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Northern District Of California Narrows Claims In Securities Class Action Against Medical Devices Company

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On June 3, 2025, Judge Jacqueline S. Corley of the Northern District of California granted in part a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action brought against a medical devices company (the “Company”), its CEO, and...more

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Securities Litigation Against Life Sciences Companies 2024 Year in Review

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Welcome to our ninth annual report on US securities class actions filed against publicly traded life sciences companies, which include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies....more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Ninth Circuit Decision Makes it Harder for Plaintiffs to Plead Securities Fraud Claims Against Drug & Medical Device Companies

On June 10, 2020, the Ninth Circuit, in Vicky Nguyen v. Endologix, Inc., et al., affirmed in a published decision the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of a putative securities fraud class action because plaintiff...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Stock-Drop Lawsuit, Citing Shareholder’s “Implausible” Scienter Theory

On June 10, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action against Endologix, Inc., a medical device company, on the grounds that the shareholder’s core...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds That Courts Should Scrutinize Economic Plausibility of Securities Fraud Complaints in Evaluating Scienter

On June 10, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action in a potentially significant decision for securities defendants, particularly those in the pharmaceutical, biotech and...more

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The Fifth Circuit Rules Findings from SEC Civil Investigation are Admissible Evidence at Trial

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals appears to have handed white collar defendants a new tool for trial. In United States v. Gluk, — F.3d —-, 2016 WL 4150901 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2016), the court held that a little-noticed...more

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