Akira purchased a certain number of securities and incurred losses due to a decline in the price of securities in the market. She held her accountant, Jason, liable for her entire loss. Given this information, which of the following statements is true?
A) Jason can be held liable because he did not demonstrate that the purchaser was aware of the omissions in the registration statement before buying the securities.
B) Akira can hold Jason liable for her losses because an accountant is liable to any purchaser of securities issued pursuant to a defective registration statement.
C) Jason cannot be held liable because the losses were totally unrelated to the accountant's negligence.
D) Akira can hold Jason liable for her losses because he did not prove that he made a reasonable investigation and reasonably believed that the certified financial statements were accurate.
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