Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 80A.68 (2026)
Section 501; General Fraud
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It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly:
(1) to employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) to make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make a statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading; or
(3) to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: Merry v. Prestige Capital Markets, Ltd., 944 F. Supp. 2d 702 (D. Minnesota 2013).
Merry v. Prestige Capital Markets, Ltd., 944 F. Supp. 2d 702 (D. Minnesota 2013). “Plaintiff does not specify the provisions of the MSA under which he is asserting a violation, but it appears that, at a minimum, he asserts a violation of Minn.Stat. § 80A.68. {See Am. Compl. ¶¶ 15-21 [Doc.”
In re Nat'l Century Fin. Enter., Inc., Inv. Litig., 846 F. Supp. 2d 828 (S.D. Ohio 2012). “§ 51:712(A)(2); Minn Stat. § 80A.68; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 49:3-71 (a)(2).”
In re Medtronic, Inc. Shareholder Litig., 900 N.W.2d 401 (Minn. 2017). “The court of appeals concluded that Count XI adequately alleged a violation of Minn. Stat. § 80A.68 under the standard for a motion to dismiss, see Walsh v.”
King v. Skolness (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2020). “First, they assert his liability arises directly under Minn. Stat. § 80A.68, Minnesota’s counterpart to federal Rule 10b-5.”
Robert Allen Taylor Co. v. United Credit Recovery, LLC, a Delaware Ltd. Liab. Co., US Bancorp, a Delaware Corp. d/b/a U. S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, Leonard G. Potillo (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “The Minnesota Securities Act Claim The amended complaint appears to invoke subsection 2 of Minnesota Statutes section 80A.68 11 and subsection b of section 80A.”
In re Medtronic, Inc. Shareholder Litig.. (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “Counts XI and XII allege harm based on violations of Minn. Stat. §§ 80A.68, .76 (2014) (count XI), and §§ 80A.”
— Minn. Stat. § 80A.68(1) — 2 cases
In re Nat'l Century Fin. Enter., Inc., Inv. Litig., 846 F. Supp. 2d 828 (S.D. Ohio 2012). “§ 51:712(A)(2); Minn Stat. § 80A.68; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 49:3-71 (a)(2).”
King v. Skolness (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2020). “First, they assert his liability arises directly under Minn. Stat. § 80A.68, Minnesota’s counterpart to federal Rule 10b-5.”
— Minn. Stat. § 80A.68(2) — 4 cases
Merry v. Prestige Capital Markets, Ltd., 944 F. Supp. 2d 702 (D. Minnesota 2013). “Plaintiff does not specify the provisions of the MSA under which he is asserting a violation, but it appears that, at a minimum, he asserts a violation of Minn.Stat. § 80A.68. {See Am. Compl. ¶¶ 15-21 [Doc.”
In re Nat'l Century Fin. Enter., Inc., Inv. Litig., 846 F. Supp. 2d 828 (S.D. Ohio 2012). “§ 51:712(A)(2); Minn Stat. § 80A.68; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 49:3-71 (a)(2).”
Robert Allen Taylor Co. v. United Credit Recovery, LLC, a Delaware Ltd. Liab. Co., US Bancorp, a Delaware Corp. d/b/a U. S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, Leonard G. Potillo (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “The Minnesota Securities Act Claim The amended complaint appears to invoke subsection 2 of Minnesota Statutes section 80A.68 11 and subsection b of section 80A.”
King v. Skolness (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2020). “First, they assert his liability arises directly under Minn. Stat. § 80A.68, Minnesota’s counterpart to federal Rule 10b-5.”
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