Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.

Citation

396 U.S. 375 (1970)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

In a proxy fraud case under § 14(a), once a material misstatement or omission is established, causation is presumed; plaintiff need not prove that the proxy solicitation was an essential link to a specific injury.

Significance

Established a lenient causation standard for proxy fraud — materiality of the defect is sufficient to establish the causal connection.

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