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Ocean and Associates, CPAs, audited the financial statements of Drain Corporation. As a result of Ocean's negligence in conducting the audit, a material misstatement in the financial statements went undetected. Ocean was unaware of this fact. The financial statements and Ocean's unqualified opinion were included in a registration statement and prospectus for an initial public offering of stock by Drain. Sharp purchased shares in the offering. Sharp received a copy of the prospectus prior to the purchase but did not read it. The shares declined in value as a result of the misstatements in Drain's financial statements becoming known. Under which of the following acts is Sharp most likely to prevail in a lawsuit against Ocean? 1. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 provide equal likelihoods of prevailing.
2. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
3. The Securities Act of 1933.
4. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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