Materiality Immaterial? Revisiting Standards for Securities Fraud Class Certification in Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

Authors

Nancy My Nguyen

Document Type

Supreme Court Commentaries

Publication Date

1-29-2013

Keywords

General

Subject Category

Constitutional Law | Law

Abstract

This commentary previews an upcoming Supreme Court case, Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, in which the Court will decide whether plaintiffs in securities fraud class actions must prove materiality at the class certification stage, or if that inquiry is more appropriately left to later stages of litigation. The case requires the Court to resolve a circuit split on this issue, and will have far-reaching implications for the future of securities fraud litigation.

Recommended Citation

Nancy My Nguyen, Materiality Immaterial? Revisiting Standards for Securities Fraud Class Certification in Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 8 Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar 155-176 (2013)