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Is Securities Arbitration Fair To Investors?, Barbara Black
Is Securities Arbitration Fair To Investors?, Barbara Black
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Most disputes between customers and their brokerage firms are resolved through arbitration as a result of the Supreme Court's holding in Shearson/American Express, Inc. v. McMahon. McMahon was part of two larger trends of the Supreme Court: the Court's general pro-arbitration trend and its efforts to remove private securities fraud claims from federal court. Many investor advocates viewed McMahon as anti-investor, a view that continues to have support today.
This is an assessment of the current securities arbitration process from the perspective of an investor advocate. In my view, investors may fare better in arbitration than in litigation. Accordingly, the …
Missing The Mark: Nasd Rule 2711 And Nyse Rule 472 Mistakenly Emphasize Disclosure Rather Than Amending The Pleading Requirements Of Pslra, James J. Barney
Missing The Mark: Nasd Rule 2711 And Nyse Rule 472 Mistakenly Emphasize Disclosure Rather Than Amending The Pleading Requirements Of Pslra, James J. Barney
NYLS Law Review
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