Legal Opinion

Michael E. Moss v. Morgan Stanley Inc., E. Jacques Courtois, Jr., Adrian Antoniu, and James M. Newman, Morgan Stanley Inc. And James M. Newman

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided September 9, 1983No. 1281, Docket 83-7120PublishedCited by 545 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal spotlights two issues of significance for the litigation of federal securities fraud claims: (1) whether a shareholder who unwittingly sold stock of a “target” company on the open market prior to public announcement of a tender offer has a cause of action for damages under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) (1976) (the 1934 Act), and rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5 (1982) promulgated thereunder against a person who purchased “target” shares on the basis of material nonpublic information which he acquired from the…

2Cases cited61 opinions

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  2. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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  4. Herman & MacLean v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by545 opinions

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  4. Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Anthony IndelicatoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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