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Rough Waters For The Ratings Companies: Should The Securities Ratings Companies Be Held Liable For Investor Reliance In The Wake Of The Real Estate Meltdown Of 2007-2008?, Kristofor W. Nelson Jul 2009

Rough Waters For The Ratings Companies: Should The Securities Ratings Companies Be Held Liable For Investor Reliance In The Wake Of The Real Estate Meltdown Of 2007-2008?, Kristofor W. Nelson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ratings Game: Explaining Rating Agency Failures In The Build Up To The Financial Crisis, Kia Dennis Jul 2009

The Ratings Game: Explaining Rating Agency Failures In The Build Up To The Financial Crisis, Kia Dennis

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Storetrax.Com, Inc. V. Gurland: An Unnecessarily Broad Rule That Could Adversely Affect A Corporation's Shareholders, Julie M. Dietrick Jan 2009

Storetrax.Com, Inc. V. Gurland: An Unnecessarily Broad Rule That Could Adversely Affect A Corporation's Shareholders, Julie M. Dietrick

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Estate Of Pew V. Cardarelli, Rachel Bell Jan 2009

Estate Of Pew V. Cardarelli, Rachel Bell

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Views From The Academy, The Bar, And The Bench. Introduction Jan 2009

Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Views From The Academy, The Bar, And The Bench. Introduction

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Securities Litigation, Richard A. Booth Jan 2009

The Future Of Securities Litigation, Richard A. Booth

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The Diminishing Role Of The Private Attorney General In Antitrust And Securities Class Action Cases Aided By The Supreme Court, Carl W. Hittinger, Jarod M. Bona Jan 2009

The Diminishing Role Of The Private Attorney General In Antitrust And Securities Class Action Cases Aided By The Supreme Court, Carl W. Hittinger, Jarod M. Bona

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Substitution Of Congressional Intent With Caveat Emptor, Albert J. Matricciani Jr. Jan 2009

Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Substitution Of Congressional Intent With Caveat Emptor, Albert J. Matricciani Jr.

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Proving Preemption By Proving Exemption: The Quandary Of The National Securities Market Improvement Act, Jeffrey D. Chadwick Jan 2009

Proving Preemption By Proving Exemption: The Quandary Of The National Securities Market Improvement Act, Jeffrey D. Chadwick

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Meet Two-Face: The Dualististic Rule 10b-5 And The Quandry Of Offsetting Losses By Gains, Samuel Francis Jan 2009

Meet Two-Face: The Dualististic Rule 10b-5 And The Quandry Of Offsetting Losses By Gains, Samuel Francis

Fordham Law Review

The challenge of calculating damages in securities litigation is often compounded by the phenomenon of investors that have accrued both gains and losses as a result of the defendant company’s same fraudulent misrepresentations. This Note traces the opposing damages approaches and accounting methods courts have adopted in these instances to the dual origins and objectives of the Rule 10b-5 private right of action. Underscoring the shortcomings in these damages calculations founded predominantly upon either deterrent or compensatory grounds, this Note instead strives for a measure that not only balances both imperative ends but also yields a more sensible and equitable …


Securities Class Actions, Cafa And A Countrywide Crisis: A Call For Clarity And Consistency, Denise Mazzeo Jan 2009

Securities Class Actions, Cafa And A Countrywide Crisis: A Call For Clarity And Consistency, Denise Mazzeo

Fordham Law Review

The unfolding of the credit crisis raises novel issues in securities litigation. This Note explores the conflict between the nonremoval provision of the Securities Act of 1933 (’33 Act) and the removal provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), and their interplay in the context of class actions involving mortgage-backed securities. Circuits are currently split over whether or not such class actions are removable under CAFA. The Seventh Circuit and the Southern District of New York have held that class actions asserting only ’33 Act claims are removable under CAFA unless they fall within one of CAFA’s …


Securities Law And Antitrust Law: Two Legal Titans Clash Before The United States Supreme Court In Credit Suisse Securities V. Billing, Stacey Sheely Chubbuck Jan 2009

Securities Law And Antitrust Law: Two Legal Titans Clash Before The United States Supreme Court In Credit Suisse Securities V. Billing, Stacey Sheely Chubbuck

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Teamsters Local 445 Freight Division Pension Fund V. Dynex Capital Inc., Erica E. Bonnett Jan 2009

Teamsters Local 445 Freight Division Pension Fund V. Dynex Capital Inc., Erica E. Bonnett

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.