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Is the Defense Bar Losing the "Securities Class Action War?"

December 11, 2017 | Blog

Douglas Greene, one of the United States’ most well-known securities litigators – on either side of the bar – recently wrote a four-part treatise, titled Who is Winning the Securities Class Action War – Plaintiffs or Defendants?, in which he discussed the various ways in which the defense bar is losing the “securities class action war.” 
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Federal Court Grants Class Certification in the LendingClub Case Over Objections from State Court Plaintiffs, But Denies Federal Court Plaintiff's Motion to Enjoin the State Court Case

November 8, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

LendingClub is facing two parallel securities litigation cases stemming from alleged false statements it made in connection with its initial public offering ("IPO"). 
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Treasury Wine Decision Confirms Shift in Class Action Closure Process

October 5, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

Recently, in Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v. Treasury Wine Estates Limited (“Treasury Wine”), the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia considered a primary judge’s class closure order which broke new ground in group action practice in Australia. 
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Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Worth Noting by Institutional Investors

September 13, 2017 | Blog | By Angela DiIenno, Joel Rothman

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2017 term begins October 2nd and we will be tracking at least three cases relevant to institutional investors.
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Phantom Recusal Policy Leads to Partial Summary Judgment for Plaintiffs in the Ocwen Securities Litigation

June 28, 2017 | Blog | By Patrick E. McDonough

In a June 13, 2017, ruling on a motion for partial summary judgment in the Ocwen Financial Corp. Securities Litigation (the “Ocwen Litigation”), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida determined Ocwen materially misrepresented in its securities filings and other public statements that its Executive Chairman would recuse himself from Ocwen’s transactions with companies in which the Executive Chairman also served as Chairman.
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that the Filing of a Class Action Does Not Toll the Securities Act's Statute of Repose

June 27, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

In a 5-4 decision, issued during the final week of the its term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the filing of a class action does not toll the three-year period provided for in Section 13 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Lending Club Decision Provides Guidance For Bringing Section 11 Claims Based on Weaknesses in Internal Controls

June 22, 2017 | Blog | By James Taylor-Copeland, Joel Rothman

We have been following defendants’ motions to dismiss in the In re Lending Club Securities Litigation class action, No 3:16-cv-02627-WHA, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (“the Lending Club Litigation”).
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Federal Circuit Rules that Starr International Lacks Standing to Pursue Class Claims Stemming from the U.S. Government’s Acquisition of AIG Equity

May 23, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

On May 9, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) affirmed in part and reversed in part an earlier decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which had held that aspects of the Government’s bailout of AIG constituted an illegal exaction.
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Court Overseeing the Valeant Securities Litigation Issues a Highly Anticipated Decision Ruling that Alleged Misstatements in Rule 144A Offerings Are Not Actionable Under Section 12(a)(2)

May 16, 2017 | Blog | By James Taylor-Copeland, Joel Rothman

In an April 28, 2017 ruling on a motion to dismiss in the In re Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Securities Litigation (the “Valeant Litigation”), the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey addressed an issue that has yet to be addressed by any Federal Circuit court and which has split the District Courts below.
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Update: Briefs Filed in CalPERS v. ANZ Securities

April 14, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman, Angela DiIenno

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in CalPERS v. ANZ Securities.  Previously we provided a comprehensive overview of CalPERS’s brief.  In anticipation of oral arguments, below we discuss the arguments raised in ANZ’s brief and CalPERS’s reply.
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Dueling Classes Dispute the Breadth of Released Claims in the Halliburton Securities Litigation

April 11, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

In the long-running Halliburton securities litigation, a dispute has arisen between two rival class proponents.
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Briefs Filed in CalPERS v. ANZ Securities

March 24, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman, Angela DiIenno

On February 27, 2017, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) filed its brief with the Supreme Court, requesting that the Court reverse the decision of the Second Circuit and abrogate the Second Circuit’s ruling in Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit v. IndyMac MBC, Inc., as inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s holding in American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah.
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LendingClub Update: Class Plaintiffs Claim Defendants Are "Arguing Facts" on a Motion to Dismiss

March 8, 2017 | Blog | By Terry McMahon

We have been keeping up with the In re LendingClub Securities Litigation class action, No. 3:16-cv-02627-WHA in the Northern District of California (“LendingClub”), in regard to Judge William Alsup’s unusual decision to require additional briefing from the class plaintiff before agreeing to the class plaintiff’s choice of class counsel.
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Proposed Class Action Fairness Act Could Negatively Affect Institutions' Securities Class Action Recovery

March 2, 2017 | Blog | By Patrick E. McDonough, Joel Rothman

Recently introduced legislation pending before the U.S. House of Representatives attempts to make wide-sweeping reforms to the procedural rules governing class actions and, if implemented, could permanently alter the class action landscape and render class actions a “shadow of what we know today,” according to Reuters.
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Federal Court of Australia Approves a Common Fund Class Action Model for the First Time - No Opt-In Required

February 2, 2017 | Blog

As discussed in this space before, Australia is quickly becoming a key venue for securities class action litigation. With the release of its decision in Money Max Int. Pty. Ltd. (Trustee) v. QBE Insurance Group Limited, the Federal Court of Australia took another step toward making Australia a class-friendly location.
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Viability of Dutch Claims Foundations In Question

January 18, 2017 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

As we have previously noted (here and here), Dutch Foundations (or Stichtings) have been considered a useful tool in seeking recovery for losses on foreign securities.
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Away Game: Canadian Supreme Court Allows Superior Court Judges to Determine Settlement Motions Outside of their Home Provinces

December 6, 2016 | Blog

Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada had the opportunity to decide a specific issue with potentially large ramifications.  In Endean v. British Columbia (Endean), the Court considered whether judges of the Canadian Superior Courts have jurisdiction to hear motions in a different province. 
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Court in the BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation Upholds Opt-Out Procedures But Then Allows Individual Action Plaintiffs to Opt Back Into $175 Million Settlement

November 29, 2016 | Blog | By Kevin Mortimer, Joel Rothman

On November 4, 2016, Judge Keith Ellison of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted preliminary approval of a $175 million settlement in the federal securities class action In re: BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation between BP and Lead Plaintiffs for the “post-explosion” class.
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Court Dismisses Claims Alleging that Yahoo Is Illegally Acting as an Unregistered Investment Company

November 8, 2016 | Blog | By Joel Rothman

Recently, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) dismissed claims against Yahoo, Inc., holding that a 16-year old exemption granted to Yahoo by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) barred the plaintiff’s claims alleging that Yahoo was operating as an unregistered investment company in violation of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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UPDATE: Court in LendingClub Class Action Appoints Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel as Class Counsel

November 3, 2016 | Blog | By Terry McMahon

We posted earlier about the surprising decision of Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California not to appoint lead counsel in the LendingClub class action cases at the same time he appointed a lead plaintiff.
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