Standards Vary For 'Misleading' Statements In Stock Suits

By Richard Zelichov ( February 25, 2019, 1:52 PM EST) -- The year-end reports have been published.[1] The statistics are in. Securities class actions are at all-time highs. Cases challenging mergers — which used to be the province of state courts — are now in federal court. Cases asserting that companies made misleading statements in connection with their initial public offerings — which used to be in federal courts — are in state courts. Companies facing a negative operational event must now handle not just the operational event itself, but also the securities class action that will very likely follow....

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