As the end of the Supreme Court term approached, decisions came down fast and furious. Last week’s big decisions, at least around our nerdish water cooler, were Halliburton and Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer. (Yes, we...more
7/7/2014
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
Halliburton ,
Popular ,
Recess Appointments ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
US Bancorp ,
Warrantless Searches
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
6/24/2014
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Fraud ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Popular ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard the highly-anticipated oral argument in Hallburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. Prior to the argument, there was a growing consensus that the Court was likely going to overturn...more