Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Keating v. Cinema 7, Inc.

Keating v. Cinema 7, Inc., 110 S. Ct. 3230 (1990)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-06-18
Topic
general

recognizing that the fear experienced by the victim before death is a significant factor in determining the existence of this aggravating circumstance | recognizing difference between defendant’s knowing that product may run into snags and knowing it has already developed problems so significant as to require months of delay | this court may affirm a grant of summary judgment on any ground fairly supported by the record | “There is a difference between knowing that any product in development may run into a few snags and knowing that a particular product has already developed problems. ...” | unusual insider trading activity during class period may permit inference of bad faith and scienter | “Insider trading in suspicious amounts or at suspicious times is probative of bad faith and scienter.” | this court may affirm a grant of summary judgment on any ground fairly supported by the record | "in a fraud on the market case, defendant's failure to disclose material information may be excused where that information has been made credibly available to the market by other sources" | “[Projections and general expressions of optimism may be actionable under the federal securities laws.” | "We conclude that in a fraud on the market case, the defendant's failure to disclose material information may be excused where that information has been made credibly available to the market by other sources.” | trial court is presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence in reaching its decision | no duty to disclose information about industry which is “well understood” | no duty to disclose practices which the investment community clearly, understood | trial court is presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence in reaching its decision | information can be made available from “other sources” | considering each challenged statement individually

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