This report, Emerging Courtroom Considerations for Shareholder Controversies, assesses recent developments in state court standards for securities disputes and derivative suits. Specifically, the three articles in this report discuss trends in New York State court merger and acquisition and securities fraud litigation, as well as the recent attempts at the revival of time-barred actions by state pension funds.

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