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Abstract
The mental state of scienter - intent to defraud - is a required element of a securities fraud claim. The scienter inquiry is fairly straightforward when the defendant is an individual. It is more complex when a corporate entity is involved because a corporation can only act through its agents; it has no mind of its own. This article compares the three approaches courts have used to impute scienter to corporate defendants in the securities fraud context and concludes by recommending the approach which strikes an appropriate balance between several dueling public policy concerns.
Recommended Citation
Paul B. Maslo,
The Case for Semi-Strong-Form Corporate Scienter in Securities Fraud Actions,
108
Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions
95
(2010).
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