39 Cited authorities

  1. TRW Inc. v. Andrews

    534 U.S. 19 (2001)   Cited 1,189 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding a cardinal principal of statutory interpretation is that “no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”
  2. Merrill v. Dabit

    547 U.S. 71 (2006)   Cited 669 times   43 Legal Analyses
    Holding that state law class action securities fraud claims brought by “holders” of securities are, just like those of “purchasers” and “sellers,” preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act
  3. Kircher v. Putnam Funds

    547 U.S. 633 (2006)   Cited 331 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the bar on appellate review of district court orders remanding cases to state courts, 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d), applies to cases arising under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 in the absence of an "expressly" provided "clear statutory command" to the contrary
  4. In re Silicon Graphics Inc.

    183 F.3d 970 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 1,415 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that stock sales of individual defendants are only indicative of scienter where they are "dramatically out of line with prior trading practices" (quoting In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig., 886 F.2d 1109, 1117 (9th Cir. 1989))
  5. Bob Jones University v. United States

    461 U.S. 574 (1983)   Cited 529 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal government's compelling interest in eradicating racial discrimination outweighed plaintiffs' free exercise claim
  6. South Ferry v. Killinger

    542 F.3d 776 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 377 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “detailed and specific allegations about management's exposure to factual information within the company” support an inference of scienter
  7. Luther v. Countrywide Home

    533 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 348 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Securities Act claims are not removable under CAFA
  8. Proctor v. Vishay Inter

    584 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 323 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "SLUSA does not require the dismissal of all non-precluded claims appearing in the same complaint as a precluded claim"
  9. California Public Employees' v. Worldcom, Inc.

    368 F.3d 86 (2d Cir. 2004)   Cited 339 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 22 does not bar removal under § 1452
  10. Falkowski v. Imation Corp.

    309 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2002)   Cited 162 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he claim that defendant concealed the impending accounting write-off sufficiently alleges fraud `in connection with' a contract to sell Imation shares because it involves a misrepresentation about the value of the options"
  11. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 111,848 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
  12. Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions

    28 U.S.C. § 1441   Cited 50,213 times   151 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”
  13. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 28,488 times   185 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
  14. Section 78j - Manipulative and deceptive devices

    15 U.S.C. § 78j   Cited 12,525 times   165 Legal Analyses
    Granting SEC power to establish rules to further statute forbidding manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with purchase or sale of securities
  15. Section 77k - Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement

    15 U.S.C. § 77k   Cited 2,113 times   86 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable for a false registration statement "every person who was a director of . . . or partner in the issuer" at time of filing
  16. Section 1453 - Removal of class actions

    28 U.S.C. § 1453   Cited 1,353 times   109 Legal Analyses
    Providing discretion to hear an appeal from a remand order
  17. Section 77a - Short title

    15 U.S.C. § 77a   Cited 1,231 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Titling act
  18. Section 77v - Jurisdiction of offenses and suits

    15 U.S.C. § 77v   Cited 1,052 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Granting "concurrent" jurisdiction
  19. Section 77l - Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications

    15 U.S.C. § 77l   Cited 825 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing relief if the offering documents contain just one untrue statement of material fact
  20. Section 77o - Liability of controlling persons

    15 U.S.C. § 77o   Cited 804 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Imposing liability on persons who "control[] any person liable" under §§ 11 or 12