Material Misrepresentation, Misleading Statements, Omissions

Franchisor 101: A Franchise Nondisclosure Document

Lewitt Hackman on 8/1/2025

A California federal court denied a motion to dismiss a former franchisee’s complaint against a healthcare recruitment franchisor’s Chief Executive Officer....more

Northern District Of California Grants In Part And Denies In Part Class Certification Of Proposed Class Of Purchasers Of...

A&O Shearman on 2/18/2022

On February 4, 2022, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part a motion for class certification in a putative class action...more

Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence Is...

Goodwin on 5/5/2021

Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence is Required for Each Putative Class Member; District Judge Approves Magistrate’s Recommendation to Deny...more

California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Arising from Uber’s IPO

Goodwin on 8/27/2020

California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Arising from Uber’s IPO; S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Ponzi Scheme Action Against HSBC Hong Kong for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction; Delaware Court of Chancery...more

Chris Lazarini Provides Insight on Application of Scienter in Securities Exchange Act Claim - Thought Leadership - Bass Berry

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/24/2017

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on case in which class plaintiffs allege certain company officers knowingly made misleading statements about a drug's potential adverse effects which, when later...more

Second Circuit Reinforces Liability Standard in Securities Cases Based on Statements of Opinion

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/9/2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinforced the stringency of the new standard for liability in securities cases arising from allegedly misleading statements of opinion. Construing the Supreme Court's 2015...more