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Securities Class Action Settlement Trends: Smaller Sizes and Smaller Players, According to Cornerstone Research

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Cornerstone Research, a top consulting and expert testimony firm, recently issued its annual report analyzing securities class action settlements. Cornerstone reports that, in 2024, both total settlement dollars and the...more

A&O Shearman

Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly: first quarter 2025

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Welcome to the Q1 2025 edition of A&O Shearman’s Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly. As public companies and financial institutions continue to migrate to Texas, our Texas-based securities litigation team continues...more

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Securities Motion to Dismiss Trends (Part 2): The Southern District of New York

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Last year, just three federal district courts handled half of all securities class actions. In the second part of his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell reviews motion to dismiss trends in...more

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Securities Class Action Settlements: 2023 Review and Analysis - 2023 Highlights

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In 2023, while the number of settled securities class actions declined 21% relative to the 15-year high in 2022, the median settlement amount, median “simplified tiered damages,” and median total assets of issuer defendants...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Notable SEC Decisions: 2022 H1

Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publishes its enforcement priorities – a reminder that, although the Division of Examinations (EXAMS) remains committed to monitoring compliance with (and...more

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Northern District of California Dismisses Traders’ Suit Against Bitmex Crypto Exchange with Prejudice

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Northern District of California Dismisses Traders’ Suit Against Bitmex Crypto Exchange with Prejudice; Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Chancery Court Ruling That Stockholder Appraisal Rights Can Be Waived by Contract;...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - August 2020

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February and June 2020....more

White and Williams LLP

Securities Class Action Filings Continue at Record Levels: How Should D&O Insurers Respond?

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On January 29, 2020, Cornerstone Research released its annual report on securities class action filings. As expected, the report demonstrates that securities class actions in both federal and state courts continue to be filed...more

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Cy Pres Standard Dispute Settled With Reasonable Approximation

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The District Court for the Southern District of New York recently addressed whether the “next best” or “reasonable approximation” standard should apply when the court evaluates proposed cy pres designations in class action...more

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