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Secondary Actor

15 January, 2016 - 09:38

In Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, 1 the US Supreme Court held that “aiders and abettors” of fraud cannot be held secondarily liable under 10(b) for a private cause of action. This means that secondary actors, such as lawyers and accountants, cannot be held liable unless their conduct satisfies all the elements for 10(b) liability.

For an overview of insider trading, go to http://www.sec.gov/answers/insider.htm.