2009 Year In Review: Selected Federal Securities Litigation Developments

Article by Brian A. Herman, John M. Vassos, Elizabeth A. Frohlich, Karen Pieslak Pohlmann and Christian J. Mixter

Morgan Lewis is pleased to present our second annual review of selected decisions from the United States Courts of Appeal addressing private actions under the federal securities laws.

We summarize below key decisions analyzing claims by private litigants under Sections 10(b), 14(a), 16, 20(a), and 20(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Sections 11, 12, and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933.¹ Our review includes 64 opinions, organized by topic and, within each topic, by circuit in chronological order, allowing you to quickly identify the most recent authority on particular issues in any jurisdiction.² A copy of the full review can be found at http://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/LIT_2009SECLITDvlpmntsWP_Jan2010.pdf (http://tinyurl.com/yfkct9j ).