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Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores

1975 United States Supreme Court case From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores, 421 U.S. 723 (1975), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that only those suffering direct loss from the purchase or sale of stock had standing to sue under federal securities law. The Court noted that under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, derivative investors are considered buyers or sellers of securities for application of SEC Rule 10b-5.[1]

Quick facts Argued March 24, 1975 Decided June 9, 1975, Full case name ...
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Further reading

  • Hawkins, C. (1975). "Standing to Sue for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws—the Birnbaum Doctrine". Arkansas Law Review. 29: 538. ISSN 0004-1831.
  • Mullaney, Thomas J. (1977). "Theories of Measuring Damages in Security Cases and the Effects of Damages on Liability". Fordham Law Review. 46: 277. ISSN 0015-704X.

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