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US Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Pleading Requirements for Securities Fraud Claims

In an unexpected turn of events, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed without explanation two securities fraud class action cases out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit—Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses In Part Securities Fraud Claims Against Major Industrial Conglomerate, Allowing Claims...

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On August 29, 2019, Judge Jesse M. Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed most of the securities fraud claims in a putative class action against a major industrial conglomerate (the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Creative Attempt to Recast Corporate Mismanagement as Securities Fraud”

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The Second Circuit’s recent decision in Singh v. Cigna Corp., confirms that puffery regarding a corporation’s compliance program cannot form the basis for a stock drop suit. In 2012, Cigna sought to expand its Medicare...more

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Federal Court Allows SOX Whistleblower Claim To Proceed But Dismisses Dodd-Frank Claim

On October 2, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania federal court denied a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a SOX whistleblower retaliation claim, reasoning that Plaintiff sufficiently alleged...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action, Finds No Duty To Disclose An Event Named In A Risk Disclosure...

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On August 23, 2017, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court decision dismissing a putative class action against Globus Medical, Inc. (“Globus” or the “Company”), a medical...more

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