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US v. Danford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions and sentence for mail fraud and interstate transportation of a security taken by fraud are affirmed over his claims of error...

Citigroup, Inc. v. Holtsberg

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Defendants petition for a writ of certiorari challenging an order denying their motion for a protective order as to depositions of high level...

Fagin v. Gilmartin

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
Dismissal under Rule 12(b) of plaintiffs' derivative claims regarding violations of officers and directors-defendants' fiduciary duties is remanded...

In re: Merck & Co., Inc. Sec. Litig.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' class-action claims alleging securities fraud pursuant to a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is...

Stone v. Duke Energy Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities, Securities Law
Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of plaintiff's action as to claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 alleging that employer defendant violated...

Yung v. Lee

Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Trade, Securities Law
Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 does not apply to private transactions because such transactions are not subject to the prospectus...

Stuebler v. Xcelera.com

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Securities Law
Order certifying a class and an insider trading subclass in a securities fraud class action involving an internet holding company is affirmed where...

Bowe v. Polymedica Corp.

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Securities Law
Order certifying a class in a securities fraud class action involving medical supply companies is vacated where the district court adopted an...

Nat. Ass'n of Sec. Dealers, Inc. v. Sec. & Exchange Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Securities Law
Petition for review of agency defendant's reversal of a disciplinary determination by petitioner involving offenses under the Exchange Act is...

Peebles v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition to vacate a zero dollar arbitration award following defendant's removal to federal court is affirmed where the district...