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The Legal Intelligencer

SEC Continues to Regulate Cryptocurrency Through Record-High Enforcement Efforts

We expect the SEC's enforcement efforts in this area to continue at a high pace in 2024, even though whether or not cryptocurrency should be classified as a security or something else remains uncertain.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Investors Rush In: The Close of Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Case Signals More Lawsuits Against Private Equity Firms to Recoup Losses

The authors expect a wave of lawsuits against private equity firms by investors in the wake of private actions brought against the collapsed crypto platform FTX.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Sets Standard for Distinguishing Opinions From Facts in Securities Fraud Cases

A discussion of the case 'Union Asset Management Holding AG v. Philip Morris International Inc. (In re Philip Morris International Inc. Securities Litigation) where the Second Circuit elucidates on distinguishing fact from opinion.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

5 Lawsuits and a Class Action: Drugmaker Sued in Delaware, Connecticut

Shareholders are suing a corporation that markets itself as a biopharmaceutical company using artificial intelligence to develop neurological medicines.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The SEC's Watchful Eye: Ensuring Accuracy in Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures

To supplement financial statements, management may provide another view of their company by disclosing alternative financial measures. This alternative information cannot be used to distort reality and must be presented in accordance with specific rules and guidelines.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Apple Secures Dismissal of Claims It Overpaid Executives

Latham & Watkins lawyers secured the dismissal of claims brought by an institutional shareholder.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Expands Definition of 'Dealer,' 'Government Securities Dealer'

"When dealers register, they become subject to a variety of important laws and rules that help protect the public, promote market integrity and facilitate capital formation," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Some Thoughts on Securities Litigation Trends From Either Side of the Bar

Jerry Silk of Bernstein Litowitz and Scott Musoff of Skadden weigh in on what's going on behind the numbers in the latest Cornerstone Research annual report on securities class actions.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

With Crypto, COVID and SPAC Claims on the Wane, What Had Securities Class Action Filings Ticking Up in 2023?

Quick hint: Look back at the financial headlines from early in the year.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clogged Up: Lawsuits Are Flying Against Johnson & Johnson Over Decongestant

On Sept. 12, 2023, the FDA issued a report on phenylephrine, saying that there were no safety issues found with its use as a decongestant but there were also no benefits, the suit said.
3 minute read

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