U.S. Supreme Court,
Securities
Mar. 19, 2018
Searching for fraud on the market
The questions raised by Barclays' petition for certiorari require answers to clarify the application of the fraud-on-the-market theory in securities class action litigation.





Thomas A. Zaccaro
Senior Counsel
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Boston College Law School
Thomas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as regional trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.

Nicolas Morgan
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The controversial fraud-on-the-market doctrine continues to create discord amongst courts and economists alike. On Feb. 2, the doctrine was thrust back into the limelight when Barclays PLC asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Waggoner v. Barclays PLC, 16-1912 (Nov. 6, 2017). The 2nd Circuit's decision affirmed class certification in a securities class action in which plaintiffs relied on ...
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