Legal Opinion
Roby v. Corporation of Lloyd's
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 12, 1992No. 91 Civ. 7081(MEL)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This action alleges violations of the federal securities laws and RICO 1 against various entities which are part of the enterprise known as Lloyd’s of London. The 91 investor-plaintiffs allege that solicitation of investor/underwriters in the United States by Lloyd’s agents constitutes “sale of securities” and that Lloyd’s syndicates are “issuers” within the meaning of the securities laws. They assert that they were deceived as to, inter alia, the types of risks assumed by, and the experience of the underwriters of, the syndicates in which they invested. The syndicates…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- John D. Dean v. David Barber, Mel Bailey, Jefferson County's Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Syndicate 420 at Lloyd's London v. Early American Insurance Co. And World American Underwriters, Inc., Defendants v. E & O Underwriters of A.W. Knott Becker Scott Ltd., Defendants- Early American Insurance Co. v. Syndicate 420 at Lloyd's London and World American Underwriters, Inc. v. E & O Underwriters of A.W. Knott Becker Scott Ltd., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Roby v. Corp. of Lloyd'sCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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- In Re Lloyd's American Trust Fund LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Adelsberger v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2003
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