Legal Opinion
Bruno v. Cook
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1987No. 86 Civ. 0835(PNL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEVAL, District Judge.
This is an action for securities fraud brought pursuant to sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78n(a), and 78t, as well as various state law claims. Plaintiffs, formerly Class A stockholders of the Western Pacific Railroad Company (“Wes-Pac”), seek damages based upon alleged misrepresentations made by defendant Union Pacific Corp. in the process of its acquiring control of WesPac and subsequently merging with it. Defendants move to dismiss the complaint or, alternatively, for summary judgment.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Richard D. BENNETT and Carole A. Bennett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Schwabacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Staten Island Railroad CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Bruno v. Western Pacific RailroadCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1985
3Cited by2 opinions
- Western Pacific Stockholders' Protective Committee v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Union Pacific, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Salsitz v. PeltzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002