Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,146 David Colan v. Cutler-Hammer, Inc., Eaton Corporation, and Koppers Company, Inc., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1987No. 86-2013PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, David Colan, brings this derivative action on behalf of Eaton Corporation, pursuant to § 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b) (1982), to recover short-swing profits allegedly obtained by defendant-appellee Koppers Company through transactions made in 1978 in the stock of Cutler-Hammer, Inc. Due to a merger between these two companies, Cutler-Hammer’s assets are now owned by Eaton. The district court entered summary judgment for Koppers and we affirm.
The plaintiff alleges that Koppers and Eaton entered into a secret agreement pursuant to which…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In re TCI Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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