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Supreme Court: Rule 10b-5 Does Not Cover Pure Omissions

In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., et al., v. Moab Partners, L. P., et. al, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that failure to make MD&A disclosures required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K does not violate Rule...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sciabacucchi – Delaware Supreme Court Approves Corporate Charter Provisions Requiring Section 11 Claims Be Brought In Federal...

Over the past several years, companies conducting public offerings have increasingly been subject to parallel shareholder class actions under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 brought in both federal and state courts. ...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Claim That Underwriter Of Regulation A+ Offering Was A Seller Of Unregistered Securities,...

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On April 11, 2019, Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part an underwriter’s motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit filed...more

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SCOTUS Upholds Strict Statute of Repose on Federal Section 11 Securities Claims

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In a 5-4 decision in California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) v. ANZ Securities, Inc., et al. (No. 16-373), 582 U.S. ___ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, at the end of last month, a U.S. Court of Appeals...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Strict Time Limit in Federal Securities Class Actions

On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc., et al. (“CalPERS”) (No. 16–373, 2017 WL 2722415) (U.S. June 26, 2017), holding that the...more

Dechert LLP

US Supreme Court Holds that 3-Year Time Limit to Challenge Registration Statements Cannot Be Tolled, Precluding Opt-Out Plaintiffs...

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Officers, directors, and underwriters frequently become targets of securities fraud litigation after a public offering. In a landmark case decided yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court provides defendants with another tool to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Supreme Court to Securities Issuers: Beware What You Omit When Stating Your Opinions

Deciding this Term’s big securities case, a unanimous Supreme Court held on March 24 that a statement of opinion does not become actionable under the “untrue statement of material fact” clause of section 11 of the Securities...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Supreme Court's Omnicare Decision: Implications And Remaining Questions Regarding When Opinions Are Actionable Under The...

On March 24, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers District Council Construction Industry Pension Fund, No. 13-435, 2015 WL 1291916 (Mar. 24, 2015). With some significant...more

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