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In Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, the Supreme Court resolved two critical issues for class action claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act). First, the Supreme Court held that state courts retain jurisdiction to adjudicate class actions brought under the 1933 Act. Second, the Supreme Court held that defendants may not remove class actions alleging only 1933 Act claims.

Cyan has its origin in an initial public offering. Cyan, a telecommunications company, and its officers and directors (the Petitioners), offered and sold shares of Cyan ...

The Supreme Court held May 16 that the exclusive federal jurisdiction provision of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act means the same as the "arising under" test for federal-question jurisdiction and does not pre-empt state law claims unless they require proving a violation of a rule or regulation under the Act.

Manning and other shareholder plaintiffs filed suit against Merrill Lynch and others in New Jersey state court alleging naked short selling in violation of SEC Regulation SHO (which requires a "good locate" at the time of a short trade to prevent naked shorting). But ...

On March 4, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Southern District of New York in Tongue v. Sanofi, No. 15-588-CV, 2016 WL 851797 (2d Cir. Mar. 4, 2016), holding that the District Court properly dismissed the Investor Plaintiffs/Appellants' Complaint. The Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants, a pharmaceutical company, its predecessor, and three executives, violated § § 10(b), 18, and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, § § 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, and state law by making misleading statements ...

On January 11, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for writ of certiorari filed October 29, 2015, by Plaintiff/Appellant NECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund in its case against Bank of America, its former CEO Ken Lewis, and others in a securities class action. The case originated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. There, NECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund and Denis Montgomery filed suit alleging violations of § § 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 based on allegations of wrongdoing related to Bank of America's public ...
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