TSC Industries v. Northway, Inc.

Citation

426 U.S. 438 (1976)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

A fact is material if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable shareholder would consider it important in deciding how to vote; it need not be outcome-determinative.

Significance

Established the materiality standard for proxy statements; later applied to Rule 10b-5 claims.

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