Month: February 2019

While the government shutdown dragged on, the Courts and the Department of Justice continued to investigate and prosecute FCPA and related actions. One resulted in a guilty plea by a business man in Hawaii. U.S. v. Lyon, No. 1:19-cr-00008 (D. …

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The Supreme Court in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees, 138 S.Ct. 1061(2018) concluded that a securities class action brought in state court based solely on claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933 could not be dismissed based on …

The Supreme Court, SLUSA and Statutory Interpretation Read More »

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