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Northern District Of California Narrows Claims In Securities Class Action Against Medical Devices Company

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On June 3, 2025, Judge Jacqueline S. Corley of the Northern District of California granted in part a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought against a medical devices company (the “Company”), its CEO, and...more

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Northern District Of California Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Software Company, Finding Plaintiff...

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On April 18, 2023, Judge William H. Orrick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action alleging a software company (the “Company”)...more

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Is There Securities Fraud Without Reliance And Causation?

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Section 25401 of the Corporations Code is California's securities fraud statute. Readers of this space will know that that scienter was not required under the former version of the statute but that the legislature rewrote...more

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Die Verwandlung: How The Legislature Likely Raised The Bar On Securities Fraud Actions

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With the availability of a private cause of action under SEC Rule 10b-5, is there any reason to include a cause of action under California Corporations Code Sections 25401 and 25501? Until the most recent legislative...more

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