The Bulletin - Summer 2019
In Alon Litigation, Delaware Courts Clarify Standard of Review for Controller Squeeze-Outs
Authors of this newsletter: Grant Goodhart III
Kessler Topaz recently defeated efforts to dismiss litigation filed on behalf of the Arkansas Teachers Retirement System regarding Delek US […]
Delaware Chancery Court Says Stockholders Were Misinformed When Approving Buyout of KCG Holdings
Authors of this newsletter: J. Daniel Albert
Since 2017, Kessler Topaz has been pursuing claims on behalf of Chester County Employees’ Retirement Fund (“Chester County”) and KCG […]
SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Eliminate Auditor Review for Smaller Companies
Authors of this newsletter:
On May 9, 2019, the Commissioners of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to propose amendments that […]
Back to Normal: the Ninth Circuit Revives Settlement Standard in Multi-State Class Actions
Authors of this newsletter: Ryan Degnan
In In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, 926 F.3d 539 (9th Cir. 2019) (“Hyundai & Kia”), the Ninth […]
Court Certifies Direct Purchaser Class Claims That Pharmaceutical Companies Unlawfully Sought to Delay and Suppress Generic Competition for the Oral Contraceptive Loestrin 24 Fe
Authors of this newsletter: Terence Ziegler
On July 2, 2019, Chief Judge William E. Smith of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode […]