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Pushing Back on SEC Disclosure Comments: Is Too Much Harmony Dangerous?

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If a registrant agrees to make a disclosure change requested by its SEC staff reviewer, should the registrant’s response letter nevertheless include a disclaimer to the effect that the registrant does not (or does not...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument On Standard For Pleading Securities Fraud In Private Civil Suits

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On November 13, 2024, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in an appeal from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a putative class action asserting claims under the...more

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Northern District Of Texas Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action For Failure To Establish Standing

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On October 24, 2024, Judge Jane J. Boyle of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed a putative securities class action alleging that a bond issuer (the “Company”) and certain of its...more

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“Half-Truths,” Not “Pure Omissions”: Supreme Court Limits Section 10(b) Claims Based on Item 303 Nondisclosure to Omissions That...

On April 12, 2024, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., vacating a Second Circuit judgment that had reinstated claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities...more

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Supreme Court: Pure Omissions Cannot Support Rule 10b-5(b) Liability

On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b), promulgated by the US Securities...more

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Sixth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action Against Car Insurance Company For Failure To...

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On April 29, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action asserting claims under the Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of...more

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Supreme Court Narrows Securities Fraud Exposure

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The Supreme Court recently took away an often-used weapon by shareholder plaintiffs in securities fraud cases, ruling that “pure omissions” from periodic SEC filings (absent any other duty to disclose) are not actionable...more

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US Supreme Court Holds That Pure Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Federal Anti-Fraud Rule

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In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court held that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Rather, the Court found that Rule 10b–5(b) prohibits half-truths, not...more

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Supreme Court Holds “Pure Omissions” Are Not Actionable Under Rule 10b-5(b)

In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, No. 22-1165, 2024 WL 1588706 (U.S. Apr. 12, 2024) (“MIC”), the United States Supreme Court (Sotomayor, J.) held unanimously that “pure omissions” in a Securities and...more

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Supreme Court Holds that Pure Omissions are Not Actionable under Rule 10b-5

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The Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision regarding the reach of SEC Rule 10b-5. In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., the Court addressed whether the failure to disclose information...more

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Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Item 303 Violation, Standing Alone, Cannot Support A “Pure Omission” Claim Under Section 10(b) Of...

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On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which held that Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permitted a...more

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Third Circuit Affirms District Court’s Dismissal Of Suit Against Vaccine Developer

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On March 21, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action against a biopharmaceutical company (the “Company”) and certain of its officers under Sections...more

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California District Court Grants Motion To Dismiss Investor Class Action Against Lithium-Ion Battery Company

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On January 30, 2024, Judge Susan Illston of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted with leave to amend a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a battery company...more

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Southern District Of New York Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Chinese Private-Sector Education...

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On December 6, 2023, Judge John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought against an operator of private schools in...more

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Second Circuit Rejects SEC Request To Revisit Holding That “Scheme Liability” Requires Conduct Beyond Misstatements And Omissions

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On July 15, 2022, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in an interlocutory appeal the SEC had brought seeking to expand the scope of...more

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Central District Of California Largely Denies Motion To Dismiss Putative Class Action Regarding Proposed Acquisition Of Space...

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On July 13, 2022, the United States District Court for the Central District of California largely denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against a special...more

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

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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

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Securities Litigation Update: Second Circuit Opines on Pleading Standards and Statutory Standing for Claims Under Section 10(b) of...

On November 24, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a pair of decisions addressing threshold requirements for securities fraud claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Finds that Director’s Email on Outside Email System Remains Confidential

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Delaware Court of Chancery Finds that Director’s Email on Outside Email System Remains Confidential; Delaware Supreme Court Overrules Longstanding Precedent Regarding Derivative Versus Direct Standing; SEC Files Crowdfunding...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

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2020 Year In Review Securities Litigation Against Technology Companies

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In many ways, 2020 was an unprecedented year. In midMarch, the United States abruptly went into lockdown as coronavirus cases began to spike; a national emergency was declared, travel bans and gathering restrictions were...more

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Central District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Food Company For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On October 8, 2020, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald of the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against a...more

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District Of Massachusetts Grants Motion To Dismiss Securities Fraud Claims Against Cloud-Based Remote Software Services Company In...

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On October 7, 2020, Judge Allison Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts granted in full a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange...more

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Securities Class Action Against Swiss-Based Company Dismissed On Forum Non Conveniens Grounds

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Securities Class Action Against Swiss-Based Company Dismissed On Forum Non Conveniens Grounds; Second Circuit Finds Strong Inference of “Conscious Recklessness” In Allegations And Reverses Dismissal of Securities Suit Against...more

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District Of Kansas Allows Exchange Act Claims Against Financial Services Company To Proceed, Finding That Plaintiffs Adequately...

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On December 3, 2019, Judge John W. Lungstrum of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action involving claims brought under Sections 10(b) and 20(a)...more

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