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Pleading scienter in a civil enforcement action by the government for a Rule 10b-5 violation.
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Contributed in 2008 by David Gold
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Civil: Pleading scienter in...

A plaintiff cannot establish liability in a claim brought under Rule 10b-5 without showing the materiality of the alleged misstatement or omission.
Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, a plaintiff in a private civil action claiming a Rule 10b-5 violation can withstand a...
In assessing reliance it is relevant whether the defendant's deception made the fraud necessary or inevitable