sophisticated party, his “lack of due diligence render[ed] his reliance unjustifiable as a matter of law

Takeaway Although brief in length, Cestone  is notable for its reiteration of the law concerning contractual

from defendant’s allegedly negligent services as auditor and accountant for now-bankrupt entities City Line the selling members of LBH represented “that the and its staff had always followed all applicable laws , that they had not engaged in activity in violation of Pennsylvania law governing rehabilitation facilities

Under New York law, “[i]n claims for breach of contract, a party’s recovery is ordinarily limited to

transaction affirms the transaction or occurrence and bars an action for rescission as a matter of law conduct after knowledge of the facts, the defense of waiver or ratification is established as a matter of law

, including the removal of a load-bearing wall without sufficient reinforcement on the affected lot line More broadly, Chin underscores the practical reach of aiding‑and‑abetting liability under New York law

This scenario often invokes the common law doctrine of caveat emptor.

that they surreptitiously dumped the stock into the U.S. markets in violation of federal securities laws charged the defendants with violating the antifraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws “My office uses securities laws and regulations to preserve market integrity, in other words: to protect

advising that digital tokens or coins may be securities, and thus, subject to the federal securities laws autonomous organization known as “The DAO” were securities and therefore subject to the federal securities laws those participating in unregistered offerings could also be liable for violations of the securities laws “The federal securities laws provide the same protections to investors in digital asset securities as with violating registration, antifraud, and anti-manipulation provisions of the federal securities laws

Florida, charging certain defendants with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws

The defendant allegedly tweeted rumors that federal law enforcement was investigating a technology company firm (“Broker A”) that he appeared to be engaged in manipulative trading in violation of securities laws no. 21-cv-8739), charges defendant with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws perpetrate a fraud on investors: “Today’s arrest of Gallagher demonstrates that this Office and our law

Haber The law can be funny. courts to adjudicate the merits of a particular dispute. 1 Without standing, a person cannot bring a lawsuit recognize the tension between modern harms and traditional notions of standing, concluding that the law