Shareholder Wealth Effects of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 |
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Authors: | Marilyn F. Johnson Ron Kasznik Karen K. Nelson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Business School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109;(2) Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305 |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the reaction ofstock prices to enactment of the Private Securities LitigationReform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). Based on a sample of 489 high-technologyfirms, we find that the PSLRA was wealth-increasing, on average,and that the market reaction is more positive for firms at greatestrisk of being sued in a securities class action. However, wealso show that the PSLRA was less beneficial for firms likelyto be the subject of a meritorious lawsuit. Collectively, ourevidence implies that shareholders generally benefit from restrictionson private securities litigation, although these benefits aremitigated when other mechanisms for curbing fraudulent activityare inadequate. |
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