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State of New Jersey v. Fuld

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In New Jersey's Department of Treasury Division of Investment's suit against officers and directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., arising from...

Pacific Inv. Mgmt. Co. v. Mayer Brown LLP

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action against outside counsel for a corporation that allegedly made false statements in connection with a securities offering,...

Merck & Co. v. Reynolds

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In a 2003 securities fraud class action alleging that Merck & Co. knowingly misrepresented the heart-attack risks associated with its drug Vioxx,...

Greenwich Fin. Servs. Distressed Mortgage Fund 3 LLC v. Countrywide Fin. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In defendants' appeal from the district court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to remand plaintiffs' securities class action to state court, the appeal...

Hill v. Ricoh Americas Corp.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In an action alleging that plaintiff was terminated from his position in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and Kansas common law prohibiting...

US v. Schiff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law
In a criminal prosecution of corporate executives at the pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb for securities fraud under 15 U.S.C. section 78j(b)...

Racepoint Ptnrs., LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action claiming that defendant indenture trustee had actual knowledge of Enron's default on the indentures at issue, and that its failure to...

Kashner Davidson Sec. Corp. v. Mscisz

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In plaintiffs' challenge to the district court's remand order and its electronic order denying their Rule 60(b) motion, the district court's decision...

SEC v. Vescor Capital Corp.

Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In an appeal from a district court's order staying all actions related to property in a receivership estate containing the proceeds of an alleged...

Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P.

Banking Law, Securities Law
In an action by shareholders in mutual funds managed by defendant investment adviser alleging that defendant violated section 36(b)(1) of the...