Legal Opinion
Ackerberg v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1989No. Nos. 88-5538, 88-5539 and 89-5093PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of the sale of 16,500 unregistered shares of Vertimag Systems Corporation stock for $99,000. Norman J. Ackerberg brought suit against Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood and several of its employees (the PJH defendants), as well as against Clark E. Johnson, Jr., the chairman of the board of Vertimag, from whom Ackerberg bought most of his shares. The complaint set forth nine counts, alleging violations of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a-77aa (1988), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78a-78kk (1988), the Racketeer Influenced and…
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