Since most securities class actions are resolved shortly before or after the motion to dismiss, pleading standards are often critical. The PSLRA adopted the particularity requirement of Rule 9(b) in its specialized pleading standards. Now however, a new pleading standard …

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Since antifraud Section 10(b) is the weapon of choice in many securities class actions, a key question is the reach of the statute – just who can be held liable under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5? The Supreme Court’s decision …

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