Kirby v. Cullinet Software, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1989
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10 district ·
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 78T (§ 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder
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“intentionally done an act of an unreasonable character in disregard of a risk unknown to [the actor] or so obvious that he must be taken to have been aware of it, and so great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow. It is usually accompanied by a conscious indifference to the consequences, amounting almost to willingness that they should follow____”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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