WASHINGTON, D.C. - Materiality is not a prerequisite to class certification in a securities class action lawsuit where the plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages for alleged violations of Sections 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 27 (Amgen Inc., Kevin W. Sharer, Richard D. Nanula, Roger M. Perlmutter and George J. Morrow v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, No. 11-1085, U.S. Sup.; 2013...(read more)
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