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Class Action Class Certification Halliburton

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Barclays Bids to Halt High-Frequency Trading Class Action in Its Tracks

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A high-profile class action against Barclays over so-called high-frequency trading is heading into a key phase this month, with the court set to decide plaintiffs’ motion for class certification—a pivotal moment in the case’s...more

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District Court Follows Supreme Court’s Lead in Halliburton, Allows Class Action to Proceed with Narrowed Factual Scope

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Applying the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2398 (2014) (“Halliburton II”), which allowed companies facing securities fraud class actions to defeat certification...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Rebutting the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Securities Class Actions: Halliburton Class Certified Over Price Impact...

On July 25, 2015, Judge Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas issued a formative opinion in the class actions securities arena. The case, The Erica P. John Fund, Inc., et al. v. Halliburton Co., et al., No....more

McGuireWoods LLP

The Ten Most Significant Class Action Cases of 2014

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Year-end lists are funny things. They take a sort-of arbitrary starting and stopping point, and then they cram a bunch of prejudices into a (usually) arbitrary number of items. And then people take them kind of seriously....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Understanding Halliburton in Light of Recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence

In recent years, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases that, alone and certainly in the aggregate, have significantly impacted the ability of plaintiffs to initiate and maintain class actions. By and large,...more

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The Supreme Court approves a new tool to defeat class certification in federal securities fraud cases brought in the Fifth Circuit...

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The Supreme Court decision in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2398 (2014) concerns a federal securities fraud class action. The case was appealed from the Fifth Circuit. In Haliburton, the Supreme Court...more

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11th Circuit Opts For Flexibility over Predictability in Securities Fraud Class Actions

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Securities fraud class actions tend to be battles that come to a head at the class certification stage. If the plaintiff group can certify a class, a large settlement often follows. If class certification fails, the case...more

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Halliburton: Although Basic Stands, Companies May Thwart Certification of Securities Class Actions by Rebutting the Presumption of...

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The highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 573 U. S. ____ (2014) (June 23, 2014) left intact the fraud-on-the-market theory established by the Supreme Court in Basic Inc....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Halliburton Decision May Drive Up Litigation Costs and Impact Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. is not the game changer for securities litigation that some hoped for, but D&O insurers will be keeping a close eye on securities cases...more

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Basic Is Dying a Slow Death: The Supreme Court Upholds the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Halliburton but Allows Rebuttal

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Given the opportunity to overrule its landmark 1988 decision in Basic v. Levinson, in which it created the fraud-on-the-market presumption, the Supreme Court declined. The Court found in its decision this week in Halliburton...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Gives More Latitude to Defeat Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Prior to Class Certification

In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317, __ S Ct. __, 2014 WL 2807181 (U.S. June 23, 2014), the United States Supreme Court refused to overturn the landmark decision Basic v. Levinson, but ruled that...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.: The Court Retains Basic, But Permits Defendants To Rebut Price Impact At Class...

On June 23, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its long anticipated decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317, 2014 WL 2807181 (June 23, 2014). The Court declined to overturn the 25 year-old decision in...more

King & Spalding

Halliburton Ruling: High Court Affirms Basic v. Levinson and Confirms Defendants May Rebut Reliance Presumption at Class...

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The Supreme Court’s June 23, 2014 decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. was one of this term’s most highly anticipated rulings, involving a request that the Court overrule a landmark precedent from 25 years...more

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Halliburton II: What Every Public Company Should Know About the Impact of this Decision on Securities Class Action Suits

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On June 23, 2014, in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, No. 13-317 (June 23, 2014) ("Halliburton II"), in an opinion authored by Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court unanimously declined to overturn its ruling in Basic v....more

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Presumption of Reliance Survives in Securities Cases, But Defendants Can Dispute Price Impact at Class Certification

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to abandon the efficient-market theory, with its rebuttable presumption of reliance that enables securities class actions to proceed without proof of actual reliance on alleged...more

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Halliburton Decided! World Does Not End

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court released its highly-anticipated decision in Hallburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. As we (and, to be fair, others) predicted after the oral argument, the Court did not have the appetite to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Securities Class Action Defendants Can Rebut the Basic Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption of Reliance at the Class Certification...

The U.S. Supreme Court held yesterday that defendants in securities fraud class actions can defeat the Basic fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance at the class certification stage “through evidence that the...more

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An Investor Class Scrambles to Save Its Event Study (and its Claims)

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At some point in a securities fraud case, the plaintiffs are going to have to prove “loss causation” – proof that the alleged misrepresentation caused the drop in the price of the relevant security. They often do this...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Supreme Court Signals It May Level the Playing Field in Securities Class Actions

During last week’s oral argument in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317 (“Halliburton II”), the Supreme Court justices sent a strong signal that they would not overrule Basic, but may seek to strengthen...more

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Supreme Court Hears Argument in Potentially Game-Changing Securities Law Case

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On March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund. The outcome of this case may change the landscape for securities class actions. The issue in Halliburton is whether the fraud on...more

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Supreme Court Does Not Seem Inclined to Overrule the Presumption of Reliance; But Changes for How Reliance Is Handled at Class...

The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. One issue presented in the case is whether the court should overrule or substantially modify the holding of Basic Inc. v. Levinson, a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Class Certification Denied? Courts Denied Class Certification in Fewer Than 24 Securities Actions since 2002; Halliburton...

There is no shortage of arguments from the defense bar in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund (No. 13-317), a Supreme Court case that may be the most significant securities decision to come out of the Court in decades. At issue...more

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Not So Basic Supreme Court to Revisit the Fraud-­on-­the Market Presumption of Reliance

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Parties to pending securities fraud class actions may adjust litigation strategies, even before the Court revisits Basic’s presumption of investor reliance. On Friday, November 15, 2013, the Supreme Court granted...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Inside the Courts: Supreme Court to Hear Class Action Certification Appeal in Halliburton"

Today, in a case that could have significant implications for putative federal securities class actions, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317. In its petition for...more

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Basic Is Anything But: Courts Continue to Wrangle with the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption

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It has been 25 years since the Supreme Court announced the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988). Yet many courts, including the Supreme Court itself, continue to struggle...more

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