Legal Opinion
Zients v. LaMorte
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 6, 1970No. Nos. 67 Civ. 4515, 68 Civ. 3348PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
In this action for damages by stockholders of Shattuck Denn Mining Corp. against its officers, directors and others, plaintiffs charge that in violation of the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities acts the defendants engaged in a scheme to inflate and manipulate the market price of the company’s stock through various means, including misleading publicity and releases designed to stimulate a public demand for the stock. The principal defendant is Willard J. LaMorte, President and Director of the company, whose pretrial deposition is presently being taken by…
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