Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,508 Samuel Mihara v. Dean Witter & Co., Inc. And George Gracis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1980No. 78-2022, 78-2729PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge:
On April 26, 1974, Samuel Mihara filed this action in United States District Court for the Central District of California. He alleged both federal statutory and Califor nia common law fiduciary duty claims arising from the handling of Mihara’s securities accounts by defendants. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that the defendants, Dean Witter & Company and its account executive, George Gracis, engaged in excessive trading or “churning” in plaintiff's securities account, and purchased “unsuitable” securities which did not conform to Mihara’s stated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bertha Hecht, and v. Harris, Upham & Co., a Partnership, Harris, Upham & Co., Inc., a Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Royal Air Properties, Inc., a Corporation, Harold L. Heathman and Madge I. Heathman v. R. Philip SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Nelson v. SerwoldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Hecht v. Harris, Upham & Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1968
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Herman & MacLean v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Craighead v. E.F. Hutton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- In Re Verifone Securities Litigation. Martin Halkin Michael Minichino Lois Steen Richard Marchesi David J. Steinberg Chaille Steinberg v. Verifone Inc. Robertson Stephens, Robertson Stephens and Company, Martin Halkin Michael Minichino Lois Steen Richard Marchesi David J. Steinberg Chaille Steinberg v. Verifone Inc. William F. Gorog John R.C. Porter Keith B. Greeslin H.H. Haight, IV William N. Melton Frank J. Caufield Hatim A. Tyabji Morgan Stanley & Co. Robertson Stephens Dean Witter Reynolds Incorporated Burton McMurtryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,872 Lila A. Miley v. Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., Anthony L. Geller and John W. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Catanella and EF Hutton and Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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