Legal Opinion
Orloff v. Allman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1987No. 86-6451PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Members of the Orloff family appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment releasing Edward Allen from liability in the Orloff’s securities fraud action. The Or-loffs contend that Allen is liable as a controlling person, an aider and abettor, or as the alter ego of certain parties who are still defendants in the case. The district court concluded that the Orloffs had failed to make a showing on any of these theories sufficient to survive summary judgment. We affirm.
Facts
In 1981, the Orloffs invested in a real estate development scheme promoted by Sheldon Allman…
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