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Second Circuit clarifies elements of a domestic securities transaction under Morrison v. National Australia Bank

  • Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
  • -
  • Australia, USA
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  • March 29 2012

On March 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a foreign plaintiff may assert a fraud claim under the federal securities laws based on its purchases of securities issued by U.S. companies that are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange only when irrevocable liability to purchase or sell the securities was incurred or title to the securities transferred in the United States