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"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

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”

Salahuddin v. Goord

Holding that where prison officials did not "point[] to anything in the record to show that they relied on legitimate penological justifications," court could not "manufacture facts out of thin air"

In re Morgan Stanley Infor

Affirming the district court's dismissal of a Section 15 claim where the plaintiffs' Section 11 and 12 claims were properly dismissed

F.D.I.C. v. Giammettei

Holding that an affirmative defense may be stricken “when review of the record in a light most favorable to the defendant reveals the absence of evidence supporting an essential element of the defense.”

Rodriguez v. Vill. Green Realty, Inc.

Finding a genuine dispute of fact as to a substantial limitation on ability to obtain shelter where evidence supported a finding that defendants considered plaintiff "an undesirable tenant, restricted in her ability to obtain housing because property owners would not wish to rent to her"

Metzger v. DaRosa

Finding no implied private right of action under Illinois whistleblower statute

In re Software Toolworks Inc.

Holding summary judgment on 10b-5 claim to be improper, even in absence of direct evidence of fraudulent intent, where evidence permitted a "reasonable inference" of scienter

Karasick v. Proshares Trust, (In re Proshares Trust Sec. Litig.)

Finding unpersuasive plaintiffs' "efforts to find a meaningful distinction between 'diverge significantly' and 'actual loss'"

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 77q - Fraudulent interstate transactions

Prohibiting the use of "any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud" in connection with the offer or sale of any security

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 77a - Short title

Titling act

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 815 ILCS 5/12 - Violation

Making it illegal "[t]o obtain money or property through the sale of securities by means of" material misstatements or omissions

Section 815 ILCS 5/13 - Private and other civil remedies; securities

Specifying that those who participated or aided in selling a security in violation of the Illinois securities laws are "joint and severally liable to the purchaser," including purchasers' attorneys' fees and expenses

Section 815 ILCS 5/4 - Exempt transactions

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