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Securities Litigation Trends: Key Takeaways from a 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium Panel

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The 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium brought together leading voices in the professional liability space to discuss the evolving risks corporate leaders are facing. I was privileged to moderate the panel on securities litigation, a...more

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Securities Motion to Dismiss Trends (Part 3): The Central District of California

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In this last article in his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell looked at motion to dismiss trends in the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles and Orange County. The CD...more

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Delaware Supreme Court reverses trial court for failing to apply "Interrelated Wrongful Acts" analysis correctly

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On February 4, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, determined that the Wrongful Acts alleged in a securities class action against Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. had a “meaningful linkage” with the Wrongful Acts...more

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Securities Motion to Dismiss Trends (Part 1): The Northern District of California

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In securities class actions, the motion to dismiss is the key event. If the company wins, the case goes away and costly discovery is avoided. If shareholders win, a significant settlement in the future is likely. In these...more

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Delaware Superior Court Holds That Bump-Up Exclusion In D&O Insurance Does Not Apply To Securities Claims Arising Out Of An M&A...

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On January 3, 2025, Judge Paul R. Wallace of the Superior Court for the State of Delaware granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a directors and officers (“D&O”) insurance denial case against. Harman Int’l Indus....more

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