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Jack Reed: “The proposal I have made is not to change that liability standard but to change explicitly the pleading standard.”

On the recordAugust 4, 2009
The proposal I have made is not to change that liability standard but to change explicitly the pleading standard.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed discusses changing the pleading standard regarding liability in securities laws.

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