by Christopher Graham and Joseph Kelly

Adopted by the Supreme Court in 1988, the “fraud on the market” doctrine allows plaintiffs in securities cases to bring a class action without alleging reliance on false statements regarding securities. Much has been written about the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Halliburton v. Erica John Fund and the future of the “fraud on the market” doctrine in securities class actions. The Supreme Court in Halliburton is expected to decide whether “fraud on the market” should continue. As explained by Kevin LaCroix in the D&O Diary and by Douglas W. Greene in D&O Discourse the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling — expected in mid-2014 — on D&O claims for securities class actions could be significant.