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Insider Trading Liability

By Jon R. Grabowski and Michael A. Sabino
June 01, 2016

In the wake of recent insider trading decisions issued by the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second and Ninth Circuits, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari to determine if proof of a close family relationship is enough to satisfy the personal benefit requirement laid out in previous decisions addressing tipper-tippee liability under Section 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See Salman v. United States, cert. granted, __U.S.__ (No. 15-628) (Jan. 19, 2015). The forthcoming decision will undoubtedly set the table for all future insider trading actions brought by both the government and private parties, forcing individuals and firms to adjust their practices to the Court's holding in order to guard against exposure to potential insider trading liability.

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