Legal Opinion
Cutler-Hammer, Inc. v. Leeds & Northrup Co.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 1, 1979No. 78-C-512PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The defendant has moved for summary judgment as to liability in this action. This case arises under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b). The section provides in pertinent part:
“For the purpose of preventing the unfair use of information which may have been obtained by [a] beneficial owner, director, or officer by reason of his relationship to the issuer, any profit realized by him from any purchase and sale, or any sale and purchase, of any equity security of such issuer (other than an exempted security)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Foremost-McKeeson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Park & Tilford, Inc. v. SchulteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,683 John Bershad v. Bernard P. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tyco Laboratories, Inc. v. Cutler-Hammer, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,488 Texas International Airlines v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Lane Bryant, Inc. v. Hatleigh Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Donoghue v. Natural Microsystems Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,488 Texas International Airlines v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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