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Ninth Circuit Confirms That Sections 11 And 12(a)(2) Of The Securities Act Require A Plaintiff To Plead And Prove Purchase Of...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on remand from the United States Supreme Court, unanimously reversed the district court’s denial of a technology company’s (the “Company”) motion to dismiss claims...more

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Northern District Of Texas Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action For Failure To Establish Standing

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On October 24, 2024, Judge Jane J. Boyle of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed a putative securities class action alleging that a bond issuer (the “Company”) and certain of its...more

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2023 Securities Litigation Year in Review

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During 2023, securities lawsuit filings rose for the first time in four years. Settlements declined last year; there were nine mega-settlements of more than $100 million, including a $1 billion settlement. Case filings...more

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The Assault on the SEC’s Administrative Citadel Continues

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A panel of the D.C. Circuit recently relied on Lucia and Cochran to enjoin a FINRA regulatory enforcement action pending appeal of an Appointments Clause challenge....more

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United States Supreme Court Confirms That Section 11 Of The Securities Act Requires A Plaintiff To Plead And Prove Purchase Of...

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On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that, under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), plaintiffs must plead and prove that they purchased securities that...more

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United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Securities Act Case Raising Questions of Standing

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Yesterday the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case raising questions of when investors have standing to sue under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Slack...more

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Southern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Cryptocurrency Exchange For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On February 1, 2023, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action against a cryptocurrency exchange company, its parent, and the parent’s...more

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Securities Litigation Alert: Second Circuit Adopts Restrictive View of Purchaser-Seller Rule, Limiting Section 10(b) Standing to...

Looking back, 2022 was light on groundbreaking appellate-level securities decisions.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, however, closed out the year with a notable decision in Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd....more

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US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Regarding Securities Act Claims in Direct Listings

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The US Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an important appeal of a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision interpreting Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 in the context of a direct stock...more

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2021 Securities Litigation Year in Review

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During 2021, securities case filings fell for the second consecutive year and, for the first time since 2016, fewer than 300 federal securities class actions were filed. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the number of announced...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Securities Litigation Update: Divided Ninth Circuit Permits Direct-Listing Investors to Assert Securities Act Claims, Despite...

On September 20, 2021, in Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc., a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that investors who purchase stock in a “direct listing”—in which pre-existing shares are...more

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Securities Litigation Update: Southern District of New York Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Alleging Sale of...

On April 16, 2021, in In re Bibox Group Holdings Ltd. Securities Litigation, Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action alleging registration...more

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