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Federal Decisional Law Under The Williams Act, Robert A. Profuse
Federal Decisional Law Under The Williams Act, Robert A. Profuse
Cleveland State Law Review
The legal requirements relating to tender offers have become a subject of great interest to a broad spectrum of corporate America. Given the frequency of litigation in this context, and the fact that the Williams Act itself and the SEC's rules provide clear answers to only the most basic of questions, analysis and understanding of the federal decisional law relating to tender offers - the principal focus of this Article - is of obvious significance. It constitutes an effort to analyze generally the principal issues raised in the many tender offer cases decided since the enactment of the Williams Act …
Contract Market Self-Regulation Under The Commodity Exchange Act, Marshall J. Nachbar
Contract Market Self-Regulation Under The Commodity Exchange Act, Marshall J. Nachbar
Cleveland State Law Review
On May 3, 1982, the Supreme Court decided Curran v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. The Court answered the question o fwhether there was a private right of action for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act by holding that there was an implied right of action. In Curran, the CFTC had argued that a private right of action strengthens the enforcement and regulatory mechanisms already in place. The Court apparently found this to be a persuasive argument. Whether a private right of action will have the desired effect remains to be seen.