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Supreme Court To Address Standards For Class Certification In Securities Fraud Actions And Contours Of The “Fraud On The Market” Doctrine
For over 20 years, the “fraud on the market” theory, which the Supreme Court endorsed in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), has been a key tool for plaintiffs in class action securities fraud litigation under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5....
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SEC Proposes Rules Easing Prohibition On General Solicitations
The SEC recently proposed rules mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) to eliminate, in certain securities offerings pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act, the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising and restrictions...
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The Diminished Scope Of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections After Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), LLC
The recent case of Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), LLC, decided on June 28, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, put a finer point on the whistleblower protections of the still relatively new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd...
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