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Special Report: Biotechnology Companies & Securities Class Action Litigation (2024)

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In 2024, biotechnology companies were the second most targeted industry for securities class action litigation, according to the D&O Databox™, Woodruff Sawyer’s proprietary database of securities class action suits. The...more

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Eastern District Of Wisconsin Dismisses Class Action Against Energy Products Company For Failure To Allege Falsity, Scienter, And...

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On February 7, 2025, Judge Brett H. Ludwig of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin dismissed a putative class action alleging that an energy product sales company (the “Company”) and its...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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Can AI Act With Scienter?

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The legal implications of artificial intelligence, or AI, are vast.  Many, no doubt, have read stories about lawyers being embarrassed by briefs drafted with AI. What if AI is used to draft disclosure documents that are...more

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Northern District of California Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Based On Financial Services Company’s Alleged...

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On July 29, 2024, Judge Trina L. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought by investors against a financial...more

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Southern District Of New York Grants Motion For Reconsideration And Motion To Dismiss Class Action Against Pharmaceutical And...

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On August 21, 2023, Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion for reconsideration of his denial of an earlier motion to dismiss a putative securities class...more

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Split Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Exchange Act Claims Against Aerostructures Manufacturing Company And Its Executives,...

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On August 21, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a consolidated putative class action alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

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New York District Court Denies In Part And Grants In Part Motion To Dismiss Class Action Against Agriculture Company

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On July 21, 2023, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action alleging that an...more

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District Of Minnesota Dismisses Exchange Act Claims Against Mattress Company With Prejudice, Finding Investors Failed To...

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On July 10, 2023, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities fraud class action against a mattress and bedding company...more

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Distortion to Static: Key First Circuit Opinion Clarifies Limits for Short Sellers

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Jan. 3, 2023, ruled against Defendant Gregory "Emmanuel" Lemelson's request for a new trial in SEC v. Lemelson. The opinion and the underlying matter are critical reads for...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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Failure to Cruise Past the Pleading Requirements in the Norwegian Cruise Lines Securities Class Action

On April 10, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a securities class action complaint against Norwegian Cruise Lines (“NCL”) relating to the company’s disclosures made as the...more

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Middle District Of Florida Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Foodservice Equipment Company For Failure To Plead Scienter

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On February 6, 2020, Judge James S. Moody, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a putative class action asserting violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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Northern District Of Ohio Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against REIT Based Upon Lack Of Scienter Of Healthcare...

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On November 22, 2019, Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange...more

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District Of Massachusetts Dismisses Exchange Act Claims For Failure To Adequately Allege A Material Misleading Statement Or...

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On November 13, 2019, Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a putative securities class action involving claims brought under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the...more

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District Of Maryland Dismisses Exchange Act Claims For Failure To Adequately Allege Scienter

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On August 19, 2019, Judge Richard Bennett of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a putative securities class action involving claims brought under Sections 10(b), 20(a) and 20A of the...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action Against Home Furnishings Retailer For Failure To Adequately...

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On August 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal by a Northern District of Texas court of a putative securities class action asserting a Section 10(b) claim under the...more

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Central District Of California Sustains Putative Class Action Against Canadian Silver Company And Its Auditor For Failing To...

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On March 25, 2019, Judge Christina A. Snyder of the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to dismiss a class action filed against a Canadian silver company (the “Company”),...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Company For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On March 28, 2019, Judge William H. Pauley of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims under the Securities...more

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District Court Dismisses Putative Class Action, Holding That Company's Optimistic Guidance Fell Within PSLRA Safe Harbor Provision

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On March 15, 2019, Judge Edward M. Chen of the United States District for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action asserting violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act...more

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Second Circuit Holds That Issuer’s Alleged Statements Concerning Its Regulatory Compliance Efforts Do Not Constitute Material...

n Singh v. Cigna Corp., No. 17-3484-cv, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6637 (2d Cir. Mar. 5, 2019), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a class action complaint that purported to base a...more

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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action, Holding That The Occurrence Of Regulatory Problems Do Not...

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On March 5, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action against Cigna and several of its officers. Minohor Singh v. Cigna Corporation, et al.,...more

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Northern District Of Illinois Dismisses Securities Class Action For Failure To Adequately Allege Misstatements and Scienter

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On September 30, 2018, Judge Andrea R. Wood of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a putative shareholder class action against VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and certain...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Securities Class Action Against Brokerage Firm For Failure To Adequately Allege Material...

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On August 10, 2018, Judge Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against foreign exchange trading company FXCM Inc. (“FXCM” or the...more

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