Fidel’s Empirical Analysis
Citation profile
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Relationships
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · Central Bank of Denver Na v. First Interstate Bank of Denver Na K · Scheid v. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc. · Decker v. Massey-Ferguson, Ltd.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“in the public interest for the Commission to exercise its authority as a means of obtaining compliance with the Commission's independence rules.” See In the Matter of Ernst & Young, LLP, Initial Decision Release No. 249, Admin. Proceeding File No. 3-10933. In addition, Plaintiffs assert that the PeopleSoft case was just "the latest in a series of scandals involving E & Y.” See Complaint 11 400. Plaintiffs cite a number of different "scandals” involving public companies including, HealthSouth, American Continental, Cendant, AOL Time Warner, Provident Financial and Huntington Bancshares, and Sprint. 101 . "The class members allege in their amended complaint that [E & Y] paid $335 million to settle a securities fraud action arising out of its audits of Cendant Corporation and $34 million to compensate investors of Informix.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, “(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made ... not misleading, or “(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business' which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.” 17 CFR §240 .10b-5.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security ..., [of] any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in contravention of such rules and regulations as the [SEC] may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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