Federal securities class action filings continued their record pace during the first half of 2018, bolstered by the recent uptick in M&A-related filings, which comprised 50% of the overall cases. In these M&A cases, a...more
The United States Supreme Court’s June 11, 2018 decision in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, clarified the scope of a decades-old equitable tolling rule for class actions, holding that the Court’s 1974 opinion in American Pipe &...more
6/14/2018
/ American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah ,
Appeals ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Equitable Tolling ,
FRCP 23 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation