What theory or theories might a court use

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Question: Dale Emerson served as the chief financial officer for Reliant Electric Company, a distributor of electricity serving portions of Montana and North Dakota. Reliant was in the final stages of planning a takeover of Dakota Gasworks, Inc., a natural gas distributor that operated solely within North Dakota. On a weekend fishing trip with his uncle, Ernest Wallace, Emerson mentioned that he had been putting in a lot of extra hours at the office planning a takeover of Dakota Gasworks. When he returned from the fishing trip, Wallace purchased $20,000 worth of Reliant stock. Three weeks later, Reliant made a tender offer to Dakota Gasworks stockholders and purchased 57 percent of Dakota Gasworks stock. Over the next two weeks, the price of Reliant stock rose 72 percent before leveling out. Wallace sold his Reliant stock for a gross profit of $14,400. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following questions.
Would registration with the SEC be required for Dakota Gasworks securities? Why or why not?

Did Emerson violate Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5? Why or why not?

What theory or theories might a court use to hold Wallace liable for insider trading?

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, who would be required to certify the accuracy of the financial statements Reliant filed with the SEC

Debate This:

Insider trading should be legalize

Pay attention to the last part "Debate This: Insider trading should be legalize"

Adding to answer the questions and the debate, I need that you to write a reply of what you wrote, in other words, I need all the explanation, the debate comments, and also an answer (reply) of what you wrote as you were another person

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