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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Existing Precedent On Materiality And "Motive And Opportunity" Scienter Allegations

7 Dec 2009, 6:15 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879-1818. [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Section 14(a) Class Action Holding That A Share Dilution Theory For Pleading Economic Loss Is Unsupported By Case Law

22 Feb 2010, 1:40 pm

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Taraneh Fard at (213) 617-5492. [read post]

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Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Self-Interested Directorial Compensation Decisions Made Without Independent Protections Will Not Survive An Entire Fairness Review

22 Jul 2008, 7:54 pm

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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SEC Staff Issues Report on the Cross-Border Scope of Private Rights of Action for Securities Fraud

9 May 2012, 7:00 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Dan Brooks at (202) 469-4916. [read post]

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NEW YORK'S HIGHEST COURT HOLDS THAT MEMBERS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MAY BRING DERIVATIVE SUITS ON THE LLC'S BEHALF

29 Feb 2008, 12:13 pm

  Moreover, by broadening New York law to allow derivative lawsuits against LLCs, New York courts have signaled a greater willingness to potentially expand the derivative suit to other corporate formations.For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Complaint Where Alleged Misrepresentations and Omissions in Tender Offer Documents Were Immaterial

3 Mar 2009, 11:06 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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Second Circuit Holds That Rating Agencies Were Not "Underwriters" or "Controlling Persons" Within the Meaning of the Securities Act of 1933

23 May 2011, 5:05 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Kathryn Hines at (212) 634-3054. [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Allows SEC To Proceed Against Director For Insider Trading Even Where Director Owed No Fiduciary Duty To Company Whose Stock He Traded

8 Jul 2008, 1:36 am

  The Court did, however, hold that the district court did not err in finding a genuine issue of material fact regarding the materiality of Talbot’s misappropriation.The holding in Talbot reminds corporate directors to exercise extreme caution in trading on information provided to them in a board setting, even if that information relates to other companies such as clients and customers.For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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New York's High Court Rejects Attempts To Expand Liability Of Outside Professional Service Providers For Failing To Detect Corporate Fraud

27 Oct 2010, 12:13 pm

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Jeffrey N. [read post]

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THIRD CIRCUIT APPLIES TELLABS TO REJECT MOTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY TEST IN FAVOR OF A "HOLISTIC APPROACH" TO PLEADING SCIENTER IN SECURITIES FRAUD ACTIONS

18 Jun 2009, 9:20 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879-1818. [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Scienter May Be Established Through An Objective Evaluation Of A Defendant's Deliberate Recklessness

13 Aug 2010, 6:14 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Amir Torkamani at (213) 617-4180. [read post]

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Third Circuit Holds That Mixed Present/Future Statements Are Protected By Reform Act Safe Harbor

27 Aug 2010, 9:46 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Sarah Aberg at (212) 634-3091. [read post]

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NINTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT D&O POLICIES' "INSURED VERSUS INSURED" EXCLUSION APPLIES TO DEBTORS-IN-POSSESSION AND ASSIGNEE CREDITORS DURING BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS

22 Jul 2009, 6:19 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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United States Supreme Court Limits Extraterritorial Reach Of Private Federal Securities Claims

30 Jul 2010, 3:14 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Christina Costley at (805) 879-1818. [read post]

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California Court Of Appeal Addresses Important Issues Affecting Shareholder Derivative Claims

4 Jan 2010, 11:54 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879-1818. [read post]

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California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a "Fiduciary Out"

22 Aug 2011, 11:10 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Alejandro E. [read post]

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Second Circuit Rejects the Application of American Pipe‘s Tolling Rule and Rule 15(c)’s “Relation Back” Doctrine to the Three-Year Statute of Repose for Section 11 and 12(a) Claims

16 Jul 2013, 8:43 am by Sheppard Mullin

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717. [read post]

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Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Advance Notice Bylaws Must Clearly State That They Apply To Self-Funded Proxy Solicitations

7 Jul 2008, 10:51 pm

  Failure to draft carefully, however, can have the opposite effect; it can render a notice bylaw relatively meaningless, particularly in the face of self-funded proxy solicitations.For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Securities Fraud Claims Against Secondary Actors Because Alleged False Statements Were Not Attributed To Them

7 May 2010, 12:29 pm

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Sarah Aberg at (212) 634-3091. [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action Where Complaint was "Loaded with Specific Allegations" to Support a Strong Inference of Scienter

2 May 2011, 1:23 pm

In New Mexico State Investment Council v. [read post]

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