As I noted in my recent round-up of the Top Ten D&O Stories of 2021, one of last year’s important securities litigation stories was the onslaught during the year of SPAC-related securities class action lawsuit filings. I also added in the year-end round-up my projection that SPAC-related securities suits could be an even bigger factor in 2022. Though we are only in the opening days of 2022, the filing of SPAC-related securities suits in the New Year has already begun. On January 7, 2022, a shareholder plaintiff filed the first SPAC-related securities suit of 2022 against the post-merger company and certain of its officers, as well as against former officers and directors of the SPAC itself and its Sponsor. A copy of the complaint filed against Talkspace, Inc. can be found here.
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