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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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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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