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Quotation from Basic Inc. v. Levinson by Supreme Court of the United States
“It is not enough that a statement is false or incomplete, if the misrepresented fact is otherwise insignificant.”
Basic Inc. v. Levinson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Blackmun), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Blackmun rejects the Sixth Circuit's view that a false denial makes the underlying fact material.
Citation: "It is not enough that a statement is false or incomplete, if the misrepresented fact is otherwise insignificant." — Supreme Court of the United States, Basic Inc. v. Levinson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Blackmun), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id basic-inc-v-levinson-q1)
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