Justices Tighten Rules on Shareholder Suits
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The Supreme Court set a higher standard for lawsuits from investors to go forward.
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The justices are set to hear a number of big cases, and their docket may also include any election disputes.
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Reversing a lower court decision, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that a group of Oracle (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) shareholders can sue the company and top executives for allegedly covering up weak financial results in 2000 and 2001.
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A federal appeals court ordered a lower court yesterday to reconsider whether a lawsuit against underwriters including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley can proceed as a class action.
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Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said yesterday he personally initiated his department's role in a Supreme Court case that could hurt shareholders' efforts to recover losses in securities fraud lawsuits.
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Moving to protect minority shareholders, China&#39;s securities regulator has issued draft rules that would limit the rights of major shareholders in listed companies.
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The two newest Supreme Court justices took off the robes and took to the stump last week, providing glimpses of the fresh personalities that will reshape a court that had remained constant for more than a decade.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed investor lawsuits against businesses accused of scheming to inflate stock prices.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is promoting a legal standard that would make it harder for shareholders to win fraud lawsuits against companies and executives.
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The US Supreme Court Monday sent back Democratic challenges to GOP congressional redistricting in Texas to a lower court for a new hearing.
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By Bloomberg News. The United States Supreme Court limited the scope of federal trademark protection yesterday, saying that rival companies in some cases can use proprietary terms even when that might cause confusion among customers.
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The US Supreme Court, siding with the financial services industry, tightened the limits on damages consumers can get from companies that violate the federal Truth in Lending Act.
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The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear an appeal by Enron investors suing major banks that allegedly helped the Houston company disguise its financial problems, all but closing the door on efforts by shareholders to hold third parties responsible for crippling stock losses.
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Free speech rights take precedence over government restrictions on political advertising, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that opens the door for greater influence by interest groups in the closing days of an election.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Wednesday proposed stricter rules to halt  underwriting practices that artificially boost demand for  shares in initial public offerings.
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The Supreme Court today made it more difficult for shareholders to sue for fraud, saying they must meet a higher standard than other plaintiffs for alleging wrongdoing by company officials.
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The Supreme Court curbed investor lawsuits against banks, accountants and law firms accused of colluding with companies to inflate stock prices.