Publications Dec 18, 2017 Getting The Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Mergers and Acquisitions 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Supreme Court: Grants Certiorari to Consider Whether the American Pipe Tolling Doctrine Permits an Unnamed Class Member to File a New Class Action After the Expiration of the Applicable Limitations Period Dec 18, 2017 Supreme Court: Hears Oral Arguments on (1) Whether State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Alleging Only ’33 Act Claims; and (2) Who Qualifies as a “Whistleblower” Under the Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions Dec 18, 2017 Second Circuit: (1) Affiliated Ute Presumption of Reliance Does Not Apply If Plaintiffs’ Claims Are “Primarily Based on Misstatements,” and (2) Plaintiffs May Be Able to Establish Market Efficiency Without Direct Evidence of Price Impact Dec 18, 2017 Fourth Circuit: Allegations Sufficient to Raise an Inference of the Speaker’s Knowledge of a Statement’s Falsity Do Not, Standing Alone, Satisfy the Scienter Pleading Requirement Dec 18, 2017 Ninth Circuit: Plaintiffs Cannot Plead Loss Causation Based Solely on the Disclosure of Customer Complaints of Possible Fraud Dec 18, 2017 Northern District of Texas: Predominance Requirement for Class Certification Is Not Satisfied Where Putative Class Members Relied on “Varying” Representations Dec 18, 2017 House and Senate Conference Committee Releases Agreed Tax Reform Bill