Etie v. Sparks

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• determining that a corporate defendant could be liable for statement made to the press by an unidentified spokesperson
• granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss securities claims based on different alleged misstatements
• minimum contacts over officer allegedly involved in \bribery schemes aimed at the Brazilian government\ who signed press releases and SEC filings
• “[A]bsent an express prior disclosure, a corporation has no affirmative duty to speculate or disclose uncharged, unadjudicated wrongdoing or mismanagement.”
• “Whether a representation is mere puffery depends, in part, on the context in which it is made.”
• “[T]he securities laws do not impose on corporations a general, free-standing duty to disclose uncharged illegal conduct.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).