Securities Archive » December, 2025

Securities - December, 2025

312 articles

• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• SEC, FAT Brands Near Deal In Suit On CEO's $27M Loan Scam
• AmTrust Says Robbins Geller Is Causing Investor Suit Delays
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Hear Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani's Appeal
• AdaptHealth To Pay Investors $35M To End Inflated-Sales Suit
• OCC Wants 'Heightened Standards' Only For Biggest Banks
• CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Products Aren't Loans
• Klarna Faces Investor Alleging IPO Risk Misrepresentations
• Conn. Judge Halts Deutsche Bank's Norway Suit Against Viks
• Federal Agencies Urge 9th Circ. To Lift Layoff Freeze
• Top Delaware Chancery Cases Of 2025: A Year-End Report
• Notable Pennsylvania Legislation Of 2025
• Car Services Co. Inks $25M Deal In Securities Suit
• Pot Investors Say Collective Mishandled Profits And Funds
• JPMorgan Rips Javice Attys' 'Absurd' Bills For Candy, Booze
• Fidelity National Agrees To $210M WorldPay Merger Suit Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DOJ, SEC Charge 6 In $41M Insider Trading Scheme
• PayPal Pares Bias Suit Over Minority-Focused Economic Fund
• Rivian Shareholder Sues Top Brass Over Post-IPO Pricing
• CFTC Acting Chair Departs As New Leader Sworn In
• SEC Accuses 7 Cos. Of Crypto 'Confidence Scam'
• $14.8M Deal Proposed In Genius Sports SPAC Chancery Case
• CFTC Suit Adds To Convicted Crypto Fraudster's Woes
• Chipotle Dodges Investor Claims Over Portion Cuts
• Draft House Bill Would Clarify Tax Rules For Digital Assets
• Sallie Mae Investor Sues Over Late Student Loan Payments
• Ex-NBA Players' Adviser Can't Break Out Of Fraud Case
• 4 Robbins Geller Attys To Join New Securities Boutique
• Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025
• Advocacy Groups Warn Against Kalshi's Gambling Push
• New Class Action Claims CIBC, RBC Rigged Quantum Shares
• 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues
• The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025
• Fed Seeks Input On Limited Master Accounts For Fintechs
• Iowa Appeals Schwab Antitrust Deal After Objections
• CFTC Seeks Input On Prediction Market Regs
• FINRA Fines BofA Unit Over Order Routing Disclosures
• NC Panel Denies Lindberg's Bid To Broaden Receivership
• F5 Faces Securities Class Action Over 'False' Security Claims
• Coinbase Sues 3 States Over Event Contract Regulation
• Coal Exec Calls Out Feds' 'Secrecy' In FCPA Trial Delay Bid
• SEC Enters Non-Monetary Settlements With FTX Trio
• Conn. Investment Adviser Admits To Tax Evasion
• Del. Justices Reinstate Elon Musk's $56B-Plus Pay Package
• More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
• The CFTC's Road Ahead Under Newly Confirmed Chair
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Chancery Keeps Alive Electric Vehicle Co. SPAC Suit
• SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26
• Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025
• The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.
• Feds Say PE Firm Founder Funded Wife's Co. With $50M Fraud
• Trump's Picks To Lead FDIC, CFTC Win Senate Approval
• InnovAge Investors Get Final OK For $27M Deal, Atty Fees
• AI Energy Co. Stem Inc. Beats SPAC Merger Investor Suit
• SEC Settles With Accountant Accused Of Penny Stock Fraud
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• Theta, CEO Accused Of Crypto Fraud In Whistleblower Suits
• Feds Urge Justices To Keep SEC Disgorgement Power Intact
• Sprouts Grocery Brass Face Suit Over Rosy Growth Forecast
• Wis. Tribe Seeks To Block Kalshi Sports Contracts
• Compliance Chiefs' Enforcement Risks Didn't Ease Up In 2025
• Chancery Sr. Magistrate Leaving Bench For Role As Neutral
• Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation
• Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges
• SEC Again Flags Adviser Testimonials, Ratings In Marketing
• Shutdown Deal Bars Federal Firings Until Feb., Judge Says
• Starbucks Brass Face Derivative Suit Over 'Triple Shot' Plan
• SEC Sues Over Alleged $48M Bitcoin Mining Fraud
• Chancery OKs $10M Fat Brands Settlement, Defers Fees
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Mobileye Shareholder Suit
• CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action
• Air Taxi Co. Settles SPAC Merger Price Suit For $17.75M
• How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next
• Treasury Issues Final Rule On BEAT For Securities Lending
• Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Convicted Oil Trader Will Appeal 15-Month FCPA Sentence
• Robinhood's Bid To Halt Nevada Sports Order Denied
• Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Class Suit Against Vans Shoes Parent
• Digital Marketing Co. Ibotta Seeks To Ditch Suit Over IPO
• Med School Grad To Pay $509K To End SEC Spoofing Claims
• Judge Skeptical Of Trump-Tied SPAC's Defense In SEC Suit
• Fed Ends Goldman 1MDB, Metropolitan Card Consent Orders
• Online Gun Co. Settles SEC Probe Over Sanctioned Ex-Exec
• SafeMoon CEO Seeks No Prison Time For Looting Conviction
• FDIC Floats Application Process For Stablecoin Issuance
• Dems Press DOJ On Concerns It's Favoring AG's Atty Brother
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Ex-CFTC Atty's Religious Bias Case
• SEC Says No New 'Scalping' Trial For Penny Stock Trader
• No Jail For Controller Who Assisted Feds In FTE Fraud Case
• B. Riley Must Face Investor Suit Over Alleged Fraud Losses
• CFTC Drops Spoofing Case Against Texas Energy Trader
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks
• 9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Auditor Liability For IPO Errors
• Investors Sue French YouTuber In Del. Over Alleged Fraud
• Senate Banking Committee Pushes Crypto Markup To 2026
• Starbucks Investors Get Claims Against Ex-CFO Revived
• PCAOB Challenger Tells DC Circ. He Should Stay Anonymous
• Trustee Sues SafeMoon Leaders Over Alleged Fraud Scheme
• Danske Bank Exits DOJ Probation Under $2B AML Deal
• DouYu Investors Get Final OK For $2.25M Settlement
• Cooley Adds Crypto-Focused Atty From Waymaker
• SEC Settles With Digital Ad Co. Accused Of $2.8M Fraud
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Texas, Toronto Stock Exchanges End Trademark Dispute
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Sen. Tim Scott's Ex-Chief Of Staff Joins Holland & Hart
• The Tricky Issues Underscoring Prediction Market Regulation
• 30 Years On, PSLRA Debates Still Rage In Securities Cases
• SEC, Ex-Advisers Settle Unregistered Securities Sales Claims
• CFTC Drops 'Outdated' Crypto Guidance On Actual Delivery
• Starbucks Defends Ex-CFO In Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit
• OCC Conditionally Grants 5 Crypto-Focused Trust Charters
• Ex-Fiserv CEO Accused Of Insider Trading In New Suit
• Crypto Industry Balks At Citadel Securities' Call For Regs
• Oppenheimer Fined $1.2M In SEC Muni Bond Disclosure Case
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Wrong Metric Created $2 Valuation, Chancery Suit Says
• Chancery Issues Rare Redemption Order In Congo Dispute
• Betting, Trading Platforms Form Prediction Market Alliance
• The SEC Whistleblower Program A Year Into 2nd Trump Admin
• Bogus AI Hedge Fund Chief Finalizes $4.1M SEC Deal
• Chancery Lets Nextdoor Argue De-SPAC Suit Filed Too Late
• Molina Investor Sues Board Over Insurer's Guidance Cuts
• Nasdaq Seeks Power To Block IPOs Over Manipulation Risks
• Higgs Fletcher Forms White Collar, Regs Enforcement Team
• ArentFox Adds Cross-Border Corporate Atty From Reed Smith
• Trump Orders Review Of Proxy Advisers' 'Substantial Power'
• FSOC To Tack Toward Deregulation For Growth, Bessent Says
• House Passes Bill To Rev Up Investment, Biz Opportunities
• Gemini To Offer Prediction Markets With CFTC License
• House Weighs CFTC's Future As Admin Looks To Fill Positions
• SEC Gets Amended $32M Win In Real Estate Fraud Suit
• SEC Must Provide Names To Compliance Chief In Fraud Suit
• Smartsheet Investor Sues Over Blackstone, Vista Buyout
• Visa Escapes Investor Suit Over DOJ Claims
• SEC Gives DTCC Nod To Offer Tokenization Service
• Chancery OKs $13M Concord SPAC Deal, Delays Fee Ruling
• Del. Court Mulls Mootness Fee Options In Bolt Suit Settlement
• Fed Terminates 3 Actions Against Credit Suisse, JPMorgan
• Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025
• Terraform Founder Gets 15 Years For 'Epic' $40B Crypto Scam
• Mass. Lawyer Accused Of Misusing Pot Shop Investor Funds
• Solaris Energy Top Brass Sued Over Turbine Co. Acquisition
• Chancery Skeptical Of B. Riley Investors' Investment Loss Suit
• Connell Foley Beats DQ Bid In NJ Investment Bias Case
• How New SEC Policies Shift Shareholder Proposal Landscape
• Attys Seek $9.8M For Opendoor Investor Suit Deal
• Firms Get $650K Fees For $2M Deal In Smart Lock Co. Suit
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bradley Arant Adds Former Hilgers Graben Name Partner
• Del. Court Keeps Alive Board Liability Claims In Blue Bell Suit
• Fund Founder Charged With $42M Fraud, SEC Obstruction
• Trader Admits To Role In $350M Investment Fraud
• Wyoming Charts New Legal Path To Launch Frontier Token
• StubHub Brass Face Suit Over IPO Cash Flow Claims
• Boardwalk Pipeline Case Sees Partial Reversal
• Crypto Bankruptcy Trust Can Tap D&O Policy, Judge Rules
• Diagnostic Co. Agrees To Oversight Reforms In Derivative Suit
• Pennsylvania Panel Backs $931K Fine For Investment Adviser
• Colo. Municipal Adviser Can't Block SEC Suspension Efforts
• Capital One, Influencers Seek OK For Commissions Deal
• Regulate AI With Existing Regs, Financial Industry Lobby Says
• Court Asks If Morgan Stanley Liable In Alleged $250M Scheme
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Botching Investor Fraud Recovery
• Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members
• Justices Chew Over 'Close' Case On Fund Contract Disputes
• Magistrate Backs FinCEN Rules In All-Cash Real Estate Deals
• What Law Firm Liability Risks In 2025 Signal For Year To Come
• OCC Review Flags Big Banks For Debanking Policies
• OCC Says Banks Can Transact In Crypto As Intermediaries
• Ad Analytics Co.'s Brass Face Investor Suit Over Bot Traffic
• Tyson Seeks Del. Toss Of Suit For Poultry Growing Docs
• Conn. Barred From Taking Action Against Kalshi For Now
• AmTrust Says Insurer Must Cover Securities Suit Losses
• Mobile Game Maker, Investors Get Final OK For $6.5M Deal
• FINRA Flags GenAI Risks In Annual Oversight Report
• Ex-Oil Trader Gets 15 Months, Avoids FCPA Forfeiture For Now
• Cummins Investors Ink $1.6M Deal Over Emissions Fraud Suit
• FTX Customers Seek Final OK For $10M Deal With Silvergate
• Recent Proposals May Spell Supervision Overhaul For Banks
• Starbucks Loses Bid For Second Look At 'Triple Shot' Ruling
• Del. Justices Uphold Contract Bar On CityMD Merger Claims
• Medical Appliance Co. Seeks Coverage For SEC Investigation
• Tribes, Gaming Groups Challenge Kalshi's NY Gaming Lawsuit
• What US Can Learn From Brazil's Securities Arbitration Model
• Sens. Eye Final Stretch To Wrap Crypto Market Structure Bill
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• OCC's Gould Responds To Crypto Trust Charter Concerns
• Trump SPAC's Ex-CEO Seeks $50K Daily Sanctions In Fee Row
• Uranium Tech Investors Get Class Cert., Beat Dismissal Bid
• Forescout Investors Get Final OK For $45M Deal, Atty Fees
• Conservative Justices Probe 'Husk' Of FTC Firing Protections
• SEC Nabs $7M Fraud Judgment Against Titanium Blockchain
• 4th Circ. Backs EIDP In Dispute Over Annuity Reductions
• SEC Eases Decades-Old Wall Street Analyst Restrictions
• SEC Says Hedge Fund Manager's Driver Ran $1M Fraud
• Judge Backs Cutting $800M In FTX Ch. 11 Claims
• Crypto Project Ondo Finance Says SEC Closed Inquiry
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Bernstein Litowitz Corp. Founder Returns To 'Stabilize' Group
• How Bank-Fintech Partnerships Changed In 2025
• 2 Early Settlement Alternatives In Federal Securities Litigation
• $32M Malpractice Suit Was Filed Too Late, Judge Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Justices Skip 'WallStreetBets' TM Ownership Case
• Wells Fargo Unit Gets Judge To Trim Immigration Atty's Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Barclays Investor Case
• Calif. Agency Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Enforcement Director
• Virtual Asset Fund Sues Game Dev Over Delays, NFT Fraud
• 7th Circ. Backs Distribution Of $2.5M In Fraud Funds
• Feds Seek 12 Years For Founder's 'Devastating' Crypto Fraud
• NJ Judge Signs Off On $13M BlockFi Settlement
• Linqto Gets OK To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Plan With Stock Deal
• OCC, FDIC Scrap Obama-Era Leveraged Lending Guidance
• Miss. Casino Owner Pressured Lowball Buyout, Suit Says
• Rosen Law Firm Sanctioned Over 'Frivolous' Investor Suit
• DC Circ. Decision Reaffirms SEC Authority Post-Loper Bright
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Conviction
• Capital Firm Boss Asks Conn. Justices To Reject $10M Appeal
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Dems Press CFPB's Vought On Mortgage Rate Shutdown Plan
• Crypto Investors Fight To Revive Ripple Suit At 9th Circ.
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Banks Ask Justices To Review Class Cert. In $12B VRDO Suit
• Citadel Securities Sparks Crypto Clash Over DeFi Exemptions
• Starbucks Wants 2nd Shot To Nix Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit
• 1st Spot Crypto Market To Launch Amid CFTC 'Crypto Sprint'
• SEC Investor Panel Presses For Corporate AI Disclosures
• Blue Owl Capital Faces Investor Suit Over Redemption Woes
• Kalshi Sues Conn. Over Online Gambling Enforcement Case
• Gov't Watchdog To Probe FHFA Mortgage Fraud Referrals
• TaskUs' $17.5M Investor Settlement, Atty Fees Get Final OK
• 2nd Circ. Restores Ex-Union Boss' Bribery Sentence
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: December Lessons
• Medical Device Co. Faces Investor Suit Over IV Pump Issues
• Crenshaw Blasts SEC Short-Selling Rules Deadline Extension
• Del. Justices Nix Challenge To $1.1B Smart & Final Sale
• Ex-Trader's Suit Accusing Rival Of Spoofing Tossed For Good
• Snap Investors' $65M Deal OK'd, But Attys Face 'Cheap' Judge
• Boies Schiller Lands Former SEC Trial Leader In LA
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Why Digital Asset Treasuries Are Drawing Regulator Concerns
• CFPB Moves To Slash $5M Biden-Era Student Loan Trust Deal
• FINRA Fines Barclays For Pandemic-Era Supervision Backlog
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. High Court For Ruling In Buyout Dispute
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Adidas Investors' Suit Over Ye Collab
• Pharma Co. Exec Faces $125K SEC Judgment In Fraud Case
• Binance User Gets New Shot At Suit Over 1,400 Bitcoin Theft
• Investors In Pot Co. Cronos Ask Court To OK $10M Settlement
• Monitor Will Stay In Place In $1B Broad Street Fraud Case
• Jury Must Weigh 'Let's Go Brandon' Meme Coin Investor Suit
• Archegos Founder Says Davis Polk Job Offer Taints Restitution
• UMB Bank Gets Partial Win In $80M Hard Rock Hotel Dispute
• Novartis, Swiss Marketer Want Out Of Trade Secrets Suit
• 5th Circ. Skeptical Of Swindler Texas Atty's 50-Year Sentence
• Ex-Execs Who Pled Guilty To $67M Fraud Settle With SEC
• OCC Taps Ex-DC Civil Division Head As Deputy Chief Counsel
• FINRA Fines Firm $1M Over Mutual Fund Supervision Issues
• 7 Pension Funds Picked To Lead Neogen Investor Class
• Polsinelli Crypto Co-Leader Joins Duane Morris In Miami
• WilmerHale Hires BNP Paribas Director In Boston
• SEC Penalties Trended Down In FY 2025, Offering 2026 Clues
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• Ex-Bernstein Litowitz Atty Starts Firm After Contentious Exit
• 9th Circ. Tosses Tesla Investor Suit Over Self-Driving Tech
• SDNY Head Backs Good Deals For Quick Cooperation By Cos.
• Canadian Court Blocks Binance's Hong Kong Arbitration Bid
• Banking Regulators Pledge Basel Reset Amid Capital Rethink
• DeFi Treasury Co. Faces Investors' Crypto Competition Suit
• Vanguard Investors' Attys Seek $8.3M Fee
• Elliott Says Millions Lost To Oil And Gas Venture Overcharges
• FDIC Secures Dismissal Of SVB Cayman Deposit Suit
• Wells Fargo Beneficiary's Hidden Trust Claims Are Too Late
• Citadel Securities Can't Duck Microchip Patent Claims
• A Close Look At The Evolving Interval Fund Space
• Three Arrows Boosts $1.5B FTX Claim Tied To Crypto Winter
• A Primer On NYDFS' 3rd-Party Cybersecurity Guidance
• FAT Brands Sued In Del. For Docs On Spinoff, Other Moves
• 9th Circ. Robinhood Ruling May Alter Intraquarter Disclosures
• Twitter Investors Lose Bid To DQ Musk Counsel Spiro
• Crypto-Focused Forward Industries Taps Fintech Vet As GC
• SEC's Atkins Pushes To Broaden Small Business Criteria
• FINRA Says Firm Broke Reg BI With Private Placement Sales
• Approach The Bench: Judge Robart On Living Under Threats
• Bristol-Myers Must Face Trimmed $6.7B Celgene Investor Suit
• Fed Sees Shrinking Number Of Open Exam Findings At Banks
• DC Circ. Wonders If SEC Arbitration Decision Was Too Brief
• Terraform Founder Seeks Five Years At Most For Crypto Fraud
• Kalshi Users Bring Class Action Over 'Illegal' Sports Gambling
• Robinhood Looks To Block Nevada Sports Wager Order
• White House Crypto Czar Hired Clare Locke Amid NYT Probe
• Ex-NBA Vet Haslem Prepares To Exit Sprawling FTX Litigation
• Chancery OKs $9.4M Deal To End Sears Take-Private Suit
• Kessler Topaz To Lead Apple Investors In Siri AI Plans Suit
• CFTC's Pham Expands 'Due Process' For Enforcement Targets
• 11th Circ. Reverses Energy Co. Win In Investor Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• The Future Of Digital Asset Oversight May Rest With OCC
• Bitcoin Treasury Co. Names New General Counsel
• Attys Seek $99M From Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Pension Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court