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Levine v. SEC

Administrative Law, Securities Law
The SEC's interpretation of Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act--that it is violated when a broker trades in an account in which he or she...

SEC v. Mutual Benefits Corp.

Contracts, Securities Law
Investments in viatical settlement contracts are "investment contracts" within the meaning of the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934.

CEDE & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a statutory appraisal action arising from a cash-out merger of minority shareholders, the Court of Chancery's improperly used a 19.89% discount...

Edelson v. Ch'ien

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A shareholder may not institute a private cause of action pursuant to section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act.

Plotkin v. IPaxess Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's securities fraud complaint is reversed where he satisfied the pleading standards of the Private Securities Litigation Reform...

Smith v. Waste Mgmt. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims, alleging misrepresentation in connection with the drop in defendant's stock's price, was proper where his claims are...

Dura Pharm. Inc. v. Broudo

Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In private securities fraud actions, an inflated purchase price will not, by itself, constitute or proximately cause the relevant economic loss needed...

Seinfeld v. Gray

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Item 10 of SEC Rule 14a-101, which governs proxy statements relating to compensation plans, requires only the disclosure of those securities that...

Livid Holdings v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.

Securities Law
In an action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act, the district court erred in dismissing plaintiff's complaint where it properly states...

Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust

Constitutional Law, Securities Law
The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act does not allow litigation concerning securities transactions under state law.