Third Circuit· 11/16/1998

Mathews v. Kidder, Peabody & Co.

Citations

161 F.3d 156
1998 WL 790656

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holding that the PSLRA does not apply to securities-based RICO claims pending on the date of its enactment
holding that the PSLRA does not apply to securities-based RICO claims pending on the date of its enactment
stating \a change from treble damages (under RICO) to compensatory damages alone (under the securities laws) may be seen as destroying a cause of action and impairing a party's rights\
stating “a change from treble damages (under RICO) to compensatory damages alone (under the securities laws) may be seen as destroying a cause of action and impairing a party’s rights”
setting forth steps to determine whether statute should be applied retroactively
a statute has \retroactive effect\ if it would \reach back in time and alter the rights or obligations on which the parties relied prior to the statute's passage\

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