ERICA P. JOHN FUND, INC. v. HALLIBURTON CO., 131 S.Ct. 2179 (2011)

Issues: Class Actions, Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

131 S.Ct. 2179 (2011) 563 U.S. 804 180 L.Ed.2d 24 ERICA P. JOHN FUND, INC., fka Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, Inc., Petitioner, v. HALLIBURTON CO. et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-1403. Argued April 25, 2011. Decided June 6, 2011. Headnotes SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 — Fraud Cause of Action — […]

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MATRIXX INITIATIVES, INC. v. SIRACUSANO, 131 S.Ct. 1309 (2011)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

131 S.Ct. 1309 (2011) 563 U.S. 27 MATRIXX INITIATIVES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. James SIRACUSANO et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-1156. Argued January 10, 2011. Decided March 22, 2011. Headnotes SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT?OF 1934 — Fraud Cause of Action — Failure to Disclose Possible Link Between Medication and Loss of Smell. […]

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Salman v. United States, 580 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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JANUS CAPITAL GP. v. FIRST DERIVATIVE TRADERS, 564 U.S. 135 (2011)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

131 S.Ct. 2296 JANUS CAPITAL GROUP, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FIRST DERIVATIVE TRADERS. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 09-525. Argued December 7, 2010. Decided June 13, 2011. Headnotes: Securities Law — Private right of action — False statements in mutual fund prospectuses. Petitioners […]

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J.I. CASE CO. v. BORAK, 377 U.S. 426 (1964)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

377 U.S. 426 377 U.S. 426 84 S.Ct. 1555 12 L.Ed.2d 423 J. I. CASE COMPANY et al., Petitioners,v.Carl H. BORAK, etc. No. 402. Argued April 22 and 23, 1964. Decided June 8, 1964. Walter S. Davis and Malcolm K. Whyte, Milwaukee, Wis., for petitioners. Alex Elson, Arnold I. Shure, Willard J. Lassers and Aaron […]

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

[qtbl stle=”color:gray;”] Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held, 8?0, that the jurisdictional test established by ?27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is the same as 28 USC ?1331’s test for deciding if a case […]

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TSC INDUSTRIES, INC. v. NORTHWAY, INC., 426 U.S. 438 (1976)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

426 U.S. 438 96 S.Ct. 2126 48 L.Ed.2d 757 TSC INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Petitioners,v.NORTHWAY, INC. No. 74-1471. Argued March 3, 1976. Decided June 14, 1976. Syllabus Rule 14a-9, promulgated under ? 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provides that no proxy solicitation shall be made “which . . . is false or […]

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VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC. v. SANDBERG, 501 U.S. 1083 (1991)

Issues: Securities & Exchange, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

501 U.S. 1083 501 U.S. 1083 111 S.Ct. 2749 115 L.Ed.2d 929 VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC., et al., Petitionersv.Doris I. SANDBERG et al. No. 89-1448. Argued Oct. 9, 1990. Decided June 27, 1991. Syllabus As part of a proposed “freeze-out” merger, in which First American Bank of Virginia (Bank) would be merged into petitioner Virginia Bankshares, […]

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