Legal Opinion
In re KMF Actions
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 7, 1972No. MDL-78 (all cases)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
Important questions of law are raised by several motions to dismiss in this complex and far-reaching litigation.
Plaintiff, a shareholder in four mutual funds,1 has sued sixty-five mutual funds; thirty-eight investment advisors managing these funds; thirty-seven directors, alleged to be affiliated with *133the advisors and to be self dealing; and the Investment Company Institute, the trade association representative for the mutual fund industry. The complaint consists of three counts;2 only Count 1 is pertinent here. Count 1 alleges that all defendants had agreed,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Kauffman Mutual Fund Actions. Joseph B. KauffmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Brick v. Dominion Mortgage & Realty TrustDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1977
- Lerman v. ITB Management Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Cohen v. BlochDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Royston v. Eastern Empire CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
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