On May 16, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York’s order dismissing an action brought by investors of AstraZeneca PLC (AstraZeneca) attempting to hold the company...more
6/19/2023
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Vaccinations
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
5/26/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
False Statements ,
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Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Misleading Statements ,
Pump and Dump ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations
On March 22, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in US District Court for the Southern District of New York against Justin Sun, the owner of BitTorrent, Inc., a file-sharing platform; three...more
4/25/2023
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Celebrity Endorsements ,
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Life Sciences ,
Popular ,
Revlon Standard ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Share Classes ,
Share Price ,
Shareholder Votes
On February 1, 2023, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York dismissed claims against Coinbase Global Inc. (Coinbase) and its CEO in a case alleging that the crypto exchange sold or solicited...more
On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated and remanded a district court’s decision to certify a class of more than 200,000 retirees alleging that collateralized loans serviced by the...more
12/21/2022
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Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Enforcement Statistics ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Ethereum ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Popular ,
RICO ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TIAA CREF ,
Token Sales ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On September 27, 2022, U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty of the District of New Jersey dismissed a consolidated derivative action allegedly brought on behalf of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation against certain...more
11/3/2022
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Caremark claim ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivative Suit ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Indictments ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
On September 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against Plug Power Inc. and certain of its officers. Plaintiff brought suit...more
10/20/2022
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Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
Elon Musk ,
Financial Restatements ,
Financial Statements ,
PCAOB ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Twitter
On July 12, 2022, Twitter, Inc. brought a civil action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., for breach of contract in an attempt to force Musk to complete his...more
7/28/2022
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Elon Musk ,
Gaming ,
Insider Trading ,
Merger Agreements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Specific Performance ,
Spoofing ,
Twitter
On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities suit brought by investors in pharmaceutical company, Amarin Corporation, PLC, holding that the investors had failed to...more
7/1/2022
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Class Action ,
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Government Investigations ,
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Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Subpoenas
On June 3, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the final two counts in an action against California biotech firm Vaxart, Inc., finding that plaintiffs failed to adequately allege that certain non-public information...more
6/16/2022
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Books & Records ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Leave to Amend ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices ,
Vaccinations