Go to this texts Web site at academic. cengage.com/blaw/clarkson and select Chapter 41. Click on Video Questions

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Go to this text’s Web site at academic. cengage.com/blaw/clarkson and select “Chapter 41.” Click on “Video Questions” and view the video titled Mergers and Acquisitions. Then answer the following questions.
(a) Was the purchase of Onyx Advertising a material fact that the Quigley Co. had a duty to disclose under SEC Rule 10b-5? Why or why not?
(b) Does it matter whether Quigley knew about or authorized the company spokesperson’s statements? Why or why not?
(c) Which case discussed in the chapter presented issues that are very similar to those presented in the video? Under the holding of that case, would Onyx Advertising be able to maintain a suit against the Quigley Co. for violation of SEC Rule 10b-5?
(d) Who else might be able to bring a suit against the Quigley Co. for insider trading under SEC Rule 10b-5?

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Business Law Text and Cases

ISBN: 978-0324655223

11th Edition

Authors: Kenneth W. Clarkson, Roger LeRoy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz, F

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