Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether a private securities-fraud plaintiff may establish the critical element of loss causation based on a decline in the market price of a security where the event or disclosure that triggered the decline did not reveal the fraud on which the plaintiff’s claim is based.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
June 24, 2019
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant petition for writ of certiorari regarding loss-causation standard in securities class action litigation
September 05, 2018
Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, National Association of Manufacturers, and Business Roundtable.
Elaine J. Goldenberg of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP served as co-counsel for the coalition.
Case Documents
- Opinion -- Mineworkers' Pension Scheme v. First Solar Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- First Solar, Inc. v. Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief in Opposition for Respondents -- First Solar, Inc. v. Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U S Chamber2 Cet al Amicus Brief First Solar2 C Inc v Mineworkers' Pension Scheme U S Supreme Court
- Supplemental Brief for Petitioners -- First Solar, Inc. v. Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae -- First Solar, Inc. v. Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf