First Solar Inc. v. Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme
Petition for certiorari denied on June 24, 2019
Issue: 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. CVSG: 05/15/2019.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Solicitor general files invitation briefs (Amy Howe, June 5, 2019)
- Todays orders: No new grants, one CVSG (Amy Howe, October 9, 2018)
- Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, August 31, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/06/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2018) |
| 09/05/2018 | Brief of respondents Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 09/05/2018 | Brief amici curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, et al. filed. |
| 09/19/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018. |
| 09/19/2018 | Reply of petitioners First Solar, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/09/2018 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| 05/15/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 05/28/2019 | Supplemental brief of petitioners First Solar, Inc., et al. filed. |
| 06/04/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019. |
| 06/24/2019 | Petition DENIED. |