In a blog post written for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, DJCL Senior Staff Member Nicholas D. Picollelli, Jr. discusses how the Second Circuit’s recent decision in Tongue v. Sanofi is the most recent attempt to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s Omnicare standard regarding § 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. Under specific circumstances, Omnicare expands § 11 liability to include omissions of fact relating to statements of opinion in a registration statement. The Omnicare standard and the Second Circuit’s application present issuers with a unique choice – costly drafting fees or potentially extravagant litigation.

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