The California Supreme Court handed a major victory to Delaware corporations facing shareholder litigation in California courts but left open questions about how durable the success will be.
In EpicentRX v. Superior Court...more
8/7/2025
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Contract Terms ,
Corporate Charters ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Forum Selection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jury Trial ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
This article follows an earlier Client Alert titled COVID-19: An Early Look at Securities Act Litigation Amid COVID-19. In that alert, we anticipated that there would be an increase in Securities Act filings involving claims...more
5/26/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations
As noted in our earlier alert concerning securities fraud litigation under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, the spread of COVID-19 and its effect on the global economy have caused extreme market volatility and,...more
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the securities and derivatives markets. Public companies and market participants face significant operational challenges and unpredictability, including evolving and novel...more