Law

5th Circuit Remands Short-Sale Reporting Rules, Faulting SEC's 'Regulatory Sleight of Hand'

The agency had considered the economic impact of the policies separately. But a three-judge panel said that the agency should have also analyzed the rules’ collective economic costs, as there was ...
JD Supra

Deciding Issue of First Impression, Fourth Circuit Holds Short-Seller Report Could Not Support Loss Causation – in Significant Cooley Win

On April 8, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the US District Court for the District of Maryland’s dismissal of all claims in Defeo et al. v. IonQ, Inc. et al., a ...
WISN 12 NEWS

Snow, salt causing the Hop to short circuit

I’LL EXPLAIN IN WEATHERWATCH 12. SALT AND SNOW SHUTTING DOWN MILWAUKEE STREETCAR. IT DREW SOME SHARP COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL THIS WEEK. 12 NEWS KENDALL KEYS IS LIVE TONIGHT. KENDALL. IT’S HAPPENED ...
Reason

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New cert petition: In 2015, NYC purportedly issued a citation to IJ client ...
Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. For those who enjoy rollicking crossover episodes, take a listen to Ken White (of Serious Trouble ...
The National Law Review

Fourth Circuit Rejects the Use of Short-Seller Report as a Basis for Satisfying Loss Causation Element in Securities Fraud Action

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The Boston Globe

Short circuit at fault in dragging death of Red Line passenger last year, NTSB finds

Federal investigators on Tuesday said a short circuit was to blame for the failure of a safety system designed to prevent a Red Line train from accelerating and dragging a passenger to his death last ...
JD Supra

Fourth Circuit Rejects the Use of Short-Seller Report as a Basis for Satisfying Loss Causation Element in Securities Fraud Action

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently joined a growing consensus among federal appellate courts: short-seller reports, without more, rarely suffice to plead loss causation ...