Financial news sites were ablaze recently with the news that a co-founder and board member of the data server company Super Micro Computer had been indicted, along with two other company executives, for allegedly conspiring to smuggle high-end Nvidia chips into China, in violation of U.S. export control laws. With news that sensational, and in light of the ensuing stock price drop, it was only a matter of time before plaintiffs’ lawyers would file a securities class action lawsuit. And, sure enough, late last week, a plaintiff shareholder did file a securities suit against the company.

The complaint in the new lawsuit, which can be found here, is interesting in and of itself, relating as it does to the sensational circumstances involved. But the lawsuit is arguably even more interesting for what it represents – that is, as an illustration of the ways that geopolitical issues can – and increasingly are – translating into securities class action lawsuits.

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The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools and applications has also meant the rise in AI-related infrastructure, such as data centers and power generation support. And just as we have seen the rise of securities litigation relating to companies’ adoption of AI tools and processes, we have also seen securities suits relating to AI infrastructure development.

In the latest example of this kind of AI infrastructure-related litigation, on March 20, 2026, a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit against the engine and power systems company Power Solutions International, alleging that the company’s new strategy of providing power generation solutions for AI data centers had fallen short of the company’s representations. A copy of the new complaint against Power Solutions can be found here.

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In the wake of the February 20, 2026, U.S. Supreme Court decision to invalidate tariffs imposed under the current Administration’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), litigation has been filed by companies seeking tariff refunds and by shareholders alleging securities violations against a company whose operations and financial results were impaired by “tariff headwinds.”   A new category of litigation is also beginning to appear: consumer class actions alleging that companies improperly passed tariff costs on to customers.

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As detailed in prior posts on this site (here and here), turbulence in the private credit markets has roiled the financial marketplace. Collapses (and related scandals) involving high profile private credit borrowers – including Tricolor and First Brands– have led to bankruptcies, civil lawsuits, and criminal indictments. The disruption in the private credit markets has also recently led to securities class action lawsuits involving private credit lenders. In the most recent example of this phenomenon, late last week a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit against private credit lender Hercules Capital, after a short seller published a report suggesting that the company had misrepresented its borrower due diligence processes. A copy of the March 20, 2026, lawsuit can be found here.

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Most readers have undoubtedly seen a recent and significant increase in attention paid to prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket. The rise of prediction markets has also led to regulatory and other concerns.  But amid all the scrutiny, questions remain about what prediction market companies may represent as D&O risks. A newly filed securities complaint against a now-defunct crypto platform company may create new disclosure, governance, and insider-trading-related D&O exposures.

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Following a rare trial in a federal securities class action lawsuit, a civil jury late last week found that statements Elon Musk made on social media in 2022 about his proposed $44 billion acquisition of Twitter misled investors. However, the jury also found that the plaintiff had not made the case that certain other statements by Musk were misleading. The jury’s verdict has a number of interesting implications, as discussed below. A copy of the jury’s March 20, 2026 verdict form can be found here.

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In the following guest post, Chris Quirk, a wholesale broker at ARC Excess & Surplus, now part of CRC Group, examines issues surrounding the provision of notice of circumstances that may give rise to a claim in connection with a claims made and reported insurance policy. Our thanks to Chris for allowing us to publish his article as a guest post on this site. Here is Chris’s article.

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Crypto asset investors and issuers alike have long sought greater clarification on questions surrounding the actual or potential applicability of the federal securities laws to digital assets. SEC Chair Paul Atkins previously declared his intent to provide relevant guidance. Now, the SEC, acting in conjunction with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, has issued detailed guidance segmenting digital assets between those to which the securities laws apply and those to which the laws do not apply, as well as clarifying under what circumstances digital assets can become subject to the securities laws. The agencies’ clarifications will provide significant illumination for investors and issuers, and at least potentially for D&O insurance underwriters as well.

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It has now been several years since the peak of the SPAC boom, but litigation from that period continues to work its way through the courts. One of the ongoing cases, involving a 2020 SPAC transaction, involves the question of when the applicable three-year statute of limitations begins to run.

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The number of accounting-related securities class action lawsuit filings declined in 2025, but the value of accounting-related securities suit settlements increased during the year, according to the latest annual report on the accounting suits from Cornerstone Research. The report, which is entitled “Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements – 2025 Review and Analysis” can be found here. Cornerstone Research’s March 18, 2026, press release about the report can be found here.

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