Legal Opinion
Gearren v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 2010No. 08 Civ. 7890(RJS), 09 Civ. 5450(RJS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, District Judge:
Before the Court are two substantially identical cases that have been consolidated for resolution, with the parties’ consent. Both are purported class actions brought by current and former employees of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGrawHill” or “the company”), alleging that the company and some of its committees, directors, and employees violated the fiduciary duties imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Plaintiffs allege that Defendants knew or should have known that McGraw-Hill stock was likely to decline…
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