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Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case With Potential to Alter Materiality Standard for Alleging Securities Fraud Against Auditors

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The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hear a case that could have significant implications for auditors, law firms, and other professional services companies that assist public companies. Amicus briefs filed on...more

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Think Twice Before Describing a Lawsuit as “without Merit”

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What happened - A public company and its CEO lost motions to dismiss securities fraud claims based on: ..Statements in 10-Qs and 10-Ks that a competitor’s trade secrets lawsuit was “without merit” ..Assurances in...more

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D.C. Circuit Holds “Boilerplate” Forward-Looking Statements Are Not Entitled to PSLRA’s “Safe Harbor”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against Harman International Industries Inc., holding that the “safe harbor” for forward looking statements did...more

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