Background on: Credit Suisse v. Billing

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Mar 29, 2007

Issue: The issue presented to the court in Credit Suisse is what constitutes the appropriate standard for implying antitrust immunity in the context of the potential conflict with federal securities laws.

Factual and Procedural Background: Plaintiffs (now respondents), investors who had purchased stocks during the course of initial public offerings, or shortly after such offerings, brought suit in the United States Di