Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Zimmerman v. Securities & Exchange Commission

440 U.S. 913

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-02-21
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • SEC need not prove intentional conduct or “scienter,” in sense of conduct different from negligence, to establish primary liability for violation of § 13(d) reporting provision
  • plaintiff need not proceed against the principal perpetrator

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Zimmerman v. Securities & Exchange Commission. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.