The following excerpt is from IBEW Local Union No. 58 Pension Trust Fund v. Royal Bank of Scot. Grp., 783 F.3d 383 (2nd Cir. 2015):
To establish a 10(b) claim, a plaintiff must prove: (1) the defendant made a material misrepresentation or omission; (2) with scienter; (3) in connection with the purchase or sale of a security; (4) reliance; (5) economic loss; and (6) loss causation. Stoneridge Inv. Partners, LLC v. ScientificAtlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. 148, 157, 128 S.Ct. 761, 169 L.Ed.2d 627 (2008).
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