News & Analysis as of

Shareholders Misleading Statements Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for Directors - November 2024

Latham & Watkins LLP on

SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response - The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Staff Denies Closed-End Fund’s No-Action Request Seeking to Exclude Shareholder Proposal to Declassify Board

Seward & Kissel LLP on

Who may be interested: Closed-End Funds; Boards of Directors; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) recently denied a closed-end fund’s request for no-action...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Increase in Securities Litigation and Regulatory Scrutiny Concerning Artificial Intelligence

Several recent lawsuits, and comments by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), underscore the increasing litigation and regulatory scrutiny concerning the use of artificial...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Without Merit: A Cautionary Tale About Boilerplate Litigation Disclosures in Public Company Filings

Counsel for public companies—it may be time to take another look at your litigation disclosures. A recent federal district court opinion held that one company’s use of the phrase “without merit” to describe ongoing litigation...more

Goodwin

Court Dismisses Post-SPAC Class Action for Lack of Standing

Goodwin on

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

Goodwin

Federal Reserve Hints at Government-Backed Cryptocurrency

Goodwin on

Federal Reserve Hints at Government-Backed Cryptocurrency; Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action Against Shutterfly Inc. Regarding Allegedly Misleading Financial Projections; Ninth Circuit Holds...more

Goodwin

Massachusetts Superior Court BLS Finds No Duty To Disclose Alleged Preliminary Merger Discussions

Goodwin on

Massachusetts Superior Court BLS Finds No Duty to Disclose Alleged Preliminary Merger Discussions, Northern District of California Declines to Dismiss Oracle Fraud Class Action Suit, SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Goldman...more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide