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1.08.26
Litigation Trends to Watch in 2026
Entering 2026, Wilson Sonsini litigators see a landscape defined by AI driven disputes, continued tightening of patent review standards, renewed securities and governance litigation, stronger consumer and influencer enforcement, and escalating Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exposure—trends that require companies to align legal strategy with technical and operational controls.
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3.08.18
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Class Action Against SolarCity
On March 8, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities class action filed against SolarCity, a leader in full-service solar power systems. The case was filed following the announcement of a restatement of certain financial results by SolarCity, driven by an error in one of the formulas used to calculate how SolarCity accounted for certain costs of its solar systems. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented SolarCity, as well as its former CEO and former CFO, in the matter.
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11.30.17
U.S. Department of Justice Adopts New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Enhance FCPA Pilot Program
When a company learns that an employee or third-party business partner may have bribed a foreign official, it is never an easy question as to whether the company should turn itself in to the U.S. government. On November 29, 2017, the Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Rod J. Rosenstein, announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy intended to make it easier for companies to answer that question with a "yes."1The Enforcement Policy, which governs DOJ criminal investigations, but not DOJ or U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil actions, has been incorporated into the U.S. Attorneys' Manual and posted on the DOJ's website.2