Eric Watson vows to fight SEC to the end

Eric Watson vows to fight SEC to the end
Eric Watson has the attention of US regulators. (Image: Getty)
Denise McNabb
Embattled businessman Eric Watson has shrugged off the latest rejection of his campaign to throw out a US insider trading case against him, vowing to continue defending himself and pursue further civil action.This week a New York court ruled against his bid to have an insider trading claim brought against him by US regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, dropped. His counterclaim against the action was also thrown out.Because Watson’s motion to dismiss the SEC action was a pre-answer motion (a legal response by a defendant...

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