May 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Diversity-Related Shareholder Suits: What They Mean for ESGLast summer, following a wave of protests and advocacy for social justice, hundreds of corporations released statements expressing their unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
By M. Norman Goldberger and Kahlil C. Williams
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October 15, 2007 | National Law Journal
Courts begin to apply 'Twombly'On May 21, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new standard for pleading federal complaints: Allegations must meet a "plausibility, not possibility" standard. As a result, federal courts have been revisiting pleading standards in hundreds of cases. While most agree that the plausibility standard is not restricted to antitrust cases, there is some disagreement over what level of pleading is required. Emerging doctrine suggests that what the plausibility standard requires varies, depending on the type of case.
By M. Norman Goldberger, Colleen F. Coonelly and Justine M. Kasznica / Special to The National Law Journal
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