Legal Opinion
Norman P. Miller and Kenneth Rubenstein v. Republic National Life Insurance Company v. Sy C. Sussman and Ruth L. Sussman, Movants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1977No. 76-3740PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
In an order dated August 20, 1976, the District Court approved the settlement of class actions which alleged violations of Sections 10(b), 13, 14, 18, and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rules 10b-5 and 13a-l and Regulation 14a-9, Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933; and principles of common law. Sy C. Sussman and Mrs. Ruth L. Sussman, the only two of 13,000 class members to object to the settlement, appeal. We affirm.
The challenged agreement is between a class of shareholders and former shareholders of Republic…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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