Prior installments of this series have considered various pleading requirements for securities class actions. Another key pleading issue involves the use of confidential witnesses. Following the passage of the PSLRA, and prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in Tellabs, the …

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SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins recently published an article tracing the history of the enforcement division, calling for a new Wells Committee and making recommendations for items to be considered by the Committee. Paul S. Atkins and Bradley J. Bondi, Evaluating …

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