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This Term, U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear 2 Significant Securities Cases
Posted on 17 Oct 2012 by Thomas O. Gorman

The first Monday in October is the opening day of the new Supreme Court term. In recent years the Court has heard a number of securities cases, considering issues regarding class certification in Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton, 131 S. Ct. 2179 (2011... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Matrixx Initiatives Inc. v. Siracusano , Janus Capital Group , Thomas Gorman , SEC Actions , statute of limitations , Inc. v. First Derivative Traders , Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton , securities litigation , Litigation , government enforcement actions , Securities

Managing the Risks Posed To Mutual Fund Industry Participants By Increasing Litigation And Regulatory Enforcement Activity
Posted on 18 Oct 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Over the last 10 years, the far-reaching examination of the trading practices of the mutual fund industry, numerous enforcement actions by the SEC against prominent broker-dealers and fund complexes, and scores of civil lawsuits resulted in very significant... Read More

Tags: e Matthew Larrabee , Supreme Court , Gartenberg v. Merrill Lynch , sec enforcement , Janus Capital Group , Eric Barber , Inc. v. First Derivative Traders , FINRA , David Kotler , SEC , mutual funds , Mutual Fund Litigation and Insurance Practice Guid , Litigation , Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P. , SEC Regulation , Timothy Burns

Split High Court: Service Provider Can't Be Held Liable For Misrepresentations
Posted on 13 Jun 2011 by Timothy Raub

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A service provider cannot be held liable in a private securities fraud class action for helping or participating in another company's misrepresentations in a prospectus statement for a stock offering because the misstatements... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Janus Capital Group , First Derivative Traders , class actionJanus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders , mutual funds multidistrict litigation , Litigation , Janus Capital Management , service provider , Craig Wiggins , securities fraud , MDL