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Fraud On The Market Gets A Minitrial: Eisen Through In Re Ipo, Patricia Groot Mar 2009

Fraud On The Market Gets A Minitrial: Eisen Through In Re Ipo, Patricia Groot

Duke Law Journal

Securities class actions involve contested pretrial hearings to determine the proper class of plaintiffs. The certification decision often affects the outcome of a case because defendants usually settle if the class is certified, whereas plaintiffs usually abandon the case without trial if certification is denied. Courts disagree, however, over the appropriate class certification procedure. Courts that emphasize efficiency invoke Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin to preclude considering substantive issues during the pretrial hearing. Courts that emphasize the importance of determining the correct class during the pretrial stage follow General Telephone Co. of the Southwest v. Falcon and allow parties to …


Forum Shopping Before International Tribunals: (Real) Concerns, (Im)Possible Solutions, Joost Pauwelyn, Luiz Eduardo Salles Jan 2009

Forum Shopping Before International Tribunals: (Real) Concerns, (Im)Possible Solutions, Joost Pauwelyn, Luiz Eduardo Salles

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Scrivener's Error Doctrine And Textual Criticism: Confronting Errors In Statutes And Literary Texts, The War On Error, David M. Sollors Jan 2009

Scrivener's Error Doctrine And Textual Criticism: Confronting Errors In Statutes And Literary Texts, The War On Error, David M. Sollors

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Realism Of Judges Past And Present, Brian Z. Tamanaha Jan 2009

The Realism Of Judges Past And Present, Brian Z. Tamanaha

Cleveland State Law Review

This Article has a single objective: to dispel the notion that judges are deceptive or deluded about judging. These unwarranted assumptions about judges distort theoretical and empirical debates about judging. Ordinarily the participants in any activity are presumed to possess valuable insights about the nature of that activity. Owing to the assumption that judges are deluded or dishonest, what they say on the subject of judging is often regarded with skepticism, discounted at the outset.


United States V. Leveto, Jennifer Steward Jan 2009

United States V. Leveto, Jennifer Steward

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Judicial Philosophy: People-Oriented Justice, Larry V. Starcher Jan 2009

A Judicial Philosophy: People-Oriented Justice, Larry V. Starcher

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.