Lydia Pardini

1 week ago | natlawreview.com | Alejandro Moreno |Tammana Malik |Deanna Tanner Okun |Lydia Pardini

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 under the federal securities laws. In Defeo v. IonQ, Inc., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 8216, ___ F.4th ___ (4th Cir. Apr.

4 weeks ago | natlawreview.com | Kathryn Rattigan |Deanna Tanner Okun |Lydia Pardini |Liisa M. Thomas

On March 20, 2025, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health-ISAC issued an alert to the health care sector warning of a social media post that posed a potential threat “related to the active planning of a coordinated, multi-city terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming weeks.” The post targets “mid-tier cities with low-security facilities.” The alert recommends “that teams review security and emergency management plans and heighten staff awareness of the threat,” including...