Legal Opinion
Pompano-Windy City Partners, Ltd. v. Bear Stearns & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 4, 1992No. 87 Civ. 7560 (PKL), 88 Civ. 7159 (PKL)PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge.
This is an action arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and principles of state common law. In broad strokes, the litigation focuses on the seizure and liquidation by Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Bear Stearns” or “defendant”) of the accounts of the plaintiffs, Pompano-Windy City Partners, Ltd. (“Pompano”), East Wind Associates, Ltd. (“East Wind”) and Stephen J. Lawrence (“Lawrence”), a principal of both of these entities, in the aftermath of the stock…
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