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Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Solar Panel Manufacturer For Failure To Allege Falsity

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On April 28, 2025, Judge Edward M. Chen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative securities fraud class action asserting claims against a solar panel manufacturer (the...more

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Northern District Of California Dismisses Securities Class Action Against Biopharmaceutical Company For Failure To Adequately...

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On May 5, 2025, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a proposed class action asserting claims against a biopharmaceutical company...more

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Tenth Circuit affirms dismissal of short seller’s claims against Overstock

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On October 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in In re Overstock Securities Litigation affirming the District of Utah’s dismissal of putative class action claims under the...more

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Colorado District Court Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Software Company For Failing To Adequately Allege Scienter Or...

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On April 4, 2025, Judge Gordon P. Gallagher of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed with prejudice a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and the...more

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Eastern District Of New York Grants In Part And Denies In Part Motion To Dismiss Against Manufacturer Of Security Devices

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On April 11, 2025, Judge Brian M. Cogan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging violations of Sections...more

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Southern District Of New York Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Cosmetics Company

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On March 31, 2025, Judge Arun Subramanian of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a cosmetics company (the “Company”),...more

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Securities Litigation Against Life Sciences Companies 2024 Year in Review

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Welcome to our ninth annual report on US securities class actions filed against publicly traded life sciences companies, which include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies....more

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Central District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Plant-Based Meat Substitute...

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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

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Northern District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Securities Fraud Claim Against Ridesharing Company

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On January 16, 2025, Judge Trina L. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a securities action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the...more

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Eastern District Of North Carolina Dismisses Securities Claims Against Auto Parts Retailers

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On January 23, 2025, Judge James C. Dever III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina dismissed a putative securities class action against an auto parts retailer (the “Company”) and...more

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California District Court Grants Motion To Dismiss Investor Class Action Against Rideshare Company

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On May 14, 2024, Judge Rita F. Lin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a ridesharing company (the “Company”) and...more

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Second Circuit Clarifies Limitations of Fraud on Market Theory

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In a three-ring circus — where the first is the motion to dismiss, the second is class certification, and the third is summary judgment — the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has introduced a new act in the second ring for...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit

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Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more

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Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence Is...

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Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence is Required for Each Putative Class Member; District Judge Approves Magistrate’s Recommendation to Deny...more

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