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The Evidence On Securities Class Actions, Stephen J. Choi Oct 2004

The Evidence On Securities Class Actions, Stephen J. Choi

Vanderbilt Law Review

Shareholders of large publicly held corporations face a well- known collective action problem. To the extent an individual shareholder bears all the costs of activities that benefit the entire group of shareholders (giving the individual shareholder only a fraction of the benefits), the individual shareholder will have marginal incentive to pursue such collective activities. Corporations owe their shareholders specific duties and rights. However, due to the collective action problem, no single shareholder may seek to litigate these rights. In the context of the federal securities laws within the United States, the U.S. regime provides a solution: private class actions. This …


Entering The U.S. Securities Markets: Regulation Of Non-U.S. Issuers, Barbara Black Jan 2004

Entering The U.S. Securities Markets: Regulation Of Non-U.S. Issuers, Barbara Black

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

The U.S. securities markets offer the greatest opportunities for businesses that wish to raise additional capital or expand their shareholder base. Large non-U.S. corporations regularly tap the U.S. market for infusions of capital, and the securities of many non-U.S. corporations are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or traded on NASDAQ. Smaller non-U.S. entities, however, may be deterred from entering the U.S. markets because of concerns about the burdens of U.S. securities regulation. These concerns are legitimate: a decision to enter the highly-regulated U.S. securities markets should not be made lightly. For non-U.S. private issuers, perhaps the greatest difficulty …


Sec Enforcement Of Attorney Up-The-Ladder Reporting Rules: An Analysis Of Institutional Contraints, Norms, And Biases, Michael A. Perino Jan 2004

Sec Enforcement Of Attorney Up-The-Ladder Reporting Rules: An Analysis Of Institutional Contraints, Norms, And Biases, Michael A. Perino

Faculty Publications

In their paper and in their earlier comments to the SEC on the proposed attorney reporting rules, Professors Cramton, Cohen and Koniak do an excellent job recounting the genesis of the attorney reporting requirements in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, describing the SEC's proposed and final rules and critiquing the rule's triggering mechanism and now apparently shelved noisy withdrawal requirement. Their case study of the recent Spiegel, Inc. independent examiner's report is a particularly useful vehicle for examining the practical implications of the SEC's policy and drafting choices. Although I was a member of a committee that submitted comments opposed to noisy …


In Re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Research Reports Securities Litigation, Patrick G. Diamond Jan 2004

In Re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Research Reports Securities Litigation, Patrick G. Diamond

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


In Re Nortel Networks Corp. Securities Litigation, Janis Golubock Jan 2004

In Re Nortel Networks Corp. Securities Litigation, Janis Golubock

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Missing The Mark: Nasd Rule 2711 And Nyse Rule 472 Mistakenly Emphasize Disclosure Rather Than Amending The Pleading Requirements Of Pslra, James J. Barney Jan 2004

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

No abstract provided.


Pslra, Slusa, And Defrauded Retirement Investors: Overlooked Side Effects Of A Potent Legislative Medicine, Michael J. Borden Jan 2004

Pslra, Slusa, And Defrauded Retirement Investors: Overlooked Side Effects Of A Potent Legislative Medicine, Michael J. Borden

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

This Article highlights a harmful and far-reaching unintended consequence of two major pieces of securities litigation reform legislation that were passed as part of the Republican party's Contract with America in the mid-1990s. These reforms were justified, in part, on the grounds that they would benefit investors by improving disclosure of financial information by corporations. However, for many aggrieved investors, the effect of the legislation was just the opposite. Because of inadequate and misleading disclosures made by life insurance companies and their registered representatives, consumers were induced to purchase inappropriate investments carrying excessive fees that reduced the value of their …


The Muddled Duty To Disclose Under Rule 10b-5, Donald C. Langevoort, G. Mitu Gulati Jan 2004

The Muddled Duty To Disclose Under Rule 10b-5, Donald C. Langevoort, G. Mitu Gulati

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Law's Signal: A Cueing Theory Of Law In Market Transition, Robert B. Ahdieh Jan 2004

Law's Signal: A Cueing Theory Of Law In Market Transition, Robert B. Ahdieh

Faculty Scholarship

Securities markets are commonly assumed to spring forth at the intersection of an adequate supply of, and a healthy demand for, investment capital. In recent years, however, seemingly failed market transitions - the failure of new markets to emerge and of existing markets to evolve - have called this assumption into question. From the developed economies of Germany and Japan to the developing countries of central and eastern Europe, securities markets have exhibited some inability to take root. The failure of U.S. securities markets, and particularly the New York Stock Exchange, to make greater use of computerized trading, communications, and …


Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act Of 2004, Stephanie Chapman, Stephen Hetrick Jan 2004

Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act Of 2004, Stephanie Chapman, Stephen Hetrick

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.