"act" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- More important, he has the most powerful weapon in any state, an 81-year-old statute known as the Martin Act.
- But the judge ruled that the Martin Act applies to any tenant renting from someone other than a "purchaser under the plan."
- The Martin Act does not say that a sponsor must sell all the apartments, or even any, after the offering plan is declared effective.
- One of the changes would expand the Martin Act to encompass health care, a statute he used to great effect to pursue securities fraud.
- In a civil case, the burden of proof is lower, and judges are more open to creative uses of the Martin Act.
- The Martin Act gave him a frightening amount of power, and he didn't hesitate to use it.
- Specifically, the Court of Appeals said in a 21-page opinion that the Martin Act, which is known as the blue sky law.
- It was that interpretation of the Martin Act, he said, that resulted in the ruling for the sponsor.
- He made a name for himself by taking out of mothballs the Martin Act, a 1921 state law giving the attorney general jurisdiction over securities trading.
- Charges of criminal fraud against those involved in the payouts could be brought under the 1921 Martin Act.
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