June 17, 2009

Did Sotomayor Overrule....Herself?

It certainly looks that way in a Second Circuit panel's ruling on In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, which reverses its decision in the case of In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation. Oddly enough, Sotomayor participated on the panel that disavowed the earlier opinion that she herself wrote.

Robert J. Ambrogi has the details at Law.com's Legal Blog Watch.