By Stephen Blake | August 14, 2020
The continued widespread business uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and the associated higher market volatility provide a fertile environment for event-driven securities litigation, says Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's Stephen Blake.
By Tom McParland | August 12, 2020
The ruling, from a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit, upheld a trial court's decision denying investors' motion to file a third amended complaint against the California-based food chain over the outbreaks that sickened more than 600 people in 2014 and 2015.
By Ellen Bardash | July 31, 2020
Since San Jose-based Zoom went public, it was falsely promoted as having "robust security capabilities," including "end-to-end encryption," and although initial offering documents included language about the potential risks of cybersecurity, and that language wasn't indicative of the level of risk known at the time.
By Lidia Dinkova | July 31, 2020
A DLA Piper partner in Los Angeles is accused of drafting deceptive and misleading documents intended for prospective investors in a $170 million real estate Ponzi scheme.
By Derek Zaba and Kai Liekefett | July 30, 2020
"All it takes is a single activist to have a more optimistic view than the market and a belief that their ideas will help to close a perceived gap between price and value," write Sidley Austin's Derek Zaba and Kai Liekefett. "With this backdrop, general counsel and their legal teams would be wise to consider how prepared they are for activism in a COVID-19 world."
By Amanda Bronstad | July 29, 2020
The "Securities Class Action Filings – 2020 Midyear Assessment," compiled by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, found that there were 182 new class action securities filings through June 30, an 18% decrease from the second half of 2019 and the lowest since the end of 2016.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 29, 2020
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Morrison & Foerster are representing Oracle in a shareholder derivative lawsuit claiming the company makes false assertions about its diversity efforts. Facebook and Qualcomm have been hit with similar suits.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 8, 2020
When asked if Frank Bottini plans to bring more shareholder derivative lawsuits against Silicon Valley companies who allegedly do not follow through on their diversity initiatives, the Bottini & Bottini lawyer said Oracle is certainly not the only company that lacks diversity in its top ranks.
By Alaina Lancaster | June 29, 2020
After the death of its founder Novato-based Professional Financial Investors Inc. requested an SEC investigation into potential misconduct. In a letter to its more than 1,500 investors June 28, the company's chief restructuring officer confirmed three decades of serious misconduct.
By Ross Todd | June 25, 2020
Lowell previously represented the super-lobbyist in 2006 when he was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy charges. On Thursday, federal prosecutors and the SEC announced charges related to a proposed new cryptocurrency.
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