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Taking Certification Seriously – Why There Is No Such Thing As An Adequate Representative In A Securities Fraud Class Action, Richard A. Booth Apr 2008

Taking Certification Seriously – Why There Is No Such Thing As An Adequate Representative In A Securities Fraud Class Action, Richard A. Booth

Working Paper Series

Securities fraud class actions (SFCAs) arising under Rule 10b-5 are well established as a feature of the legal landscape, but they are a vestige of a largely outdated view of investor behavior and preferences. In the 1960s, most investors were undiversified stock pickers. Today, most investors hold stock through well diversified institutions. As a result, most investors are net losers from SFCAs. Moreover, it is arguable that it is irrational for most investors not to be diversified. A passive investor who fails to diversify assumes unnecessary risk for the same expected return that diversified investors enjoy. Given that federal securities …


Developing An Antitrust Injury Requirement For Injunctive Relief That Reflects The Probability Of Anticompetitive Harm, Yavar Bathaee Jan 2008

Developing An Antitrust Injury Requirement For Injunctive Relief That Reflects The Probability Of Anticompetitive Harm, Yavar Bathaee

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion I: Development Of Bank Merger Law, Carl Felsenfeld, Douglas Broder, Bert Foer, Dr. Anne Gron Jan 2008

The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion I: Development Of Bank Merger Law, Carl Felsenfeld, Douglas Broder, Bert Foer, Dr. Anne Gron

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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Perceptions Of The Future Of Bank Merger Antitrust: Local Areas Will Remain Relevant Markets, Gregory J. Werden Jan 2008

Perceptions Of The Future Of Bank Merger Antitrust: Local Areas Will Remain Relevant Markets, Gregory J. Werden

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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Bank Merger Reform Takes An Extended Philadelphia National Bank Holiday, Edward Pekarek, Michela Huth Jan 2008

Bank Merger Reform Takes An Extended Philadelphia National Bank Holiday, Edward Pekarek, Michela Huth

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers, Editors' Forward Jan 2008

The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers, Editors' Forward

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Introduction, Carl Felsenfeld Jan 2008

The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Introduction, Carl Felsenfeld

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion Ii: Consumer Issues, Carl Felsenfeld, Duncan Macdonald, Jeffrey Shinder, Robert Manning Jan 2008

The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion Ii: Consumer Issues, Carl Felsenfeld, Duncan Macdonald, Jeffrey Shinder, Robert Manning

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.