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Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

Securities fraud

2011

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False Forward-Looking Statements And The Pslra's Safe Harbor, Ann Morales Olazabal Apr 2011

False Forward-Looking Statements And The Pslra's Safe Harbor, Ann Morales Olazabal

Indiana Law Journal

Voluntary public disclosure of soft information—corporate projections and predictions and other forward-looking statements—is now the norm, following a brief learning curve after the enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s safe harbor for forward-looking information in 1995. As a consequence, allegations of false forward-looking statements are also quite standard in today’s class action securities fraud pleading. This work addresses an emerging trend, spearheaded by the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Asher v. Baxter International, to introduce a subjective scienter or intent-like inquiry into consideration of the application of the PSLRA’s safe harbor. Numerous district courts have followed Asher’s lead, employing …


Morrison V. National Australia Bank: Defining The Domestic Interest In International Securities Litigation, Hannah Buxbaum Jan 2011

Morrison V. National Australia Bank: Defining The Domestic Interest In International Securities Litigation, Hannah Buxbaum

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This articles uses the lens of the Morrison v. National Australia Bank to look at domestic and international securities regulation.