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Split Ninth Circuit Panel Holds That Plaintiff Who Filed Original Securities Fraud Action Ceased to Be a Party When Court Appointed a Different Lead Plaintiff Under the PSLRA

In Habelt v. iRhythm Technologies, Inc., No. 22-15660 (9th Cir. Oct. 11, 2023), a 2-1 panel holds that the original putative lead plaintiff in a securities fraud case was no longer a “party” with standing to appeal when a different lead plaintiff was appointed by the district court under the Private Securities Litigation Reform ActContinue reading “Split Ninth Circuit Panel Holds That Plaintiff Who Filed Original Securities Fraud Action Ceased to Be a Party When Court Appointed a Different Lead Plaintiff Under the PSLRA”

Union Took Wrong Route to Challenge Inclusion in Declaratory Judgment, Holds Seventh Circuit

In Shakman v. Clerk of the Circuit Court, No. 19-2772 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020), the Seventh Circuit dismisses an appeal on the ground that the union bringing it was not a party to the action below, and thus the court lacked jurisdiction to consider its challenge a declaratory judgment that affected its operations. Shakman,Continue reading “Union Took Wrong Route to Challenge Inclusion in Declaratory Judgment, Holds Seventh Circuit”