Securities & Exchange Commission v. Levin’s Empirical Analysis
849 F.3d 995 · 2017
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 77D (§ 4 of the Securities Act of 1933) · 15 U.S.C. § 77E (§ 5 of the Securities Act of 1933)
Relies on Bonner v. City of Prichard · Keene Corp. v. United States · Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co. · Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · United States v. Wright
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]f any investor does ultimately recover from Levin, then Levin could petition the court for a reduction in the disgorgement award because the recovery would constitute a partial return of Levin's ill-gotten gains.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In determining whether a statute is plain or ambiguous, we consider the language itself, the specific context in which that language is used, and the broader context of the statute as a whole.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Disgorgement is an equitable remedy intended to prevent unjust enrichment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.