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Basic, Inc. v. Levinson
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today the Supreme Court issued its decision in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., No. 09-1403 (see our earlier coverage here and here). The unanimous opinion by Chief Justice…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Kaufman & Wunderlich on Halliburton
Regular readers are aware that the SecuritiesLawProf and friends at The Conglomerate have been analyzing the implications (i.e., reading the tea leaves) of the Supreme Court's oral argument in Erica…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Oral Argument in Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Supreme Court heard oral argument earlier this week in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton. Here’s the oral argument transcript.The questions presented in Halliburton are:(1) Whether the Fifth Circuit…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Thinking About Halliburton
Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton Co. will be argued tomorrow before the U.S. Supreme Court, and my friends at The Conglomerate are engaged in a roundtable discussion of the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Cert Grant of Interest: Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
On Friday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Erica P. John Fund Inc. v. Halliburton Co. (No. 09-1403), which presents the questions:(1) Whether the Fifth Circuit correctly held, in direct…
Class Action Countermeasures
Classic Cases – Basic, Inc. v. Levinson
By The Editors
In Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, the Supreme Court recognized a rebuttable presumption of fraud on the market for securities-fraud cases. That presumption allowed for certification of a number of securities…
The Contingency
Third Circuit Rejects Shores v. Sklar Securities Fraud Theory
Whether to treat a securities fraud case on a class basis often turns on whether the court may presume that class members relied on false statements or omissions by the…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Still No Duty to Disclose Merger Negotiations
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Last month the second circuit affirmed the district court's opinion inThesling v Bioenvision - holding that issuers have no duty todisclose merger negotiations. Whether and when one has a duty to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Black on Eliminating Securities Fraud Class Actions
Eliminating Securities Fraud Class Actions Under the Radar, by Barbara Black, University of Cincinnati - College of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:At least since Basic,…
ContractsProf Blog
Business Associations Limerick of the Week: Basic Inc.
It is grading period, which leaves me with little time for posting.Basic, Inc. v. Levinson does not have Limerickworthy facts, but it is too important a case to ignore, as…