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STUDIES & PAPERS: SECURITIES LAW REVIEW
How Protective is D&O Insurance in Securities Class Actions? - Part I: How much protection does D&O insurance provide in securities class actions? When a securities class action settles, how much of the settlement is typically paid by the insurer, how much by the company, and how much by officers and directors? What factors influence relative contributions? By Michael Klausner and Jason Hegland, 23 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Feb. 2010)
When are Securities Class Actions Dismissed, When Do They Settle, and For How Much? - Part II: How much protection does D&O insurance provide in securities class actions? When a securities class action settles, how much of the settlement is typically paid by the insurer, how much by the company, and how much by officers and directors? By Michael Klausner and Jason Hegland, 23 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Mar. 2010)
Outside Director Liability: It is well known that approximately one third of securities class action suits are dismissed, two-thirds settle, and hardly any go to trial. There is also abundant data on mean and median settlement amounts. But a lot remains unknown about the detail underlying these basic numbers. By Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins & Michael Klausner (Mar. 2006)
Statutes with Multiple Personality Disorders: The Value of Ambiguity in Statutory Design and Interpretation. By Joseph A. Grundfest & A.C. Pritchard (Feb. 2002)
Securities Class Action Settlements: An Empirical Analysis This study presents descriptive statistics of the most comprehensive database of settlements of securities class actions. By Mukesh Bajaj, Sumon C. Mazumdar and Atulya Sarin (Nov. 2000)
Section 21D(b)(2) of PSLRA of 1995: Pleading Securities Fraud  This section sustains that a complaint alleging securities fraud must "state with particularity facts giving rise to a strong inference that the defendant acted with the required state of mind." Analysis and presentation of the argument by Elliott J. Weiss, Charles E. Ares and James E. Rogers (Oct. 2000)
The Disintermediation of Forward-Looking Disclosures  "Disintermediation" is occurring in a broad range of industry sectors... This is a Practicing Law Institute Article written by Steven E. Bochner in the Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook Series (Aug. 2000)
Securities Litigation Reform: The First Year's Experience  A Statistical and Legal Analysis of Class Action Securities Fraud Litigation Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 by Joseph A. Grundfest and Michael A. Perino (Feb.1997)