US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 18.5
Securities—Knowingly and Recklessly
[A defendant acts knowingly when [he] [she] [other pronoun] makes an untrue statement with the knowledge that the statement was false or with reckless disregard for whether the statement was true.] [A defendant acts knowingly when [he] [she] [other pronoun] omits necessary information with the knowledge that the omission would make the statement false or misleading or with reckless disregard for whether the omission would make the statement false or misleading.]
[A defendant acts recklessly when [he] [she] [other pronoun] engages in highly unreasonable conduct that is an extreme departure from ordinary care, presenting a danger of misleading investors, which is either known to the defendant or is so obvious that the defendant must have been aware of it.]
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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