Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No. 20-222
On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court held that in a securities-fraud class action, the district court should consider whether the alleged misrepresentation is generic in determining whether the misrepresentation affected the price of the security at issue. The Court also held that…
On Friday, May 22, 2020, in the closely watched Millennium Health case, Judge Gardephe issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss, including the six causes of action in the plaintiff’s petition under the securities laws of California, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts, and holding that the leveraged loans at issue were…
Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, No. 18-459
In a one-line per curiam order issued this morning, a unanimous Supreme Court declined to resolve a dispute, argued before the Court last Monday, over whether Section 14(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 provides an implied private right of action based on negligent misstatements or omissions…
