Diane Prepared a Registration for the First Issuance of Stock

question 21

Essay

Diane prepared a registration for the first issuance of stock of the Ledmar Corporation. Diane took the assignment very seriously and spent a great deal of time preparing the statement. Two years after the statement was filed, the SEC began to investigate the company and claims that the information in Diane's statement was misleading, because some of the information given to her by the corporation was false. Diane had tried to verify the information, but was not able to do so. An investor is now suing Diane claiming that she violated the 1933 act. Is Diane liable?

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