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California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
California Securities Claims Can Transend Even Death
As has been discussed in previous posts, Part 5 of the Corporation Securities Law of 1968 establishes violations and Part 6 prescribes remedies. For example, Corporations Code Section 25401 in…
The D&O Diary
Verizon Hit with Lead Telephone Cable-Related Securities Suit
Earlier this week (here), I noted the securities class action lawsuit that a plaintiff shareholder filed against AT&T in the wake of the Wall Street Journal’s series of articles about…
The Capital Commitment
Are Syndicated Term Loans Securities? The SEC Declines to Weigh in on <em>Kirschner</em>
By Robert Pommer, Robert Sutton
Participants in the syndicated loan markets may have been relieved last month when the SEC declined to file the amicus brief requested by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in…
Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement
Federal Court in <em>Terraform Labs</em> Rejects <em>Ripple</em> Decision
By Winstead
The issue of whether the sales of digital assets constitute investment contracts (and therefore securities) remains at the forefront of SEC regulatory issues. Yesterday, in SEC v. Terraform Labs, a…
The D&O Diary
Lead Telecom Cables Exposé Leads to Securities Suit Filing
Many of you may have read the recent series of Wall Street Journal articles raising the alarm about the sprawling U.S. network of lead telephone cables. The articles suggest not…
SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of July 31, 2023)
Last week the Commission filed a series of cases focused on two areas. One group of cases centered on offering fraud allegations. The actions in the other group each involved…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Eyolf Aaro, Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You: Green Contingent Convertible Bonds and Their Role…
The D&O Diary
Clinical Trials Company Hit with COVID-Related Securities Suit
The COVID-19-related public health crisis ended earlier this year; the CDC declared the end of the public health emergency in May. While the pandemic may be over, many of the…
Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement
Ripple’s Legal Waves: Ripple Summary Judgment Ruling Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact
By Matthias Kleinsasser, Winstead
In a recent and highly anticipated decision, a court in the Southern District of New York held that Ripple’s cryptocurrency token - XRP - is not inherently a security. In…
The D&O Diary
Statement that Underlying Suit is “Without Merit” Held Actionable
I don’t know how many readers follow Lyle Roberts’s The 10b-5 Daily blog, but if you are not following it, you should. When Lyle posts a new item, it is…