Dolinka VanNoord and Co. v. Oppenheimer and Co.

OPINION

HILLMAN, Senior District Judge.

In this diversity action the certified public accounting firm of Dolinka VanNoord & Co. and its partners, as plaintiffs, have brought a claim for contribution against defendant Oppenheimer & Co. (“Oppenheimer”), a securities brokerage firm. The claim arises from a judgment entered by this court against plain tiffs’ predecessor, Dolinka Smith & Van-Noord (“DSV”), on a securities fraud claim filed by a pension plan and its trustees against both DSV and Oppenheimer. Presently before the court is defendant Oppenheimer’s motion to dismiss or, in the…