Montana § 30-10-318 Limitation On Damages

Montana Statutes

§ 30-10-318 — Limitation On Damages

Montana § 30-10-318

Title 30TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 10SECURITIES REGULATION

Part 3Offenses, Penalties, and Immunities

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Mont. Code Ann. § 30-10-318 (2026).

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30-10-318 . Limitation on damages.

(1)The provisions of this section limit any damages otherwise available under this part.

(2)Except as provided in subsection (3), in any private action arising under this part in which the plaintiff seeks to establish damages by reference to the market price of a security that is traded in a national securities market, the award of damages to the plaintiff may not exceed the difference between the purchase or sale price paid or received, as appropriate, by the plaintiff for the subject security and the mean trading price of that security during the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the information correcting the misstatement or omission that is the basis for the action is disseminated to the market.

(3)In any private action arising under thi

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30-10-318 . Limitation on damages. (1) The provisions of this section limit any damages otherwise available under this part.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), in any private action arising under this part in which the plaintiff seeks to establish damages by reference to the market price of a security that is traded in a national securities market, the award of damages to the plaintiff may not exceed the difference between the purchase or sale price paid or received, as appropriate, by the plaintiff for the subject security and the mean trading price of that security during the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the information correcting the misstatement or omission that is the basis for the action is disseminated to the market.
(3) In any private action arising under this part in which the plaintiff seeks to establish damages by reference to the market price of a security that is traded on a national securities market, if the plaintiff sells or repurchases the subject security prior to the expiration of the 90-day period described in subsection (2), the plaintiff's damages may not exceed the difference between the purchase or sale price paid or received, as appropriate, by the plaintiff for the security and the mean trading price of the security during the period beginning immediately after dissemination of information correcting the misstatement or omission and ending on the date on which the plaintiff sells or repurchases the security.
(4) For purposes of this section, the mean trading price of a security must be an average of the daily trading price of that security, determined as of the close of the market each day during the 90-day period referred to in subsection (2).