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An opinion statement can give rise to liability only when the speaker does not "actually hold the stated belief," or when the opinion statement contains "embedded statements of fact" that are untrue.
OPINION STATEMENT: Rates of regrowth after resection of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) are low, making surgical resection a successful and permanent therapeutic strategy.
OPINION STATEMENT: At this time, there are no FDA-approved immune therapies for glioblastoma (GBM) despite many unique therapies currently in clinical trials.
In dismissing plaintiffs' Omnicare claims alleging that the Legal Compliance Disclosures were actionably misleading, the Court reiterated the longstanding principle that an opinion statement is not rendered misleading simply because it later "proved to be false". Id.
After students have finished writing, let them know that they will be using their responses to write an opinion statement on the issue, based on the factual evidence from the article and the responses to the questions.
Using the opinion statement they formulated in class as a starting point, students write letters to the editor, incorporating their responses to the hard news, editorial, and op-ed articles.
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The Supreme Court's Omnicare decision addressed the scope of liability for false opinion statements under Section 11 of the Securities Act.
After they have read the editorial, ask them how, if at all, the information might affect their opinion statements.
Go around the room and have students volunteer their opinion statements before continuing with the next step.
Several courts also provided guidance for companies making opinion statements about legal and compliance risks, again highlighting the importance of context.
"The residents are making statements of opinion, statements of emotion and passion which can't be penalized consistent with the first amendment," said ACLU senior attorney Lee Rowland.
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