One question that Eleventh Circuit litigants often ask is how likely the court is to grant a Rule 23(f) petition for interlocutory review of a class certification decision. Litigants who have been on the wrong end of a class certification decision ask this question with particular urgency because an interlocutory appeal—before the trial on the…
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Supreme Court to Rule on Securities Exchange Act Split Involving Eleventh Circuit
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, No. 18-459, 2019 WL 98542 (U.S. Jan. 4, 2019), in order to address a circuit split over Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78n(e), which addresses misstatements and omissions regarding tender offers. Courts of Appeals disagree over whether the…