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SCOTUS Remands Securities Class Action Back to the 2nd Circuit

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/29/2021

On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System,1 vacating the 2nd Circuit’s previous decision and remanding for further consideration as to...more

SCOTUS Creates Flexibility to Deny Class Cert. in Securities Fraud Suits

Dechert LLP on 6/25/2021

Key Takeaways - The Supreme Court clarified its prior securities class-action decisions in Basic v. Levinson (“Basic”), Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. (“Halliburton II”), and Amgen Inc v. Connecticut Retirement...more

"Near-Record Securities Litigation Filings Show No Signs of Slowing"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/1/2017

Plaintiffs filed 300 securities class actions in 2016 — a mark much higher than the annual average of 221 from 2011 to 2015 (as reported by NERA Economic Consulting). Indeed, the number of filings in 2016 was the...more

Eighth Circuit Becomes First Appellate Court to Apply Halliburton II Price Impact Analysis

BakerHostetler on 5/4/2016

The Eighth Circuit has become the first federal circuit court to apply the Supreme Court’s Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2398 (2014) (Halliburton II) decision. Relying on Halliburton II, the Eighth...more

"Insights Conversations: Securities Litigation"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/19/2016

From the impacts of U.S. Supreme Court Omnicare and Halliburton cases to the uptick in Securities Act class actions, litigation partners Scott Musoff and Susan Saltzstein discuss the latest securities litigation developments....more

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

BakerHostetler on 8/3/2015

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

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/29/2015

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

The Ten Most Significant Class Action Cases of 2014

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/26/2014

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

Understanding Halliburton in Light of Recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/16/2014

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

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

Butler Snow LLP on 10/9/2014

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

Defeating Class Certification: Halliburton II Ruling Impacts Securities Class Action Issues

Williams Mullen on 8/20/2014

In its June 23, 2014 opinion in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (“Halliburton II”), the United States Supreme Court addressed two securities class action issues: 1. It affirmed the validity of the...more

The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Recent Halliburton Decision on Securities Litigation

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 7/17/2014

On June 23, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. In Halliburton, the Court declined to overrule Basic v. Levinson, but rather imposed limitations on the...more

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

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 7/11/2014

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

The Impact of Halliburton on Directors and Officers Insurance

Cozen O'Connor on 7/10/2014

Over the past year, directors and officers have been anticipating the Supreme Court’s ruling in Halliburton Co. et al. v. Erica John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317. In its recent 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court retained the...more

Supreme Court’s Halliburton Decision Opens New Line of Defense

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/8/2014

In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., a rebuttable presumption must yield to the evidence at class certification. On June 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court sustained the “fraud-on-the-market”...more

Halliburton II: Supreme Court Upholds Fraud on the Market Presumption, but Gives Securities Defendants a Fighting Chance at...

K&L Gates LLP on 7/8/2014

On June 23, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund. The Court had accepted Halliburton for review to consider whether to overrule or substantially modify its...more

Supreme Court Decides Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/2/2014

On June 23, the Supreme Court in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. held that a securities class action defendant may introduce evidence at the class certification stage to rebut the presumption that an alleged...more

Halliburton II: Recognizing Costs to Companies, Justices Provide Securities Litigation Defendants New Opportunity to Defeat Class...

Troutman Pepper on 7/1/2014

On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, No. 13-317, __ U.S. __ (2014), slip op. (U.S. June 23, 2014) (Halliburton II), holding that defendants in a class action securities...more

Back to Basic: The Supreme Court Revisits a Landmark Securities Case and Eases Its Impact on Defendants

Cooley LLP on 7/1/2014

On June 23, the Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317 (U.S. June 23, 2014). The Court declined Halliburton's invitation to eliminate the fraud-on-the-market...more

U.S. Supreme Court Releases Two Major Securities Opinions

Burr & Forman on 6/30/2014

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica B. John Fund, Inc., (U.S., No. 13-317)( Halliburton II), and for a second time vacated a decision by the Fifth Circuit on whether the...more

Halliburton: Assessing its Impact on Securities Class Actions

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/27/2014

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., declining to overrule the holding in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), which allows investors in...more

Supreme Court Ruling in Halliburton II is a Partial Win for Defendants Facing Securities Class Actions

Goodwin on 6/27/2014

Yesterday, in its decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a partial win for defendants, that a defendant in putative securities class action may introduce evidence at the...more

Halliburton Decision May Drive Up Litigation Costs and Impact Settlement

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 6/27/2014

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

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

BakerHostetler on 6/27/2014

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

Halliburton: SCOTUS Reaffirms Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption, Allows Attack at Class Cert Stage

Perkins Coie on 6/27/2014

On Monday the Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317, 2014 WL 2807181 (U.S. June 23, 2014), rejecting all pleas to overturn the fraud-on-the-market...more

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