Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Resolved
Docket Number
Term
2018 Term
Oral Argument Date
April 15, 2019
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit correctly held, in express disagreement with five other courts of appeals, that Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 supports an inferred private right of action based on a negligent misstatement or omission made in connection with a tender offer.
Case Updates
Supreme Court dismisses case as improvidently granted
April 23, 2019
U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief at the merits stage arguing there is no private right of action to enforce Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 26, 2019
Click here to view the colaition amicus brief filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable.
George Conway of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP served as co-counsel for the amici.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant cert. and hold there is no private right of action to enforce Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 13, 2018
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief.
George T. Conway of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Opinion -- Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- SIFMA Amicus Brief -- Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Merits Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Brief for Respondents -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Joint Appendix -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Joint Appendix II -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Former Commissioners of the SEC Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief for Petitioners -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Amicus Brief of the United States -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court) .pdf
- Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)ton Legal Foundation .pdf
- Institutional Investors Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court) .pdf
- Phillip Goldstein Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court) .pdf
- SIFMA Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court) .pdf
- The North American Securities Association, Inc. Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court) .pdf
- Legal Scholars Amicus Brief -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Respondents -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Reply Brief for Petitioners-- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Petitioners -- Emulex v. Varjabedian (U.S. Supreme