the benefit of creditors...more
AI-related filings more than double and 1933 Act filings continue to decline. The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related...more
On January 2, 2025, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a securities action asserting claims under Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 18...more
After a two-and-a-half-year lull in SPAC activity, the second half of 2024 brought glimmers of sunshine to the otherwise gloomy world of SPACs. New SPAC IPO activity picked up pace in the summer of 2024 and continued to grow,...more
We are pleased to announce the launch of MoFo’s new quarterly newsletter highlighting the most important developments in federal securities and Delaware corporate litigation. In this first edition, we provide a rundown of the...more
On January 10, 2025, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued a much-anticipated ruling in Spence v. American Airlines, Inc., which marks the first time that a federal judge has written an on-the-merits...more
Les récentes décisions judiciaires et les nouvelles pratiques réglementaires entraînent des répercussions importantes pour les émetteurs à capital ouvert et d’autres participants aux marchés financiers au Canada. Ces...more
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