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Key Points - - In 2024, securities litigation remained consistent with historical averages, with a slight increase in core filings and cases related to COVID-19 and artificial intelligence. - The U.S. Supreme Court had an...more
Examine trends in federal securities class-action filings, which saw a slight uptick in 2024, with an increase in AI-related cases and notable declines in SPAC and cryptocurrency-related filings; Discuss recent decisions...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
During 2023, securities lawsuit filings rose for the first time in four years. Settlements declined last year; there were nine mega-settlements of more than $100 million, including a $1 billion settlement. Case filings...more
On December 28, 2023, Judge Zahid N. Quraishi of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted class certification in a securities fraud class action, alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the...more
On August 10, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt a blow to securities class action plaintiffs when it decertified the investor class in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc....more
On August 10, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emphatic victory to Goldman Sachs, Inc. in its long-running battle to snuff a securities fraud class action arising from conflicts of interest related to...more
Class Certification - Central District of California Denies Class Certification in Securities Fraud Action Concerning Company’s Purchase of ADRs - Stoyas v. Toshiba Corp., No. 2:15-cv-04194 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2022) - ...more
On December 8, 2021, Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court for Southern District of New York granted a motion for class certification in a securities fraud class action against a global financial...more
On October 27, 2021, Judge Richard Seeborg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in a putative class action against a major financial...more
As securities class actions are being filed at a slower pace over the past year, a few notable developments continued into the second quarter of 2021. In particular, the U.S Supreme Court clarified an important issue...more
SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more
The Third Circuit extended American Pipe tolling to the period before a decision on class-certification, opening a new avenue for potential class members to assert otherwise untimely individual securities claims. The Ninth...more
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. In this closely watched case, the Court is expected to clarify the evidentiary burden for...more
On December 8, 2020, Skadden held the fourth and final installment of its annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Update, “Developments and Trends in Securities Litigation: A Year-End Update for 2020 and a...more
2020 was another active year for securities litigation in the United States. Federal securities class actions continued to be filed at record levels notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, a number of those newly...more
IN THIS ISSUE - Illinois Federal Judge Finds COVID-19, Not TD Ameritrade, Responsible for Losses; Supreme Court to Address Scope and Application of Basic Presumption of Classwide Reliance in Securities Class Actions;...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between July and October 2020. Class Certification - Cryptocurrency – Definition of a Security - Derivative...more
In a scathing decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Court denied class certification of the Allergan securities class action (“Allergan”). See In re Allergan PLC Sec. Litig.,...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May 2018 and August 2018.... US Supreme Court - Supreme Court Holds That SEC Administrative Law Judges...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2018 and May 2018. ...more
This quarter's issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between November 2017 and January 2018. The cases address developing trends in appraisal, class certification, core...more
Last month, in Arkansas Teachers Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., the Second Circuit vacated the Southern District of New York’s order certifying a class in a Rule 10b-5 securities fraud class action. At issue...more
In Waggoner v. Barclays PLC, No. 16-1912 (2d Cir. Nov. 6, 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a Rule 10b-5 securities fraud action, affirmed the district court’s order granting class...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more