Legal Opinion
Deshmukh v. Cook
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 18, 1986No. 84 Civ. 8986 (WCC)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action against Walter G. Cook, his father, Walter J. Cook, and two corporations allegedly controlled by them, Okapi Realty Co., Inc. (“Okapi”) and Oxford Development and Investors, Corp. (“Oxford”). Plaintiffs seek to recover compensatory and punitive damages for losses they suffered as a result of investing in real estate tax shelters engineered by the Cooks through the two corporations. Plaintiffs allege that the Cooks induced them to invest in these ventures by failing to disclose to them that the tax shelters were mere shams which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Dundee Cement Company v. Howard Pipe & Concrete Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,803 Steven Flaks v. David I. Koegel and Flora Mir Candy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes, and Hughes Tool Company and Raymond M. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Allen v. City of YonkersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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