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On August 13, 2025, the Sixth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Owens v. FirstEnergy Corp., No. 23-3940 (6th Cir. Aug. 13, 2025) (“FirstEnergy”) with significant ramifications for establishing reliance in securities fraud cases and analyzing damages models at …
For nearly 40 years, regardless of whether confidential information belonged to a governmental entity or a private-sector business, its misappropriation could be prosecuted as a property crime. Lower federal courts relied on Carpenter v. United States,[1] a well-known …
For the month when Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chairman, we examine:
On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo (the “Blanche Memo”) announcing the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (“DOJ”) refocus of enforcement policies related to investigations and prosecutions of individuals and entities involved with digital assets. …
On November 25, 2024, plaintiffs Sjunde AP-Fonden and The Cleveland Bakers And Teamsters Pension Fund (together “Plaintiffs”) moved Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) for preliminary approval of a …
China’s corporate law and securities regulation have undergone a series of legislative reforms over the past decade to enhance investor protection and foster market competition.
The comprehensive reform of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Securities Law in 2019 marked …
Stock trading by corporate insiders has long drawn interest because of its implications for corporate governance, market integrity, and regulatory oversight. However, the question of whether and how CEOs’ non-routine insider trading influences the trading behavior of other insiders remains …
On October 31, 2024, a Second Circuit panel amended its August 2023 decision in New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity & Pension Funds v. DeCarlo after granting a motion for rehearing1 and held that misstatements in an audit opinion may be
Since July 2023, the Commission has brought three cases against special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and/or SPAC sponsors, charging them with fraud because they made false and misleading statements regarding the details of their communications with potential target companies. I …
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on November 22 that it filed 583 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2024 while obtaining orders for $8.2 billion in financial remedies, the highest amount in SEC history.
The 583 enforcement actions represent
In recent years, consumers, investors and regulators have become increasingly aware of the climate crisis and accompanying risks, leading to increased demand for transparency and accountability from corporations about their business practices and sustainability footprints. This, in turn, has led …
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that will implicate the ability of investors to bring securities fraud claims. The most worrisome – NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder …
Securities class-action lawsuits play a crucial role in holding corporations accountable for financial misdeeds. They typically involve allegations of securities fraud, where a company makes misleading statements or omits important information that leads to an inflated stock price. When the …
The Code of Conduct for United States Judges prohibits judges from allowing personal relationships, including social connections with parties or attorneys involved in a case, to influence the judges’ conduct. However, the disclosure of such social conflicts, as well as …
In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “the Seventh Amendment entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the [Securities and Exchange Commission] seeks civil penalties against him for securities fraud.”
In its …
In a forthcoming article, we address recent restrictions and diverging approaches among the federal courts to the purchaser-seller requirement for a private action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5. The “Purchaser-Seller Rule,” commonly …
Public companies face a wide range of legal claims, yet the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have questioned whether public companies provide sufficient disclosure to warn investors of potential losses from these claims. …
On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed and vacated the Second Circuit’s decision in Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation v. Moab Partners, L.P. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for the Court. The issue presented was whether the failure to …
When it comes to recovering money for shareholders injured by corporate fraud, do the plaintiffs’ lawyers matter? Intuitively, the answer seems like it must be yes. The most talented lawyers should develop more creative legal theories and uncover more evidence …
On January 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument on a question that could have significant consequences for securities litigants: whether a failure to disclose information under Item 303 of Regulation S-K is, standing alone, an actionable omission …