News & Analysis as of

D&O Insurance Shareholders Class Action

Woodruff Sawyer

Securities Litigation Trends: Key Takeaways from a 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium Panel

Woodruff Sawyer on

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

Woodruff Sawyer

Securities Motion to Dismiss Trends (Part 3): The Central District of California

Woodruff Sawyer on

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

Kennedys

Delaware Supreme Court reverses trial court for failing to apply "Interrelated Wrongful Acts" analysis correctly

Kennedys on

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

Woodruff Sawyer

A New Generation of SPACs Leads the Way Into 2025

Woodruff Sawyer on

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

Woodruff Sawyer

Large Derivative Suit Settlements and Your Side A D&O Insurance

Woodruff Sawyer on

Traditionally, this has been the main type of derivative suit that has resulted in large settlements. Merger and acquisition cases are common here. Examples of these types of suits include Paramount Global (CBS-Viacom merger)...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Ahead to 2025: Navigating a Shifting D&O Insurance Landscape

Woodruff Sawyer on

In a market known for volatility, public company D&O (directors & officers) insurance has certainly lived up to its reputation in recent years—pricing has been on a roller coaster, fluctuating between skyrocketing increases...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

California Court Broadens A D&O Policy’s Bump-Up Exclusion To Bump Out Coverage

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

Recently, a California state court expanded a “bump up” exclusion in excess D&O policies to bar coverage for a settlement of a shareholder class action lawsuit against Onyx and its directors and officers. The shareholders...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Maximizing D&O Insurance for Coronavirus Shareholder Claims

Now is the time for policyholders to review their D&O policies. The global adverse economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting stock market instability likely will lead to an uptick in securities class action...more

White and Williams LLP

Marriott’s Starwood Data Breach Could Expose 500 Million Customers

White and Williams LLP on

On November 30, 2018 Marriott International announced that hackers gained “unauthorized access” to the Starwood brand reservation database, potentially compromising the accounts of approximately 500 million guests. According...more

Goodwin

Business Litigation Reporter October 2015

Goodwin on

Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated Business Litigation sessions and related courts throughout the country – courts within which...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees in Shareholder Suits Subject to Heightened Scrutiny (In re Theragenics Case)

It’s virtually inevitable: Within hours (or less) of a press release announcing a merger or acquisition involving a public company, a group of shareholders will file a class action lawsuit against the public company target’s...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide