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Loss Causation and the Global Economic Crisis

When fraud coincides with a stock market crash, one question inevitably looms large. What caused the investors' losses: the fraud or outside economic ...

Monday, July 27, 2009

by Ira Schochet
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Death of the Worldwide Class?

The growth of majority-foreign classes and the arrival of overseas investors as lead plaintiffs rank among the major developments in U.S. securities ...

Monday, June 22, 2009

by Lawrence Sucharow
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Iqbal and the Twombly Pleading Standard

While the court's two-pronged approach might bring more consistency on how a pleading is analyzed, it remains to be seen with respect to innumerable ...

Monday, June 15, 2009

by Gregory Asciolla
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Schapiro Takes Right Path on Market Reform

But auditors, lawyers and shareholders need better tools. Lawrence A. Sucharow says private-sector auditors, lawyers and shareholders can play larger ...

Monday, June 1, 2009

by Lawrence Sucharow
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Confidentiality Agreements Are Not a Bar to Informal Witness Interviews

Courts have long recognized the efficacy and importance of informal witness interviews. Informal witness interviews serve a vital role in litigation. ...

Monday, June 1, 2009

by Joseph H. Einstein
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Shortsighted?

The chatter over short-selling and its impact goes on, and one study says the benefits of these trades need to be acknowledged. The recent lively ...

Friday, May 29, 2009

by Thomas A. Dubbs