May 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Confidential Witnesses in Securities Litigation: Handle With CareThis article explores the reasons for using confidential witnesses, the required disclosures regarding the confidential witness at the pleading stage, and ways in which courts have confronted the messy factual issue of a "recanting" confidential witness.
By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Whitney R. Redding
15 minute read
September 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
7th Circ. Provides Guidance on Deciding Motions for Class Certification in Securities LitigationStanding alone, the Halliburton II decision offers a deceivingly simple rule for lower courts to apply when deciding whether to certify a class where the plaintiffs invoke, and the defendants attempt to rebut, the fraud-on-the-market theory.
By Robert L. Hickok, Whitney R. Redding and Jay A. Dubow
11 minute read
May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
SEC Provides Accommodations in Response to Pandemic but Also Remains VigilantA consistent theme has emerged in the SEC's COVID-19 response: the commission wants to offer flexibility to account for unavoidable difficulties that have arisen due to the pandemic, but the law still applies.
By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Whitney R. Redding
14 minute read
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