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On September 1, 2020, the California Superior Court for San Mateo County granted Restoration Robotics, Inc. and certain individual defendants’ (collectively, “Restoration Robotics”) Motion for Reconsideration and Renewed...more
Several securities litigation trends over recent years show no signs of abating in 2020. Federal securities class action filings seem likely to remain at elevated levels. Last year, for the third consecutive year, more than...more
On February 25, 2019, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute of Legal Reform (the “ILR”) published a report entitled “Containing the Contagion: Proposals to Reform the Broken Securities Class Action System” (the “Report”)....more
On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court released its unanimous decision in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, 138 S.Ct. 1061 (2018). In Cyan, the Court considered whether plaintiffs can file...more
In 2017, federal securities class actions were filed at a rapid clip, averaging more than one per day – a level not seen in nearly 20 years according to survey data. It was the third year of growth and a 44% increase over...more
On March 20, 2018, a unanimous United States Supreme Court, in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver Cty. Employees Ret. Fund, No. 15-1439, 2018 WL 1384564, answered two questions concerning investors' ability to pursue alleged violations of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that class action plaintiffs can bring claims under the Securities Act of 1933 in either state or federal court. ...more
In Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, No. 15-1439, decided on March 20, 2018, the Supreme Court unanimously held that class actions based solely on the Securities Act of 1933 (33 Act) may be brought in...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on March 20 holding that investors are free to file securities class action lawsuits challenging the veracity of stock registration statements under Section 11 of the...more
In recent years, plaintiffs increasingly have challenged initial public offerings by filing securities class actions in state courts, especially California, due to an unsettled jurisdictional question. In Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver...more
Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cyan Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund. The opinion by Justice Elena Kagan for a unanimous court answered two questions: Did the Securities Litigation...more
On March 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Kagan, ruled that state courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate class actions brought under the Securities Act of 1933...more
In a boon for public company shareholder plaintiffs this week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state courts’ concurrent jurisdiction over securities class actions alleging violations of certain federal securities laws. The...more
On Tuesday, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that state courts have jurisdiction to hear “covered” class-action claims under the Securities Act of 1933 (1993 Act), and that defendants may not remove such claims to federal...more
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, which addresses whether state courts have jurisdiction over securities class actions...more
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, handed class action plaintiffs a victory by holding that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) allows them to pursue alleged...more
In Cyan, Inc., the Justices unanimously decide that state courts have jurisdiction over federal Securities Act class actions. Key Points: ..Resolves split of authority on whether the Securities Litigation Uniform...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a much-awaited decision on which courts and counsel have reached different conclusions for years, the United States Supreme Court held on March 20, 2018 that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards...more
A unanimous ruling rejects arguments that SLUSA eliminates concurrent state-court jurisdiction of “covered class actions” brought under the Securities Act of 1933, or at least permits the removal of such actions. Supreme...more
Dealing a blow to businesses with initial public offerings in their future or recent past, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that state courts may exercise jurisdiction over class action cases filed solely under the...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States held that state courts have jurisdiction over class actions brought under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and that such actions filed in state court may not be removed...more
On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, reaffirming that a class action alleging only violations of the federal Securities Act of 1933...more
Today, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Cyan, Inc. et al. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, et al., No. 15-1439, slip op. at __ (Mar. 20, 2018), that state and federal courts have concurrent...more
On June 27, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Cyan Inc. et al. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund et al., agreeing to weigh in on whether state courts have jurisdiction to hear class action lawsuits brought...more
The Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver Cty. Emps. Ret. Fund, No. 15-1439 (U.S. May 24, 2016) yesterday, setting the stage for the resolution of a long-standing division among federal...more