EBEL, Circuit Judge.
After a steel manufacturer sought bankruptcy protection, an investor charged that company fraud deceived him into retaining-rather than selling-his securities. For purposes of distribution priority, the Bankruptcy Code subordinates claims "arising from the purchase or sale" of a debtor's security. This language, courts have universally held, covers claims alleging fraud in the inducement to purchase or sell such a security. In this appeal, we...
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