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Eighth Circuit Indefinitely Pauses SEC Climate Rule Litigation: Key Implications for Public Companies

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently granted the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (the Motion) in Iowa v. US Securities and Exchange Commission – the case challenging the SEC’s 2024 climate disclosure rules...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights: The Delaware Edition - December 2024

In this issue, we explore ongoing corporate law issues involving controlling stockholders, with significant decisions anticipated from the Delaware Supreme Court in 2025; the rise in litigation over earnout provisions in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Expert Allegations Could Become More Frequent in Securities Fraud Complaints and Possibly Erode Pleading Standards

Key Points - - A divided Ninth Circuit panel held that a shareholder plaintiff could rely on an expert’s after-the-fact analysis of public information to allege that a company’s public statements were false or misleading...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on SEC Rule 16b-3 Short-Swing Profit Liability Exemption

In Roth v. Foris Ventures, LLC, Nos. 22-16632, 22-16633, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 30081 (9th Cir. Nov. 13, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partially reversed the dismissal of a shareholder...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Enforces Delaware Forum Selection Clause to Affirm Dismissal of Derivative Claim for Alleged Violation of Section...

In Lee v. Fisher, No. 21-15923, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 13521 (9th Cir. June 1, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative complaint...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

En Banc Ninth Circuit Upholds Delaware-Forum Bylaw That Prevents Assertion of Federal Proxy Claim in Derivative Action

The en banc Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action in light of an exclusive-forum bylaw requiring assertion of derivative claims in the Delaware Court of Chancery,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Court of Appeal Holds that a Corporation’s Direct Cause of Action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty is Legal Rather than...

In ZF Micro Solutions, Inc. v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd., 2022 WL 4090879 (Cal. App. Aug. 8, 2022), the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal decided, as a matter of first impression, that a...more

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Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit

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IN THIS ISSUE - Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Outlines Factors to Determine Whether Adviser's Fees Violate Investment Company Act

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini outlined the factors courts must consider in determining whether the fees an adviser charges a mutual fund are excessive and in violation of the Investment Company Act. All the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2016 Year In Review: Corporate Governance Litigation And Regulation

2016 saw many notable developments in corporate governance litigation and related regulatory developments. In this article, we discuss significant judicial and regulatory developments in the following areas: Mergers...more

Morgan Lewis

In Eagerly Awaited Ruling, AXA Beats Excessive Fee Claim

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The fund manager was victorious in the first court decision to come from a group of complaints filed over the last several years against manager-of-manager models. Introduction - Following a 25-day bench trial, the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Provides Guidance on Conflicting Shareholder Proposals and Trinity vs Wal-Mart

The SEC has completed its previously announced review of when a shareholder proposal may be excluded under Rule 14a-8(i)(9) because it directly conflicts with another proposal. The SEC believes the Rule was intended to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Court of Appeals Warns Against Complacency in the PSLRA’s Safe Harbor

SEC Rule 10b-5 makes it unlawful to misstate a material fact (or omit to say something if the omission would render misleading what you do say) in connection with the purchase or sale of a security. The Private Securities...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Trinity Wall Street Responds in Appeal of Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal

Currently before the Third Circuit is Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The case involves whether Wal-Mart can exclude a shareholder proposal under the “ordinary business exception” to Rule 14a-8. Trinity...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Amicus Briefs Pour in for Wal-Mart Shareholder Proposal Case

Amicus briefs are pouring in in favor of Wal-Mart in its appeal to the Third Circuit. Wal-Mart appealed the United States District of Delaware’s decision that denied Wal-Mart the right to exclude a shareholder proposal...more

Allen Matkins

‘Tis A “Bootless Labour” To Ask The Staff To Appeal Its Own No-Action Advice

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In This “Appeal” Of Whole Foods’ No-Action Letter Isn’t Very Appealing, I wrote about Jim McRitchie’s attempt to “appeal” the staff’s decision with respect to the exclusion of his proxy access proposal to Whole Foods Market,...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Wal-Mart Appeals Denial of Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal

Wal-Mart has appealed the United States District of Delaware’s decision which denied Wal-Mart the right to exclude a shareholder proposal submitted by Trinity Wall Street. The District Court held that the SEC was incorrect...more

Allen Matkins

This “Appeal” Of Whole Foods’ No-Action Letter Isn’t Very Appealing

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Last week, James McRitchie submitted an “appeal” of the staff’s grant of no-action advice to Whole Foods Market, Inc. As explained in a post by Broc Romanek, Whole Foods was able to obtain that staff’s concurrence in...more

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