On August 15, 2022, the United States District Court for the Central District of California authorized the IRS to serve a “John Doe” summons on Ox Labs Inc., a cryptocurrency prime dealer doing business as SFOX. ...more
8/29/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
CVS ,
Elon Musk ,
Fraud ,
IRS ,
John Doe Investigation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pensions ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Summons ,
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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Board of Directors ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Misleading Statements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Subpoenas
Northern District of Illinois Grants Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Summary Judgment Decision Regarding Whether Former Walgreens CFO’s Statements Were Actionable; Securities Fraud Claims Against Chicken Producer for...more
3/23/2022
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Bid Rigging ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Class Action ,
Clinical Trials ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ,
PSLRA ,
Public Statements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Share Price ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Walgreens
Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Derivative Claim for Failure to Show Demand Futility; Federal Illegality of Marijuana Industry Bars Relief for Numerous Investor Claims; LIBOR Convictions of Former Deutsche Bank Traders...more
2/9/2022
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Banking Sector ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Reversal ,
Securities Violations ,
Wire Fraud
Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more
12/23/2021
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Bad Faith ,
Biotechnology ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Public Information ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Vaccinations
Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Marriott Data Breach Derivative Suit; DOJ Announces Creation of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team; Fifth Circuit Applies New Standard for Disgorgement Orders In Securities Cases to...more
10/20/2021
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Cryptocurrency ,
Data Breach ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivative Suit ,
Disgorgement ,
Dismissals ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Marriott ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Statute of Limitations
On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against special purpose acquisition corporation Stable Road Acquisition Company, its sponsor SRC-NI, its CEO Brian Kabot, the SPAC’s proposed...more
7/29/2021
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CEOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Omissions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Section 17(a) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Sponsors