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Supreme Court Holds Fund Management Company Cannot Be Held Liable for Funds’ Statements

By Kevin LaCroix on June 13, 2011
Posted in Securities Litigation

In a June 13, 2011 opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the United States Supreme Court held, by a 5-4 margin, in the Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders case,  that a mutual fund management company cannot be held liable for the alleged misstatements in the prospectuses of the mutual funds that…

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Another Securities Case

By Kevin LaCroix on June 30, 2010
Posted in Securities Litigation

It was possible to overlook it amongst the flurry of high profile opinions the Supreme Court released on the final day of the 2009 court term, but on June 28, 2010 the Court granted yet another petition for writ of certiorari in a case arising under the securities laws. Although the case arises out of…

Kevin M. LaCroix is an attorney and Executive Vice President, RT ProExec, a division of RT Specialty. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues…

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