Legal Opinion
Berk v. Ascott Investment Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-9000PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
(1.) Background
The plaintiffs have brought the instant case under the following statutes: sections 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 111, llo, 77q(a); sections 10(b) and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78t, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5; The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962; and state laws pertaining to securities. Plaintiffs also allege a common law breach of fiduciary duty.
The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of people and…
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