Securities Fraud Class Action Certification Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Class actions (Civil procedure).

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fraud.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Provides background on class certification aspect of securities law, in which merits of the case cannot be considered until after the class of plaintiffs has been certified. Discusses importance of class certification for securities fraud plaintiffs in ongoing case Halliburton Company volume Erica P. John Fund, Incorporated , which spans more than a decade, through two complete rounds in Federal district court, court of appeals, and the Supreme Court

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Securities Fraud Class Action Certification

Publisher Number:

CRS-2015-AML-0429

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