Bridget Russell

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Fourth Circuit Rejects the Use of Short-Seller Report as a Basis for Satisfying Loss Causation Element in Securities Fraud Action

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently joined a growing consensus among federal appellate courts: short-seller reports, without more, rarely suffice to plead loss causation under the federal...more

4/17/2025  /  Appeals , Appellate Courts , Loss Causation , Motion to Dismiss , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , Securities Fraud , Securities Litigation , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Complaint Where Inference of Scienter Was Not Sufficiently Strong

In Yates v. Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC, No. 12-2496 (4th Cir. Mar. 7, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud claim under Section 10(b) of the...more

4/21/2014  /  Class Action , Disclosure , FASB , LIHTC , Rule 10(b) , Securities Exchange Act , Securities Fraud , Variable Interest Entities
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