Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Penn Central Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 6, 1973No. 71 Civ. 3800PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed this class and derivative action in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charging defendants with violations, inter alia, of the securities laws, mismanagement and breach of their fiduciary duties. Judge Lord of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, later directed, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), that Counts V and VII of the complaint, which charged various New York banks, brokerage houses and financial institutions with inside trading of Penn Central Company (“Penn Central”) shares, be transferred to the Southern District of New York.
Various motions are…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Birnbaum v. Newport Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Amswiss International Corp. v. Heublein, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975
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