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Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industrypension Fund

U.S. Supreme CourtOctober 2, 2014No. No. 13–435.
Defendant WinOmnicare, Inc.

Case Details

Status
Published
Procedural Posture
Reversed from lower court; Supreme Court decision on securities law standards
Circuit
Federal Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions, holding that securities fraud claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act require scienter and rejecting the plaintiff fund's theory of liability based on negligent misstatements in proxy materials.

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