National Law Journal | Analysis
By Amanda Bronstad | September 11, 2018
A Lex Machina report found that securities lawsuits filed over cryptocurrencies or bitcoin have tripled so far this year as SEC chairman Jay Clayton announced a crackdown on that industry.
By Colby Hamilton | September 11, 2018
U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie said the cryptocurrency fraud allegations, "[s]tripped of the 21st-century jargon," were run-of-the-mill schemes that were sufficiently substantiated in the indictment.
By Ross Todd | September 10, 2018
The deal, which got sign-off from U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Friday, settles claims that the company misled investors about four breaches which touched up to 3 billion Yahoo accounts.
By Jenna Greene | September 10, 2018
If the stakes weren't so high, the underlying issue would almost be funny.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katayun I. Jaffari and Kimberly W. Klayman | September 7, 2018
In June of this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve rule amendments (referred to in this article as the amendments) that specifically expand the definition of the so-called “smaller reporting company.”
By Emily Zulz | September 7, 2018
The former Coral Gables branch manager was accused of helping his then-father-in-law fleece foreign investors in a project touted as a major economic step forward for a rural section of Vermont.
By Tom McParland | September 6, 2018
The complaint alleges that Musk knew at the time there was no financial backing for the proposed buyout and that the fallout led to significant losses for investors who bought Tesla stock between Aug. 7 and Aug. 17.
By Cheryl Miller | September 6, 2018
The Cannabis Law Institute is underway in Washington this week—what's the buzz? Plus: the SEC issued a new warning to cannabis investors about the risks of the industry. And a trademark spat pits wine versus weed. Thanks for reading Higher Law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang and Tianna K. Kalogerakis | September 6, 2018
Despite the plaintiff-friendly pleading standards for securities fraud outlined by the Supreme Court in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds, 130 S. Ct. 1784 (2010), out-of-state investors need to be particularly vigilant in pursuing fraud-related common law claims in New York, being careful not to become blocked by the borrowing statute.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Joseph Lipari and Aaron S. Gaynor | September 6, 2018
It is common for groups of affiliate companies to record transactions within the group by "book entry" rather than actual transfers of cash. It is also common for one member of an affiliate group to undertake an activity that benefits all of the members of the group without necessarily passing on the cost of such activity.
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