Robert C. Finkel

May 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Timothy D. Brennan |Matthew Insley-Pruitt |Robert C. Finkel |David Nicholas

On April 10, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed the District Court's dismissal of Wolf Popper's class action complaint against Labcorp. As the Fourth Circuit noted, the Patient Acknowledgment does not inform patients of the "patient list price" they will be charged if testing is not covered by insurance. The Fourth Circuit held that Labcorp's list price is "material to the reasonable patient" that must be disclosed to patients.

Apr 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Robert C. Finkel

Shelf registration statements are used by issuers of securities to register and sell securities. Shelf registration statements customarily incorporate by reference historical SEC filings, such as Form 10-Ks, and otherwise do not contain significant investor information concerning the issuer. The ability to register the securities, and thereby have the securities "on the shelf," is advantageous for issuers because it expedites future sales of securities.

Feb 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Robert C. Finkel

NEW YORK, February 6, 2024: Wolf Popper LLP has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against E*TRADE Securities LLC ("E*TRADE") and its affiliate Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC ("MSSB") ("Defendants") alleging breach of contract arising from Defendants' failure to pay a "reasonable rate of interest" on cash swept from retirement accounts, as required under E*TRADE's Retirement Sweep Deposit Account Program Customer Agreement and...

Oct 26, 2023 | mondaq.com | Robert C. Finkel

On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Slack Technologies v. Pirani. Slack Techs., LLC v. Pirani, No. 22-200, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2301 (U.S. June 1, 2023). Slack held that Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 requires all plaintiffs asserting a claim under the statute to plead and prove the shares they purchased through a direct listing are traceable to an allegedly defective registration statement. Id. at 18.

Mar 6, 2023 | powerupgaming.co.uk | Robert C. Finkel

Before its recent, critically acclaimed adaptation by HBO, The Last of Us was already considered a masterpiece in the gaming world. The Last of Us is an action-adventure survival horror video game created by Naughty Dog in 2013. It follows Joel and Ellie, two survivors of a fungal pandemic that has devastated America as they traverse the country, encountering various challenges along the way such as infected humans and hostile survivors.