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No Need for Loss Causation – Erica John Fund v. Halliburton

By The Editors on June 7, 2011
Posted in Certification

It’s June, which means the Supreme Court is issuing a spate of opinions to finish out its 2010-11 term. Yesterday, the Court announced its opinion for Erica John Fund v. Halliburton. It’s a short opinion, and a unanimous one. (Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion for the 9-0 Court.)

As you may remember…

Loss Causation – Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc. v Halliburton Co.

By The Editors on January 11, 2011
Posted in Certification

Last Friday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc. v Halliburton Co. This is the fourth certiorari grant this term for a class action.

So what’s the issue in this case? Loss causation. In securities cases, plaintiffs are often allowed to rely on a theory called "fraud…

Which Mass Tort Cases Deserve Settlement?

By The Editors on September 2, 2010
Posted in Settlement

Fordham Law professor Howard Erichson (http://law.fordham.edu/faculty/1095.htm) has posted a new working paper that addresses the thorny issue of settlements in mass tort cases.  Titled Uncertainty and the Advantage of Collective Settlement, (forthcoming, DePaul Law Review) it posits six different types of uncertainty in mass torts, each of which he links to well-known cases. …

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