Legal Opinion

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 30, 2021No. 1:20-cv-10471Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, 20-CV-10471 (JPO) -v- OPINION AND ORDER SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC., Defendant. J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought this action against Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (“Sequential”), alleging that Sequential engaged in negligence-based fraud when it failed to consider evidence of likely goodwill impairment. As a result, the SEC asserts violations of Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(3); Section…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  3. ECA, Local 134 IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chicago v. JP Morgan Chase Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
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  5. In Re Morgan Stanley Information Fund SecuritiesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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