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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

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