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Joining The Club

The 10b-5 Daily

The district court dismissed the claims based on the plaintiffs’ failure to adequately plead falsity. “Sounds in fraud” – Section 11 and 12(a)(2) claims do not have fraud as an element, so generally they are not subject to the heightened pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). .

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Looks Prehistoric

The 10b-5 Daily

An ongoing issue in securities litigation is to what extent a short seller’s report can act as a corrective disclosure for purposes of establishing loss causation. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had the opportunity to address that issue for the first time last week. In Defeo v. 2025 WL 1035292 (4th Cir.

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LITIGATION “WHACK-A-MOLE” – THE MOVING TARGET AND POOR PLEADINGS – IN A CASE ABOUT ALLEGEDLY POOR PLEADINGS

Civil Litigation Brief

This was a case alleging that the defendant barrister had pleaded a case badly. We are looking again at the judgment of Mr Justice Saini inIsrael Russell v Barry Coulter[2025] EWHC 493 (KB). The claim was rejected. However it is.

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Golden Oldie #4 – What Does it Mean to Limit Discovery to the “Claims and Defenses” Instead of the “Subject Matter” Involved in the Action?

E-Discovery LLC

Further, it seems clear that the most valuable reference to use in implementing the new change in the scope of discovery is the pleadings that have been filed, as that is where the claims and defenses are stated. However, the pleadings are only the starting place. Emphasis added]. citation omitted].

Discovery 130
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Clients Are Spending More on Legal Tech: Can Smaller Firms Keep Up?

Attorney at Work

As business clients deploy new technology to manage litigation, contracts and communications, they will prefer working with equally tech-focused outside counsel. Document automation software provides a centralized process of producing agreements, motions, pleading, contracts and other legal documents.

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

At its most general level, the holding was that a litigant may not invoke the courts to assert their legal rights, then engage in extralegal conduct. In the Courts words, the sanction alleviated prejudice to the employer and signals to Campbell and other litigants that one must deal honestly before the courts. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.),

Evidence 130
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A SHORT PLEADING POINT: PLEADING FRAUD – A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Civil Litigation Brief

I can’t think of any other case where this blog has featured a case that was decided prior to the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules. However the judgment in Rigby v Decorating Den Systems Ltd [1999] EWCA Civ 986.