Ontario Appellant Court will examine an Underwriters’ Duty of Care to Investors

(April 8, 2019).  In LBP Holdings Ltd. v. Hycroft Mining Corp., 2017 ONSC 6342, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Justice Perell) declined to certify a negligence misrepresentation class action claim against the underwriters of Hycroft Mining Corp.’s (“Hycroft”) secondary offering. The Plaintiff alleged that the prospectus associated with Hycroft’s secondary offering contained misrepresentations (by…

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Protecting the Micro-Cap Investor: Colt Resources Inc.

(April 5, 2019).  Lawyers Andrew Morganti, Albert Pelletier, and Hadi Davarinia were successful in earning the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s approval to grant their clients’ motion for leave to proceed towards discovery and trial against Colt Resources Inc. (“Colt”) and several of its former officers and directors.  The decision is styled as Kauf v….

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Tulips to Cannabis: Bubbles Will Burst

(March 30, 2019).  Tulips bankrupted thousands of investors, Dot.coms managed by amateurs bankrupted hundreds of thousands of investors, and so market participants have been warned that Cannabis companies with the lofty valuations as Dot.coms managed by the same type of amateurs will too burst.  Your dreams of becoming a successful investor will simply go up…

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Show Us the Assets: Investors Demand That Mining Company Be Truthful About Its Assets

(December 13, 2018). Since January 31, 2017, Colt Resources, Inc.’s (“Colt”) securities have not traded and the Company has intentionally avoided its continuous disclosure obligations.  Indeed, its investors have been in the dark only learning of material facts concerning Colt’s assets being abandoned, forfeited, lost, and sold. Prior to going to trial the plaintiff investor (a/k/a,…

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Morganti & Co. further expansion: New Lawyers, Mandates, and Office

(December 1, 2018).  Morganti & Co., P.C., is pleased to announce that it has relocated to 21 St. Clair Street East, Suite 1102, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1L9.  The space reaches approximately 3,000 sq. ft. and is in the process of being transferred into a technologically advanced legal hub.  During 2018, Morganti & Co. settled three…

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U.S. High Court Protects Consumers Over International Comity

(September 4, 2018).  Comity. The legal principle that political entities (such as states, nations, or courts from different jurisdictions) will mutually recognize each other’s legislative, executive, and judicial acts. The underlying notion is that different jurisdictions will reciprocate each other’s judgments out of deference, mutuality, and respect. (Cornell Law Legal Definition). In Animal Science Products, Inc.,…

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Morganti & Co., P.L.C. committed to European-based Investors

(August 10, 2018).  Morganti & Co., reminds European-based investors that Morganti & Co., is the European retail-investor shareholders’ North American law firm.  With extensive contacts in United States, Caribbean, Central America, and Europe, Morganti & Co., will be in England, Germany, Netherlands, and Panama prior to year-end meeting with clients and lawyers. Andrew Morganti will…

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Q&A: Disclosure of Internal Investigations

(August 11, 2018). Morganti & Co has received several inquiries from investors as to when companies must disclose internal investigation. The following note is our Firm’s general approach. Question: When does a reporting issue have the affirmative duty to disclose internal investigations? The answer of this question should commence with examining whether the internal investigation…

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