Sign In Sign Up Contact

Search

BROWSE SEARCH SPINDOC HELP

Browse from Insufficiently reliable to be admissible

view tree to see hierarchy and quickly navigate

view icon key

Law »

Commerce, labor, particular activities & industries »

Securities »

Liability & enforcement »

Fraud claims »

SEC Rule 10b-5 »

Substance »

Liability »

Primary »

Types of claims (by types of wrongs) »

Misstatement/omission claims (10b-5(b)) »

Elements »

Individual elements »

Material Misstatement or Omission »

Materiality »

What is material? »

Statements about future »

Puffery immaterial: Vague optimistic statements...

137:false:false:false:false:false:false:false:false:false:!139!:false:-1:-1

Rule: a rule of law

Vague optimistic statements that amount to mere puffery, even if false, do not satisfy the materiality element of a Rule 10b-5 claim.

Contributed in 2008 by David Gold

All (17) Cases (17) Statutes, Regs, Rules (0)

17 case authorities.

Sorted By Date Sort By Court

You've come to a rule

. Check out the authorities below. When you find one you like, add it to your SpinDoc. more...

Please sign in or sign up to see the authorities.

Contribution Suggestions

vouch for authority for rule...

Rule: a rule of law

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 requires plaintiffs pleading a Rule 10b-5 violation to state with particularity the facts...

vouch for authority for rule...

Rule: a rule of law

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permits the federal courts to exercise personal jusridiction to the limits of the Due Process Clause of the...

complete authority for rule...

Rule: a rule of law

Insider trading is evidence of scienter in a Rule 10b-5 claim only where the trading was unusual or suspicious.

view more suggestions