Legal Opinion
Ross v. AH Robins Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 12, 1988No. 77 Civ. 1409 (CBM)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOTLEY, District Judge.
FACTS
Plaintiffs seek approval of a proposed settlement in a securities class action against A.H. Robins Company, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors. The settlement was presented to this court on April 4, 1985, but remained necessarily in limbo pending now resolved bankruptcy proceedings against the Robins company.
In a case that began some eleven years ago, Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated Section 10(b), 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) (1982), and Rule 10b-5,17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5 (1984), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The substance of this…
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