Legal Opinion
Meason v. Bank of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1981No. 79-3607PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from a district court order dismissing their complaints for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In three separate actions, later consolidated by the lower court, plaintiffs asserted violations of the antifraud and registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in the sale of certificates of deposit issued by an offshore bank of the Grand Cayman Islands. The district court dismissed their suits, ruling that the certificates of deposit are not securities within the meaning of the federal securities laws.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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