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The Supreme Court, Too Cold, Too Hot or Just Right?

All in the tongue of the beslurper… Anyway, last week ended with the usual wrap-up stories about the just-completed term for the U.S. Supreme Court. Dow Jones especially had a good review: “Supreme...

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Reversing Stoneridge, Stimulus for Class-Action Securities Suits

As noted here and here, Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) is sponsoring a $1.6 billion tax break for trial lawyers, allowing them early deductions for loans to finance contingency fee lawsuits. The Senator...

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Sen. Specter Wants to Expand Reach of Securities Fraud Lawsuits

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week on his bill, S. 1551, the Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act. Specter’s legislation would return...

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Returning to the Pre-Stoneridge Standard of Suing Everybody

The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial today, “Dodd’s Lawsuit Makeover“: We like to think of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act as Senator Chris Dodd’s finest hour. Joining with House...

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NAM Key Votes Againt Specter ‘Stoneridge’ Amendment

The National Association of Manufacturers just sent a “Key Vote” letter to the Senate opposing the Specter amendment to S. 3217, the financial regulation bill. Gist of the letter: Manufacturers...

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Financial Regulation or Drive Accountants to Ruin Act?

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), the only accountant in the U.S. Senate, took to the Senate floor Thursday to explain why the amendment by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) to expand liability in securities litigation...

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The Many Injurious Provisions of the Financial Regulation Bill

While the National Association of Manufacturers has made the investment-discouraging derivatives provisions of the financial regulation bill its focus of attention, S. 3217, other sections of the bill...

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Moving Toward A Vote on the Financial Regulation Bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed two cloture motions on Monday to bring to a close debate on S. 3217, the financial regulation bill, and the Dodd substitute bill, which will embrace all...

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Thankfully, Not Included in the Senate Financial Regulation Bill

Wrapping up loose ends in our blogging on the Senate financial regulation bill, we should note that the Senate did not consider Sen. Arlen Specter’s amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

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