Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Cy Moscow, partner of leading Detroit-based law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP, and adjunct professor at University of Michigan School of Law, has invited Andrew Morganti to lecture to third-year students in his advanced securities regulations course on the topic of shareholders’ rights litigation from the perspective of the…

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Tuesday Feb 4, 2014 On February 3, 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in three shareholder class proceedings claiming damages under Part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act(1) for misrepresentations alleged to have been made in respect of shares trading in the secondary market. In Green v. CIBC(2) , a specially convened five-judge panel unanimously…

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 The Law Office of Andrew Morganti, JD, LL.M., was retained by a Toronto-based Family Office to lodge an Ontario Securities Act s.138.3 claim against Pretium Resources Inc.  The investor is seeking class action status. The claims alleges that Pretium Resources Inc. and Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Ltd. misrepresented the quality of…

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During the relevant time period, BP plc purposely availed itself to the Ontario Securities Act regime by registering itself to be a “reporting issuer.”  Although BP de-listed its securities from the Toronto Stock Exchange and ceased being a reporting issuer, BP made an expressed commitment to continue to provide its Canadian-based investors with its investor…

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After harvesting evidence that BP published core documents with misrepresentations about its IEP, OMS, and OSRP, as well as its clean-up efforts of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and related oil spill, Plaintiff issued a Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim.  Importantly, Plaintiff now focuses on when BP was a “reporting issuer” under the relevant provincial…

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This lawsuit is brought as a class action against many of the largest transocean shipping companies that ship millions of vehicles that are manufactured overseas and imported into United States.  The claim alleges that since October 2008 the shipping companies engaged in a conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain and/or stabilize prices, and allocate the market…

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Michigan-based scrap metal dealership retained Morganti Legal, P.C. to lodge an monopolization claim against Metro International Trade Services LLC for abusing its market power in the warehousing of London Metal Exchange approved brands of aluminum in North America resulting aluminum in the spot market being over priced.  The action is styled as VIVA Railings LLC…

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University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, University of Windsor, and Tecnologico de Monterrey, partners in international dual law degree programs, are hosting an international legal education conference focused on social justice, professionalism, and cross-border commercial law. Andrew Morganti with guest Luciana Brasil, of Branch MacMasters LLP, are providing their insight on the evolution of…

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The Law Office of Andrew Morganti, JD, LL.M., was retained by a former corrections officer and an European-based Family Office to lodge an Ontario Securities Act s.138.3 claim against Silvercorp Metals Inc.  The investor is seeking class action status. The claims alleges that Silvercorp Metals Inc. misrepresented the quality of the ore at its primary…

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LONDON, ON and TORONTO /CNW/ – Siskinds LLP, Koskie Minsky LLP and the Law Office of Andrew Morganti today announced the filing in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of a proposed class action against Atlantic Power Corporation (TSX: “ATP” NYSE: “AT”), and certain of the company’s senior officers. The proposed class includes all persons…

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Professors Stephen J. Choi and A.C. Pritchard have recently published a study finding that private securities litigation provides as a greater deterrent effect on securities fraud than do SEC investigations — when only one or the other has been filed.  The study also finds that the best outcome for investors is when there are parallel…

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The U.S. Federal District Court for the Central District of California announced that Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. settled charges of price-fixing fuel surcharges lodged by U.S. consumers.  Judge S. James Otero has ordered that the parties attend a hearing on March 25, 2013 to explain the settlement. On behalf of Canadian consumers, Law Office…

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Boston University School of Law’s graduate program in banking and financial law is the oldest LL.M. program of its kind in the United States.  The program offers both U.S. and foreign trained lawyers a review of banking and financial laws as well as the ability to register for courses offered by the business school. On…

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Cy Moscow, partner of leading Detroit-based law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP, and adjunct professor at University of Michigan School of Law, has invited Andrew Morganti to lecture to third-year students in his advanced securities regulations course on the topic of shareholders’ rights litigation from the perspective of the buy-side institutional investor plaintiff. …

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Morganti Legal, P.C., is proud to announce that it is relocating its Toronto office to 119 Spadina Avenue, on the northeast corner of Spadina and Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto office is handling matters on behalf of consumers, investors and small business owners in the matters involving the pricing of eBooks and Polyurethane…

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