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- First and Fourth Departments Affirm Dismissal of Fraud Actions on Justifiable Reliance and Statute of Limitations Grounds, Respectively
This inquiry “involves a mixed question of law and fact, and, where it does not conclusively appear that
- First Department Affirms the Denial of Pre-Action Disclosure
can be used “to enable the plaintiff to frame a complaint,” “to preserve evidence for a forthcoming lawsuit
- The SEC Stops a $102 Million Ponzi Scheme
“We allege that the defendants engaged in a massive fraud and swindled investors to line their pockets Piccarreto, Brenner, and the three issuers with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws
- Sec Enforcement News: Disclosure Violations And Insider Trading
supervisors at those firms must take reasonable measures necessary to detect and prevent securities law-related We will continue to work with our law enforcement and regulatory partners to ensure that investors are
- United States Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Tender Offer Case Over the Appropriate Standard of Conduct to Apply Under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act
impression that the premium Emulex’s shareholders received was significant, or at the very least in line This Court has frequently intervened to resolve conflicts over the meaning of the federal securities laws Plaintiffs’ lawyers already file a disproportionately large number of securities class actions in the "> To SIFMA, “‘ erger objection’ litigation has become a federal court and federal law problem that
- First Department Rejects “Group Pleading” Defense in Affirming the Denial of Motion to Dismiss a Fraud Claim
generally runs afoul of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Federal Rules”) and the Civil Practice Law
- When Disaster Strikes, is it Spoliation?
information (“ESI”), from the moment they are aware of their involvement, or potential involvement, in a lawsuit ( i.e. , when there is a reasonable anticipation that a lawsuit may be filed). A litigation hold is a directive to maintain and preserve all documents relevant to a lawsuit or potential lawsuit.
- First Department Concludes the Automatic Stay of Discovery Under the PSLRA Does Not Apply During the Pendency of an Appeal
consistent with the statute’s purpose, which ‘is to prevent abusive, expensive discovery in frivolous lawsuits
- Omission of Material Information Sufficient to Invalidate Class Action Stipulation of Settlement Involving the Merger of Saks Incorporated and Hudson’s Bay Company
proposed new allegations and claims are not palpably insufficient or clearly without merit under the law
- Mixed Statements of Fact and Hyperbole Found to Be Actionable for Fraud Purposes
Other times, the line is easy to discern. Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. In June 2012, Sharbat and Raff were introduced to Lion’s chief financial officer who told them that Lion Lion asserted that these statements were also false. The First Department’s Decision On appeal, the First Department “unanimously reversed, on the law.”
- Second Department Affirms Dissolution of Closely Held Corporation Due to Deadlock Between Shareholders
New York’s Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) provides shareholders owning 50% or more of a corporation
- Laches Defense Fails to Convince Court to Enter Judgment for the Defendant
As explained in Law.Com’s online dictionary, the doctrine “is often raised in the list of ‘affirmative Laches Under New York Law As noted, laches is an equitable defense that may be “asserted where neglect