SCOTUS Cert Grants on SLUSA: The Troice Troika

On Friday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases on the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA). At issue is the scope of SLUSA’s 15 U.S.C. § 78bb(f)(1)(A), which blocks class actions based on state law that involve “a misrepresentation or omission of a material fact in connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security.” Links below:

Chadbourne & Parke v. Troice, No. 12-79:

• Question Presented
• Supreme Court Docket
• SCOTUSblog Case File

Willis of Colorado Inc. v. Troice, No. 12-86:

• Question Presented
• Supreme Court Docket
• SCOTUSblog Case File

Proskauer, Rose v. Troice, No. 12-88

• Question Presented
• Supreme Court Docket
• SCOTUSblog Case File

For more coverage, see:

• Lyle Denniston (SCOTUSblog)
• Mark Sherman (Associated Press)
• Greg Stohr (Bloomberg)

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