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Safer v. Nelson Fin. Group

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a suit stemming from allegedly improper investment advice, the district court erred when it denied defendant's motion to compel arbitration since...

Disher v. Citigroup Global Markets

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
In a state-law putative class action, an order remanding plaintiff's suit to state court is vacated where the claims are connected sufficiently to the...

SEC v. Smyth

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
A judgment in favor of the SEC, recovering profits defendant reaped from insider trading, is vacated where the procedure the district court employed...

In re: Huff Asset Mgmt. Co.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it approved a settlement agreement of a forfeiture action that establishes a $715 million fund to...

Ram Trust Serv. v. Stone & Webster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is reversed where the pleadings complied sufficiently with the Private Securities...

Hirschberg v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
A presidential pardon does not eliminate the legal determination that plaintiff was guilty of the crime of which he was convicted, and the Commodity...

Taubenfeld v. AON Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a class action alleging violations of federal securities laws, lead counsel's award for fees and expenses is affirmed over its challenge to the...

Wyser-Pratte Mgmt. Co. v. Telxon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's fraud claims, alleging that defendants engaged in a deceptive scheme to inflate financial results, is affirmed where the...

In the Matter of: UAL Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a bankruptcy action, an injunction which blocks the sale of shares by United Airlines' Employee Stock Ownership Plan(ESOP), or any of the investors...

Chamber of Commerce v. SEC

Administrative Law, Securities Law
The SEC, in promulgating a rule that requires an investment company to have a board 1) with no less than 75% independent directors and 2) an...