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Ballard Spahr LLP

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in SEC Disgorgement Case

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On June 6, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of Navellier & Associates, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This decision effectively upholds the lower courts’ rulings,...more

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SEC Briefs Disgorgement and Investor Harm in Navellier v. SEC

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In the recent Supreme Court case, Navellier & Associates, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the petitioners sought a writ of certiorari challenging the decisions of the lower courts regarding the scope of...more

Morgan Lewis

First Circuit Vacates $93 Million Judgment for SEC, Including $65 Million Disgorgement Award

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On April 1, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a $93 million judgment for the SEC against Commonwealth Financial, including a $65 million disgorgement award. The three-judge panel concluded that the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - November 2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between August and October 2019. The cases address developing trends in the definition of a security, fiduciary...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Once Again Vacates Bond Trader Jesse Litvak's Conviction For Securities Fraud

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On May 3, 2018, a three-judge panel on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (“Second Circuit”) vacated former bond trader Jesse Litvak’s conviction on one count of securities fraud, holding that the district court erred in...more

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