The Supreme Court heard argument today in the securities class action case, Merck & Co., Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 08-905 (U.S.). The case involves allegations that the defendant defrauded investors by making false statements about the health risks associated with the drug Vioxx. The issue in the case, courtesy of SCOTUS Wiki, is Whether under the “inquiry [...]
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Supreme Court Considers “Inquiry Notice” Standard in Securities Class Actions
Posted in Class Action News, Securities Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged inquiry notice, merck v. reynolds, scienter, scotus, securities class action, u.s. supreme court, United States Supreme Court, vioxx on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Class Action Issues
Posted in Class Action News, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged CAFA, foreign cubed, inquiry notice, scotus, securities fraud, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This month’s edition of BNA, Inc.’s Class Action Litigation Reporter (available by subscription) tipped me off to three interesting class action-related cases pending before the United States Supreme Court: 1) Morrison v. National Australia Bank, No. 08-1191 (cert pending). The Court invited the Solicitor General to submit a brief expressing the U.S. government’s views on a petition for certoriari [...]
More on Sotomayor, Class Actions and Business
Posted in Class Action News, Other class action blogs, tagged sotomayor, supreme court nomination, supreme court nominee, u.s. supreme court, United States Supreme Court on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
To follow up with yesterday’s CAB entry on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor, here are some key quotes from other entries from around the web discussing her record in class actions and related litigation: Business Week: ”When it comes to class-action lawsuits and securities-fraud cases, Sotomayor’s record holds as a pragmatist.” http://www.businessweek.com/blogs/money_politics/archives/2009/05/sotomayor_on_di.html?chan=top%20news_top%20news%20index%20-%20temp_news%20+%20analysis (via Securities Docket) Lots, Stocks, [...]
Can You Just “Double it and Add 30″ to Get to a Reasonable Fee Award?
Posted in Civil Rights Class Actions, Class Action Decisions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged attorneys fees, class action attorneys fee, fee award, fee shifting, lodestar, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to SCOTUS Blog, the ABA Journal, and other sources (see the citations within Debra Cassens Weiss’s ABA Journal article), the U.S. Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in Perdue v. Kenny A., et al., Case No. 08-970. The appeal involves an attorneys fee award to attorneys who successfully prosecuted a class action on behalf of thousands of foster children in Georgia’s [...]

