Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Steffes
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 3, 2011No. Case 10-CV-6266PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT M. DOW, JR., District Judge.
Before the Court are motions [29, 36] filed by Defendants W. Gary Griffiths (“Gary Griffiths”) and the Steffes Family Defendants to dismiss the complaint [1] brought by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ motions to dismiss are respectfully denied.
I. Background 1
This case involves alleged insider trading in the securities of Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (“FECI”) in the period around that company’s acquisition by Fortress…
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