Securities Law Case Briefs
Securities law regulates the issuance, trading, and disclosure of financial securities to protect investors and maintain fair markets. The course covers the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC enforcement, insider trading, and private rights of action under Rule 10b-5.
The cases below include essential decisions like SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. (definition of a security), Basic Inc. v. Levinson (fraud-on-the-market theory), and Dirks v. SEC (tipper-tippee liability). You will also find cases on registration requirements, corporate disclosure obligations, and the evolving scope of securities fraud.
Each brief is formatted for law-school study to help you prepare for class, build outlines, or review before exams.
Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States
Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans
Bateman Eichler v. Berner
Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores
Cede & Co. v. Technicolor
Cede & Co. v. Technicolor Inc.
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank
Central Bank v. First Interstate
Chiarella v. United States
China Agri-Business v. Balli Trading
CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America
Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo
Edgar v. MITE Corp.
Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton Co.
Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder
Gabelli v. SEC
Gustafson v. Alloyd Co.
Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. Inc.
Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund
Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund
Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston
In re WorldCom Securities Litigation
J.I. Case Co. v. Borak
Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders
Kardon v. National Gypsum Co.
Kokesh v. SEC
Lampf Pleva v. Gilbertson
Lorenzo v. SEC
Matrixx Initiatives v. Siracusano
Merrill Lynch v. Dabit
Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.
Morrison v. National Australia Bank
Musick Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Omnicare v. Laborers District Council
Picard v. Fairfield Greenwich Group
Pinter v. Dahl
Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries
Pommer v. Medtest Corp.
Randall v. Loftsgaarden
Reves v. Ernst & Young
Salman v. United States
Schreiber v. Burlington Northern Inc.
SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau
SEC v. Edwards
SEC v. Ralston Purina Co.
SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.
Superintendent of Insurance v. Bankers Life
Tellabs Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights
TSC Industries v. Northway
Virginia Bankshares v. Sandberg
Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. v. United International Holdings