The 10b-5 Daily News Headlines:

Waiting On The Supreme Court
(1) The "group pleading" doctrine allows plaintiffs to rely on a presumption that statements in corporate documents are the collective work of individuals with direct involvement in the everyday business of the company. In its Tellabs decision, the U.S. Supreme...

The Sheriff of Orange County
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor may be retired, but she is not done creating securities law. Last year, she sat with the Fifth Circuit by designation and wrote an opinion on loss causation. In February, it was the Sixth...

More NAB Developments
The respondents have filed their brief in the National Australia Bank case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case concerns the extraterritorial application of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. Links to all of the briefs filed...

MoneyGram International Settles
MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE: MGI), a Minneapolis-based payment services company, has announced the preliminary settlement of the securities class action (and related derivative action) pending against the company in the D. of Minn. The case, originally filed in 2008, stems...

The Halliburton Odyssey
One of the very first posts on this blog, way back in May 2003, was about the Halliburton securities class action settlement. Who knew what was to come? The judge recused himself, the settlement was eventually rejected, the lead plaintiff...

ABA Section of Litigation: Online Resources for Litigators News Headlines:

Announcing 2009 International Human Rights Award Recipient
The recipient of the Section of Litigations 2009 International Human Rights Award is Edwin Rekosh. The Award will be presented during the ABA's Annual Meeting in Chicago at The Fairmont Hotel on Friday, July 31, 2009. Learn more about Mr. Rekosh and the International Human Rights Award.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Addresses the Section of Litigation Concerning State Court Judicial Campaign Contributions and Disqualification
The Section of Litigation is pleased to present audio recordings of the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor who spoke on January 9, 2009 in Scottsdale, AZ to a plenary gathering of Section members. Justice O'Connor led a panel discussion concerning state court judicial campaign contributions and disqualification, a subject of great interest to the legal community in light of Caperton v. Massey, currently pending before the United States Supreme Court and on which oral arguments were heard on March 2, 2009.

Can Email Create Personal Jurisdiction over a Foreign Defendant?
A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, finding that email and telephone communications are insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant in a lawsuit asserting tort and contract claims, is causing litigators to once again consider the importance of forum selection clauses.

Turning to the Internet for Savings on Legal Research Costs
As more legal content becomes freely available on the web, many lawyers find that the Internet provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional computer-based legal research services.

Federal Judges Try Again for Cost-of-Living Raises
AA suit pending in the United States Court of Federal Claims has revived the debate over the importance of salaries in protecting the quality of the federal judiciary.