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Hoffer v. State

Citations

  • 776 P.2d 963
  • 113 Wash. 2d 148
  • 1989 Wash. LEXIS 96

How courts have described this case

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

  • declining to apply federal interpretation of a federal securities law to similar Washington securities law
  • declining to apply federal interpretation of a federal securities law to similar Washington securities law
  • reaffirming the substantial contributing factor test after the Supreme Court adopted a strict privity test for federal securities law in Pinter v. Dahl, 486 U.S. 622, 108 S.Ct. 2063, 100 L.Ed.2d 658 (1988)
  • “[The Act] has a different purpose than the federal statute, in that it endeavors to protect investors, not just the integrity of the marketplace.”
  • although the Supreme Court’s construction of a similarly worded statute is often persuasive, it is not controlling in our interpretation of a state statute
  • although the Supreme Court's construction of a similarly worded statute is often persuasive, it is not controlling in our interpretation of a state statute

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Judges: Durham, Pearson

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