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Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That ‘Effect of Termination’ Provision Bars Party Who Terminated Merger Agreement From Also Recovering Breach Damages
In its recent decision in Yatra Online, Inc. v. Ebix, Inc., Case No. 2020-0444-JRS, 2021 WL 3855514 (Del. Ch. Aug. 30, 2021) (Slights, V.C.), the …
Taking the Floor: Government proposes to legislate a recovery presumption for funded class action group members
Second Circuit Declines to Strike Down No-Deny Provision of Executive’s SEC Consent Agreement
On Sept. 27, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the most recent legal challenge to the Securities and Exchange …
New York Court Joins Other State Courts in Dismissing Securities Act Claims in Favor of Federal Forum Provision
As we have discussed in prior client alerts (see here and here), in the wake of the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision in Salzberg v. Sciabacucci …
SEC Continues Focus on Cybersecurity in Three New Actions Targeting Investment Advisers and Broker Dealers
Background Demonstrating its continued focus on cybersecurity enforcement, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three new actions on …
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Articulates Important Limitations on Pleading Fraud in 'Event-Driven' Securities Class Actions
Securities fraud litigation based on regulatory mishaps, environmental disasters, data breaches, sexual harassment revelations, the COVID-19 pandemic and …
Second Circuit Rules That a Foreign Defendant Who Lives Abroad and Is Charged With Having Committed Crimes From Her Home Country Is Not Subject to Fugitive Disentitlement
In a significant decision, a panel of the Second Circuit recently held that a French citizen who was charged with violating the Commodity Exchange Act …
SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Changes Aimed at Expanding Boardroom Diversity
As we have discussed in prior alerts (here and here), expanding boardroom diversity has been a recent focus for many regulators, issuers, shareholders …
SEC Whistleblower Protection Rule Not Restricted to Employee Whistleblowers
On July 21, in S.E.C. v. Collector’s Coffee, Inc. et al.,[1] a New York federal court held that a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or …
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