Last June, we wrote a Legal Update on Recent Developments in Securities Litigation: The "Event Driven" #MeToo Lawsuit. Event driven securities litigation is where negative events, instead of financial misstatements or...more
2/14/2020
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CBS ,
CEOs ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Litigation
The #MeToo movement has had an enormous impact on corporate America. Workplace harassment and sexual misconduct are not new concepts and have been the focus of litigation for many years. However, the power of the #MeToo has...more
6/12/2019
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CBS ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Derivative Suit ,
Diminution in Value ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
Negligence ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a much-awaited decision on which courts and counsel have reached different conclusions for years, the United States Supreme Court held on March 20, 2018 that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards...more
3/22/2018
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Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Jurisdiction ,
PSLRA ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
SLUSA ,
State Law Claims