Alphabet Inc. v. Rhode Island

U.S. Supreme Court

Question(s) Presented

Whether the “risk factors” disclosed in a securities filing must disclose only future risks or must also disclose whether a risk has come to fruition in the past.

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Petition Stage

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief in support of cert petition, arguing that “risk factors” disclosed in a securities filing must disclose only future risks – not, as in this case, past, remedied risks

November 24, 2021

Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Jeffrey B. Wall, Judson O. Littleton, and M. Jordan Minot of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

Case Documents

Ninth Circuit Opinion -- In re Alphabet Inc. Securities Litigation (Ninth Circuit).pdf

U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Alphabet Inc. v. Rhode Island (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf