Legal Opinion
DiRienzo v. Philip Services Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 2002No. Docket No. 99-7825PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion
Judge CABRANES concurs in part and dissents in part in a separate opinion.
PETITION FOR REHEARING
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
Philip Services Corporation (Philip), a Canadian metal processing company, is alleged to have perpetrated a massive fraud upon its shareholders, the vast majority of whom are United States investors. After Philip stock prices plummeted and extensive securities fraud litigation was commenced in different states and in Canada, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation transferred all of the American suits — at Philip’s request and over the objections of several…
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