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Newtyn Partners, LP v. Alliance Data Sys. Corp.

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 1 month 4 days ago
Citation:
No. 25-3313 (6th Circuit, Jan 21,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Optimism does not provide a basis for asserting securities fraud allegations. Puffery does not constitute a material misstatement. Accurate statements of historical facts are not actionable. Mere...
Judge(s):
Thapar, Readler, and Hermandorfer
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Diane Owens v. FirstEnergy Corporation

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 6 months 1 week ago
Citation:
Nos. 23-3940 /3943 /3945 /3946 /3947 (6th Circuit, Aug 13,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The circuit court held that courts must follow a two-step analysis to determine which presumption of reliance, the Affiliated Ute presumption or the Basic presumption, is applicable in...
Judge(s):
Boggs, Clay, and Gibbons
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Johnston v. Court-Appointed Receiver

Citation:
23-7932-cv (2nd Circuit, Jul 02,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment of the District Court. The Court upheld the Receiver's motion, which included: (1) permanently enjoining the...
Judge(s):
Chin, Merriam & Kahn
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Otto Candies, LLC, et al v. Citigroup Inc.

Citation:
23-13152 (11th Circuit, May 08,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
In this second appeal arising out of a long-running case based on allegations of a transnational fraudulent scheme-a conspiracy by and among Citigroup, Inc. (Citi); its agents, Citibank (CB) and...
Judge(s):
Jill A. Pryor; Elizabeth L. Branch; and Britt C. Grant
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USSEC, ET AL V. CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, ET

Citation:
22-56206, 22-56208 (9th Circuit, Feb 20,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In a decision that reduced Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. 204 (2024), to one footnote, the court ruled that district courts could enter third-party injunctions in SEC Ponzi-scheme...
Judge(s):
EBEL (sitting by designation), BADE, and FORREST, Circuit Court judges
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In re: ARTESIAN FUTURE TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Citation:
23-1046 (9th Circuit, Nov 28,2023) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) dismissed as equitably moot an appeal of the order confirming the liquidating plan of Artesian Future Technology, LLC (AFT) and...
Judge(s):
Gary Spraker; Scott Gan; and Julia W. Brand
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IN RE: W.R. GRACE & CO, et al.,

Citation:
20-2171 (3rd Circuit, Sep 15,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court (BC), the Third Circuit (Panel) resolved, had misapplied the framework limned in a prior circuit opinion for analyzing the nature of the provided services of some insurers to...
Judge(s):
Julio M. Fuentes; Peter J. Phipps; and Cheryl A. Krause
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In re S.S. Body Armor Inc.

  • Summarized by Thomas Horan , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
  • 5 years 9 months ago
Citation:
Nos. 19-2313, 19-2314, 19-2315 and 19-2316 (3rd Circuit, Jun 04,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
First, the Court reversed the Bankruptcy Court's finding that appellant was entitled to a contingent fee award for objecting to a derivative action settlement and thereby improving the outcome, and...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Restrepo, Roth, and Fisher
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SEC, et al v. Stanford International Bank, et a

  • Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
  • 6 years 8 months ago
Citation:
No. 17-10663 (5th Circuit, Jun 17,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Based on the nature of in rem jurisdiction and the limitations on the court’s and Receiver’s equitable power, the Fifth Circuit concluded that the district court lacked authority to approve the...
Judge(s):
Before JONES, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
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Life Partners Creditors' Trust, et al v. James Sun

  • Summarized by J. Newman , Newman & Newman
  • 6 years 9 months ago
Citation:
No. 17-11477 (5th Circuit, May 31,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
AFFIRM the district court’s judgment of dismissal as to Counts 5, 8, 11, and 12. However, it REVERSED the dismissal of Counts 1–4, 6, 9, and 10 and REMAND
Judge(s):
ELROD, HIGGINSON, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges
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