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Stoneridge in Action
Stoneridge in Action Now that the Supreme Court has weighed in against the notion of "scheme" liability in Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 128 S.Ct...

Supreme Court Decides Stoneridge:
Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta. By a vote of 5-3, the Court rejected "scheme liability" and held that private rights of action under Section...

Stoneridge
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its long awaited decision in Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. __ (2008). The decision affirms the Supreme Court’s tendency to limit implied rights of action under the securities laws...

Supreme Court Protects Third Party Advisers in Stoneridge
Today, by a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court decided Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta, rejecting the concept of "scheme liability" that would have allowed shareholders to sue third party advisers who may have facilitated the fraudulent transactions...

Supreme Court Rules Against Scheme Liability in Stoneridge
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta today, holding (5-3) that the plaintiff in a private securities fraud class action could not sue third parties who allegedly engaged in deceptive acts to further the corporation's securities fraud,...

Atkins on Stoneridge
SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins adds his voice in the WSJ to the large chorus of sensible people objecting to civil scheme liability:In Stoneridge,the Supreme Court held that investors in one company cannot sue other companies for securities fraud unless those...

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