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Charles W. Murdock

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2015

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The Significance And Impact Of Price Distortion And The Fraud-On-The-Market Theory After Halliburton Ii, Charles W. Murdock Jul 2015

The Significance And Impact Of Price Distortion And The Fraud-On-The-Market Theory After Halliburton Ii, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

This past summer, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (“Halliburton II”), in which the Court held that a defendant may establish lack of price impact at the certification stage to establish a lack of reliance based upon the fraud-on-the-market theory. This was the third decision in three years dealing with the fraud-on-the-market approach to establishing commonality with respect to reliance by plaintiffs on management’s misrepresentations. In so doing, the Supreme Court retained market efficiency as an element of the fraud-on-the-market theory, but also reflected a broader and less restrictive …


Halliburton, Basic, And Fraud On The Market: The Need For A New Paradigm, Charles W. Murdock Apr 2015

Halliburton, Basic, And Fraud On The Market: The Need For A New Paradigm, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

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