Legal Opinion
Harden v. Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided July 3, 1996No. IP 88-1057-CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
McKINNEY, Judge.
On January 9,1996, Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc. (“Raffensperger”), the only non-settling defendant in this securities class action, filed a pre-hearing brief in which it raised issues about the composition of the class and the Court’s authority to order a pro tanto contribution bar. 1 Other issues were raised relating to the fairness to Raffensperger of the settlement between the class members and the other defendants, the propriety of using the proportionate share method of determining a setoff, and the relative culpability of the defendants. The class composition…
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