Legal Opinion
Wellman v. Dickinson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 1979No. 78 Civ. 284, 78 Civ. 291, 78 Civ. 345, 78 Civ. 539, 78 Civ. 1025, 78 Civ. 1055 and 78 Civ. 1156 (RLC)PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
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Status of the Proceedings
This litigation stems from the acquisition by Sun Company, Inc. (“Sun”), a Pennsylvania corporation whose principal business is oil and gas, of roughly 34% of the stock of Becton, Dickinson & Company (“BD”), a New Jersey corporation which manufactures health care products and medical testing and research equipment. Sun’s brilliantly designed, lightning strike took place in January, 1978, and gave rise to seven separate actions which were consolidated for trial. In 78 Civ. 1055, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Leroy v. Great Western United Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Ruth Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., Richard Weiss v. Marshall Field & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Portsmouth Square, Inc. v. Shareholders Protective Committee Palmer York, Jr. George E. Croke Eugene J. Marty Rose Leah Jones Kenneth R. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,731 Arnold S. Wellman v. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Hanson Trust PLC v. SCM Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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