Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Newman
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 21, 1973No. 70 Civ. 5142PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a motion pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for approval of a settlement agreement in a derivative action brought on behalf of Howard Stores Corporation against present and former directors of the corporation and the executors of the estate of a former employee.1 The Court ordered that a hearing be held on April 9, 1973, upon appropriate notice to each Howard stockholder of record. On the return date only proponents of the settlement appeared; no stockholder appeared in opposition. Plaintiff’s counsel seeks an award of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,547 Arthur Newman v. Howard M. Stein, and Morrie Benson and Rose Lerman, Objectants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,484 John F. Maher v. Zapata Corporation v. William Maldonado, Objector-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re SmithKline Beckman Corp. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Gerald Clark v. Lomas & Nettleton Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Wright v. SternDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- In re MilkenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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