10b-5 is aimed at curbing deciet rather than mere unfairness
- there is a duty to disclose only where the person with the inside information has a fiduciary relationship with the issuer of the securities (such as director, officer, manager, or those in confidential relationship with the company (banker, lawyer, accountant))
- in an action brought by the government a person can be liable for trading on inside information from any source; the missappropriation need not breach a duty
- NO duty to disclose when a person inadvertently stumbles across the information
There is a safe harbor for forward looking statements.
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