Securities fraud is the misrepresentation or omission of information to induce investors into trading securities.
OverviewWhile always actionable under common law fraud, Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (...
money and financial problems
security
Security: An Overview
Security refers to a broad type of investments with risks that are regulated under securities law. Securities exist in numerous forms including: notes, stocks, treasury stocks, bonds, and certificates of interest or...
self-dealing
Self-dealing is when a person with a fiduciary duty to a company takes action to gain personal benefit, instead of for the benefit of the company. For people who may not have a direct fiduciary duty, it also refers to a person who buys or...
senior lien
Senior lien refers to security interests in an investment that get repaid before other liens. Typically, senior liens are the first liens issued with debt on an investment. Later investors also have a lien on the property, but if the debtor...
shareholder derivative suit
A shareholder (stockholder) derivative suit is a lawsuit brought by a shareholder or group of shareholders on behalf of the corporation against the corporation’s directors, officers, or other third parties who breach their duties.The claim of...
Sherman v. Sherman, 330 N.J. Super. 638 (Ch.Div. 1999)
Sherman v. Sherman, 330 N.J. Super. 638 (Ch.Div. 1999), is a case regarding who controls the disposition of a corpse, with the court applying state legislation instead of common law principles on disposition.
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Southern Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Morgan
Southern Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Morgan, 21 Ala. App. 5 (Ala. Ct. App. 1925), is an Alabama Court of Appeals case that established that spouses can lose their rights in the honoring of the deceased if they do not act within a reasonable...
spousal share
Spousal share (also called forced, elective, or statutory share) refers to the amount state laws entitle a spouse to after their spouse passes regardless of what is in a will. Spousal shares prevent spouses from changing the amount through a...
SSA
See: Social Security Administration
[Last updated in September of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]
SSI
Abbreviation, Supplemental Security Income.