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Can Investors Themselves Be Liable For A Failure To Register The Offer And Sale Of Securities?

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Section 12(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 imposes liability on sellers of securities who violate that Act's registration and prospectus delivery requirements.  Because the statute refers to sellers, it seems unlikely...more

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U.S. District Court Holds that Certain Claims by Opt-Out Plaintiffs Are Barred by the Statute of Repose

In a recent ruling in In re: BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed claims asserted by opt-out plaintiffs as time barred by the Exchange Act’s statute of...more

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Recent Developments in Petrobras Class Action Could Interfere with Trial Date

There have been several recent and interesting updates to the In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, 14-cv-9662 (S.D.N.Y.) that we have discussed several times on this blog. First, the Second Circuit has decided to accept...more

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