Barclays Capital v. TheFlyOnTheWall.com

Published on:
July 22, 2010

SIFMA has submitted an Amicus “Friend of the Court” Brief

Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals

(Second Circuit)

Amicus Issue:

Whether time-sensitive facts (the buy/sell recommendations) from a securities firm’s research reports are entitled to protection against immediate republication by news aggregators under the “hot news” misappropriation doctrine.

Counsel of Record:

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

875 15th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Stephen B. Kinnaird

Barry Sher

William F. Sullivan

Peter M. Stone

Morgan J. Miller

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