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Southern District Of California Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Arising From Failed Business Combination

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On July 15, 2025, Judge Cathy A. Bencivengo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California dismissed with prejudice a putative securities class action against an U.S.-based telecommunications...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Exchange Act Claims Against Post deSPAC Company, Holding That Shareholders Of The SPAC Lack...

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On August 8, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’s dismissal of a putative securities class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b)...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Arising From SPAC Merger, Holding That Plaintiffs Lacked Standing

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On March 31, 2023, Judge Ronnie Abrams of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action arising out of a SPAC transaction that resulted in a consignment-to-retail...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Stockholder Litigation to Proceed Against Viacom-CBS Over $30B Merger

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Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Stockholder Litigation to Proceed Against Viacom-CBS Over $30B Merger; Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal with Prejudice of Securities Class Action Against Tesla; Second Circuit Affirms...more

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Middle District Of Pennsylvania Dismisses Putative Class Action Based On Lead Plaintiff's Loss Of Standing

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On October 24, 2018, Judge John E. Jones III of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted judgment on the pleadings and dismissed a putative securities class action against Rite Aid...more

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