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Article: AS Simple Proposal for Reducing Securities Fraud Suits
- Article from:
- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- March 24, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Journal Record. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Let's say you run a video game company. You've just been told
that promised deliveries of this year's planned blockbuster,
"Burn 'Em in Salem," will be delayed at least three months. The
trouble is that the pitiful screams of the witches in the test
version cannot be heard above the roar of the flames.
Who do you call first? Your ad agency? The big retail chains?
Members of the corporate board? Ghostbusters?
More likely, the company's lawyers. For once the delay is
announced, your stock is probably headed for a nose dive. And
frequently _ arguably much too frequently _ securities fraud
lawyers will be filing lawsuits on behalf of those who bought the
stock (or chose not to sell it) ...