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Supreme Court to Securities Issuers: Beware What You Omit When Stating Your Opinions

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Deciding this Term’s big securities case, a unanimous Supreme Court held on March 24 that a statement of opinion does not become actionable under the “untrue statement of material fact” clause of section 11 of the Securities...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Liability Standard for Statements of Opinion in Securities Offering Registration Statements

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A common question under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 is whether and under what circumstances an issuer’s statement of opinion or belief may give rise to liability. The Supreme Court recently held in Omnicare, Inc....more

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