Legal Opinion
Spiekermann v. Whittaker Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 7, 1978No. 74 C 1270PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
This class' action to recover damages from the defendant Whittaker Corporation was originally commenced on September 3, 1974, by the Independent Investors Protective League (“IIPL”), an unincorporated membership association, for alleged violations by Whittaker of the securities laws, including § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and SEC Rule 1 Ob-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5, and for common law fraud and deceit. The case has been the subject of extensive discovery by the class representatives and is now before the court…
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