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World Holdings LLC v. Fed. Repub. of Germany

International Law, Securities Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
In an action to obtain payment on certain bonds issued by the Federal Republic of Germany, the denial of Germany's motion to dismiss for lack of...

Miller v. Thane Int'l., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action alleging that a corporation's pre-merger prospectus contained materially misleading representations because it...

Hale v. Chu

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In plaintiffs' corporate derivative suit against China Online, Inc., claiming that the defendants breached their fiduciary obligations and duties owed...

NetCoalition v. SEC

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Securities Law
In a petition for review of the SEC's approval of NYSE Arca's proposal to charge a fee to investors for access to its proprietary "depth-of-book"...

Badger v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a shareholders' derivative action stemming from defendant-corporation's purchase of a debenture held by plaintiff shareholders, which was their...

US v. Faulkenberry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Conviction of defendant for securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracies to commit these crimes is affirmed in part, reversed in...

SEC v. Platforms Wireless Int'l Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Administrative Law
In an action by the SEC claiming that defendants sold unregistered securities to the public and that they issued a fraudulent press release, partial...

City of Cleveland v., Ameriquest Mortgage Sec., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In City of Cleveland's public nuisance suit against twenty-two financial entities, claiming that defendants are responsible for a large portion of the...

Anderson v. Aon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In plaintiff's suit against a corporation alleging a holder claim under California law and RICO, the latter claim which plaintiff dismissed, claiming...

Medicine Shoppe Int'l., Inc. v. Turner Invs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In an appeal from an arbitral award in an action alleging a violation of a franchise agreement, the district court's order confirming the award is...