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ATSI Communications, Inc. v. Shaar Fund, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Dismissal of complaints alleging, among other things, securities fraud in violation of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule...

AT&T Corp. v. Clarendon Am. Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by AT&T against several insurance carriers for breaches of certain issued Director and Officer policies, dismissal of the...

Holmstrom v. Peterson

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Appeal of a district court decision to remand a shareholder derivative action to state court is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where failure to...

Sherman v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
A decision reversing a bankruptcy court's denial of a motion brought by the SEC to dismiss debtors' bankruptcy petition is reversed where, although...

McAninch v. Wintermute

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a breach of contract action brought by former bank directors against their insurer, an insurer may not avoid its duty to indemnify under a D&O...

Harlamert v. World Finer Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the administrator of an estate against a closely held corporation alleging that the estate is permitted to...

Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In the context of private securities fraud actions and the pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) intended to...

Johnson v. Aljian

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In the context of insider trading liability under the federal securities laws, in order to maintain a claim under Section 20A of the Exchange Act, a...

Rodriguez-Ortiz v. Margo Caribe, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of a former employee's securities fraud suit for failing to meet the pleading standards of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of...

DeBenedictis v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In an action raising securities class action claims against Merrill Lynch alleging that its Fund Registration Statements misled investors by failing...