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Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A.

Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
In an appeal primarily addressing whether the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) preempted state-law claims that a trustee...

Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.

Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an action alleging high fees in violation of section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 is affirmed where...

Estate of Pew v. Cardarelli

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an appeal primarily addressing whether a claim fell within the exception to the Class Action Fairness Act's ("CAFA") grant of original and...

In re: Slatkin

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Remedies, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment in favor of bankruptcy trustee, avoiding under 11 U.S.C. section 548(a) and California Civil Code section 3439.04(a) certain...

Benton v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action against defendant alleging a violation of the Arkansas Securities Act and common law fraud, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint for...

US v. Edwards

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law, Sentencing
In a prosecution for wire fraud and related crimes, defendant's conviction is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred in denying his...

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP v. Koch

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
An arbitration award need not be vacated on grounds that the arbitrator refused to disqualify him or herself after receiving a timely notice of...

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP v. Koch

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
An arbitration award need not be vacated on grounds that the arbitrator refused to disqualify him or herself after receiving a timely notice of...

Stephenson v. El-Batrawi

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Securities Law
In a securities-related action wherein default judgment was entered against defendant in the amount of $67.5 million for damages, denial of...

Laperriere v. Vesta Ins. Group, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
In an appeal addressing whether, and to what extent, the proportionate liability scheme of section 21(D)(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...