Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Janus Capital Group Inc. v. First Derivative Traders

Holding that a mutual fund adviser may not be found liable for a mutual fund's violation of SEC Rule 10b–5, in part because of “the narrow scope that [courts] must give the implied private right of action”

Hicks v. Baines

Holding actions to be “materially adverse” under Title VII if they are “harmful to the point that they could well dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge of discrimination”

Alaska Dept. of E. C. P. A. v. E. P. A.

Holding that the EPA could overrule the state agency's construction of the term “best available control technology” in the Clean Air Act”

Hayes v. New York Department of Corrections

Holding that a district court “should not weigh evidence or assess the credibility of witnesses” in reviewing a motion for summary judgment

Major League Baseball v. Salvino

Holding adequate foundation for business records exception laid in similar affidavit

Staehr v. Hartford Financial Serv

Holding that matters judicially noticed by a court "are not considered matters outside the pleadings"

Brown v. Henderson

Holding that under Title VII "the ultimate issue is the reason for the individual plaintiff's treatment, not the relative treatment of different groups within the workplace"

City of Pontiac Policemen's & Firemen's Retirement System v. UBS AG

Holding that "[i]t is well-established that general statements about ... integrity" are "too general" to be material

Litwin v. Blackstone Group, L.P.

Holding that courts must analyze all relevant qualitative and quantitative factors in assessing materiality

Section 77k - Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement

Holding liable for a false registration statement "every person who was a director of . . . or partner in the issuer" at time of filing

Section 77b - Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation

Instructing the SEC to consider, "in addition to the protection of investors, whether the action will promote efficiency, competition, and capital formation"

Section 77l - Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications

Authorizing relief if the offering documents contain just one untrue statement of material fact

Section 77o - Liability of controlling persons

Imposing liability on persons who "control[] any person liable" under §§ 11 or 12

Section 13.1-522 - Civil liabilities

Stating a securities violation when a person sells a security "by means of" a misrepresentation

Section 1454 - Purchase and sale of mortgages; residential mortgages; conventional mortgages; terms and conditions of sale or other disposition; authority to enter into, perform, and carry out transactions

Giving Freddie the power to purchase and sell residential mortgages

Section 31-5606.05 - Civil liability

Imposing liability for an “untrue statement of a material fact”

Section 230.430B - Prospectus in a registration statement after effective date

Expanding the meaning of the "initial bona fide offering date" from the date of a post-effective registration statement amendment, to the date of a post-effective registration statement supplement, with regard to issuer and underwriter liability

Section 230.176 - Circumstances affecting the determination of what constitutes reasonable investigation and reasonable grounds for belief under section 11 of the Securities Act

Listing relevant considerations in deciding whether an investigation was reasonable under Section 11

Section 230.191 - Definition of "issuer" in section 2(a)(4) of the Act in relation to asset-backed securities