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Eighth Circuit Applies Negligence Standard to SEC Enforcement Claims for Violations of Section 14(a) and Rules 14a-9, 13b2-1 and 13b2-2

26 Aug 2013, 7:00 am by Sheppard Mullin

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Robin Achen at (213) 617-5579 [read post]

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Delaware Chancery Court Holds That IAC Spin-Offs Can Proceed Without Liberty's Consent

7 Jul 2008, 11:01 pm

  Consequently, a high profile case, involving two well-known CEOs, Barry Diller and John Malone [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Vacates Dismissal and Remands Shareholder Derivative “Say-on-Pay” Suits to California State Court

26 Aug 2013, 7:38 am by Sheppard Mullin

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Whitney Fair at (213) 617-5436 [read post]

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SEC Staff Issues Report on the Cross-Border Scope of Private Rights of Action for Securities Fraud

9 May 2012, 7:00 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Dan Brooks at (202) 469-4916. [read post]

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California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a "Fiduciary Out"

22 Aug 2011, 11:10 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Alejandro E. [read post]

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Second Circuit Addresses Materiality at the Pleadings Stage in Two Recent Decisions

18 Aug 2011, 5:04 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Martin White at (415) 774-3233 [read post]

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Delaware Chancery Court Considers Scope of Section 220 Books and Records Demand Made Where Sole Purpose Is to Investigate a Potential Derivative Suit

13 Jun 2011, 4:59 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Martin White at (415) 774-3233 [read post]

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Second Circuit Holds That Rating Agencies Were Not "Underwriters" or "Controlling Persons" Within the Meaning of the Securities Act of 1933

23 May 2011, 5:05 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Kathryn Hines at (212) 634-3054 [read post]

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United States Supreme Court Limits Extraterritorial Reach Of Private Federal Securities Claims

30 Jul 2010, 3:14 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Christina Costley at (805) 879 [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Securities Fraud Complaint On Loss Causation Grounds Despite Three-Month Delay Between Corrective Disclosure And Market Reaction

23 Sep 2008, 3:34 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879 [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Securities Frau Complaint On Loss Causation Grounds Despite Three-Month Delay Between Corrective Disclosure And Market Reaction

23 Sep 2008, 3:34 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879 [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Allows SEC To Proceed Against Director For Insider Trading Even Where Director Owed No Fiduciary Duty To Company Whose Stock He Traded

8 Jul 2008, 1:36 am

information relates to other companies such as clients and customers.For further information, please contact John [read post]

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NEW YORK'S HIGHEST COURT HOLDS THAT MEMBERS OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MAY BRING DERIVATIVE SUITS ON THE LLC'S BEHALF

29 Feb 2008, 12:13 pm

potentially expand the derivative suit to other corporate formations.For further information, please contact John [read post]

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United States Supreme Court Holds that the "Maker" of a Statement for Rule 10b-5 Purposes is the Person or Entity with Ultimate Authority Over the Statement

20 Jun 2011, 4:47 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Taraneh Fard at (213) 617-5492 [read post]

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NINTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT D&O POLICIES' "INSURED VERSUS INSURED" EXCLUSION APPLIES TO DEBTORS-IN-POSSESSION AND ASSIGNEE CREDITORS DURING BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS

22 Jul 2009, 6:19 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589. [read post]

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Second Circuit Addresses Hybrid Convertible Securities and the "Debt Previously Contracted" Exceptions to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

25 Jul 2012, 9:51 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Martin White at (415) 774-3233 [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Scienter May Be Established Through An Objective Evaluation Of A Defendant's Deliberate Recklessness

13 Aug 2010, 6:14 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (310) 228-3717 or Amir Torkamani at (213) 617-4180 [read post]

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Particularity Requirement In Securities Fraud Actions For Pleading Scienter

3 Feb 2009, 10:28 am

For further information, please contact John Stigi at (213) 617-5589 or Christina Costley at (805) 879 [read post]

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Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Advance Notice Bylaws Must Clearly State That They Apply To Self-Funded Proxy Solicitations

7 Jul 2008, 10:51 pm

particularly in the face of self-funded proxy solicitations.For further information, please contact John [read post]

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SUPREME COURT SEVERELY LIMITS SECONDARY ACTORS' EXPOSURE TO SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUITS

17 Jan 2008, 6:46 pm

allow the lower courts to digest and apply its recent decisions.For further information, please contact John [read post]

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