As the March 5, 2014 date for oral argument before the United States Supreme Court in the closely-watched Halliburton case approaches, the briefing process in the case has continued to unfold. On January 29, 2014, the Erica P. John Fund, the respondent (the plaintiff in the underlying action) filed its merits brief in the case, arguing that the Court should uphold the fraud on the market theory. But while the plaintiff contends that the Court should preserve the status quo, other commentators are looking ahead considering what the securities litigation world might look like if the Supreme Court overturns Basic v. Levinson (the 1988 decision in which the Court first recognized the fraud on the market theory).
via Arguments to Keep the Fraud on Market Theory, and Thinking About a World Without It – The D&O Diary
