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Disclosure Requirements Misleading Statements Securities Act of 1933

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Ninth Circuit Addresses the Scope of Section 12(a)(2) Liability for Misleading Opinion Statements Under Omnicare

On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pino v. Cardone Capital, LLC reversed in part the dismissal of claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 based on statements made in connection with two...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Ninth Circuit Warning: Silence in the Face of SEC Comment Letters May Bolster Section 12(a)(2) Claims

On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a securities class action after finding the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a real estate investment fund and its managing executive...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Recent SEC Comments and Enforcement Actions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to scrutinize adjustments to, and presentation of, non-GAAP financial measures. Recent SEC enforcement actions for allegedly improper and misleading use of...more

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The SEC’s Charges Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer Provide Important Cybersecurity Lessons for Public...

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On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Charges Public Company for Misleading Non-GAAP Disclosures

On March 14, 2023, DXC Technology Company (“DXC”) settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for $8 million regarding alleged misleading disclosures in DXC’s public filings. The SEC claimed DXC made...more

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Northern District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss With Prejudice Securities Act Claims Against Technology Company, Holding...

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On December 14, 2021, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss claims brought under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“the Securities Act”) against a...more

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SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Target, and CEO Over Misleading Proposed de-SPAC Transaction Disclosures

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Second Circuit Sets Standard for Disclosure of Interim Financial Results in Offering Documents

On June 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision of first impression that sets the standard for determining whether to disclose interim financial documents in a prospectus. In addition, the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC Announces First Charges Against Underwriters under MCDC Initiative

On June 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement actions against 36 municipal bond underwriters, the first enforcement actions against underwriters brought by the SEC under the...more

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