In Re Pfizer, Inc. Securities Litigation’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 78J (§ 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) · 15 U.S.C. § 78T (§ 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) · 15 U.S.C. § 78U (§ 21d of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · Basic Inc. v. Levinson · Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. · Chambers v. Time Warner, Inc.
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“Section 20(a) claims are necessarily predicated on a primary violation of securities law....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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