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Simpson Thacher’s Securities Law Alert is a monthly publication covering noteworthy decisions in the area of securities and shareholder litigation. 

In This Issue:

Supreme Court: The Basic Presumption Can Be Rebutted by Showing There Was No Price Impact Even Though That Evidence Is Also Relevant to Materiality

Ninth Circuit: Affirmative Misrepresentation Allegations “Push” Mixed Securities Fraud Case Outside of Affiliated Ute’s Presumption of Reliance

District of Maryland: Denies Dismissal of Securities Fraud Suit Alleging Suspect Sales Practices in Light of Allegations in an SEC Cease-And-Desist Order

Eastern District of New York: Dismisses Securities Fraud Class Action for Failure to Plead With Particularity That the Company’s Conduct Violated Antitrust Laws

District of Oregon: Applies Recent Ninth Circuit Opinion to Hold That the PSLRA’s Safe Harbor Protects “On Track” Forward-Looking Statements Concerning Progress Toward an Allegedly Unattainable Goal

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