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Claims relating to statements about artificial intelligence (“AI”) have rapidly become a focal point in securities litigation. Similar to the past surge of “greenwashing” claims tied to climate change disclosures, in 2024 we...more
On January 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action brought by a pension plan alleging that a hearing aid manufacturer (the...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC filed a complaint in federal court charging activist short publisher Andrew Left and Citron Capital, LLC, an investment adviser he operated, with securities...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 March 31, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against CarLotz, Inc. (CarLotz), and certain of its officers and directors on the grounds...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against a company’s director, former CEO and former CFO for allegedly making false and misleading statements to the company’s...more
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it settled charges against NVIDIA Corporation alleging that the company’s disclosures regarding the impacts of increased use of its gaming products by...more
On March 16, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered an order against a school district (Crosby Independent School District (the “District”), located in a suburb of Houston, Texas) and against the...more
District Court Denies Payday Lender's Bid To Dismiss SEC Enforcement Action; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Camping World Insider Trading Derivative Suit; California Federal Judge Certifies Class Of Apple Common-Stock...more
On December 14, 2021, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss claims brought under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“the Securities Act”) against a...more
The SEC sued Sequential Brands on December 11 in Manhattan federal court, alleging that it failed to accurately calculate and disclose impairments to its goodwill in 2016 and early 2017. According to the Complaint, this...more
Right on the heels of the SEC’s action against Cheesecake Factory for misleading public statements regarding its financial performance (see this PubCo post) comes this settled action against General Electric Company—also for...more
On March 27, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lorenzo v. SEC, affirming the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Court held that "dissemination of false or misleading...more