The US Supreme Court unanimously declined to reshape the corporate veil-piercing doctrine when presented with the opportunity to do so in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc. On February 26, 2025, the Supreme...more
The US Supreme Court has recently granted certiorari on the issue of whether a corporation can be held liable for the conduct of its affiliate without first satisfying the well-settled standards for piercing the corporate...more
11/21/2024
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Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Contract Terms ,
Disgorgement ,
Lanham Act ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Profits ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trademark Infringement
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court’s class certification in the decade-long Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group litigation regarding...more
8/18/2023
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Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
Investors ,
Policies and Procedures ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
7/28/2023
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Appeals ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Emoji ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment ,
Lucia v SEC ,
New Regulations ,
Regulation BI ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Back in June, we analyzed the Supreme Court’s decision in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which examined the extent to which a corporation’s arguably generic public statements could form the basis...more