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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 1§ 25502 Civil Liability For Insider Trading

§ 25502 Civil Liability For Insider Trading

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§ 25502 Civil Liability For Insider Trading

Key Takeaways

  • •If someone lies or hides important info when buying or selling stocks, they can be sued.
  • •The person who was lied to can get money back for the difference between the real price and the price they paid.
  • •The liar has to pay extra money (interest) on top of the difference.
  • •The liar can avoid paying if they prove the other person already knew the truth or would have paid the same price anyway.

Example

If someone sells you a stock for $100 but hides that the company is going bankrupt, and the real price should have been $20.

You can sue them for the $80 difference, plus extra money (interest) for the time you lost.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 25502 Civil Liability For Insider Trading

Any person who violates Section 25402 shall be liable to the person who purchases a security from him or sells a security to him, for damages equal to the difference between the price at which such security was purchased or sold and the market value which such security would have had at the time of the purchase or sale if the information known to the defendant had been publicly disseminated prior to that time and a reasonable time had elapsed for the market to absorb the information, plus interest at the legal rate, unless the defendant proves that the plaintiff knew the information or that the plaintiff would have purchased or sold at the same price even if the information had been revealed to him. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Section 25402damagesmarket valuepublicly disseminatedlegal rate

Related Statutes

  • § 25500 Civil Liability For Market Manipulation
  • § 25501 Civil Liability For Misrepresentation
  • § 25503 Civil Liability For Securities Violations
  • § 31302.5 Franchise Violation Lawsuits
  • § 101 Statutory Construction Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 25502.
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