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Ballard Spahr LLP

Despite SEC's Sophisticated Methods of Detection, Insider Trading Continues in the Life Sciences Industry

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Many publicly traded companies in the life sciences industry are involved in the development of new drugs, devices, diagnostics, and medicines. These drugs and other life science products are subject to the FDA regulatory...more

BCLP

Securities and Corporate Governance Update – October 2019

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This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders. In this edition, we review: ...SEC Changes Approach to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests ...SEC Issues...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Life Sciences Company Settles Regulation FD Charges with SEC

On August 20, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged TherapeuticsMD Inc., a Boca Raton, Florida, headquartered life sciences company, with violations of Regulation FD for sharing material, non-public...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Files First Reg FD Action In Years

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Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2002 to fill what many saw as a regulatory gap – the selective disclosure of material non-public information by issuers.  Essentially the Regulation – now known as Reg FD – requires a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Fines Life Sciences Company for Regulation FD Violations

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For the first time in six years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an enforcement action against a company solely for Regulation FD violations. On Aug. 20, the SEC announced that it charged life sciences...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Fourth Circuit Sustains Securities Fraud Claim Against Drug Manufacturer

On March 6, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina had erred in dismissing a class action lawsuit filed under Section 10(b) of the...more

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