This post was also written by C. Neil Gray. On June 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated decision in Halliburton Co., et al. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317 (2014). The Court vacated and remanded the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth … Continue Reading
The United States Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. In that much-watched case, Halliburton asks the Court to overrule the fraud-on-the-market theory of reliance in securities fraud cases established by the Court’s decision in Basic v. Levinson, or, at least, to adopt a modification that would … Continue Reading