Legal Opinion
Gurley v. Documation Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1982No. Nos. 81-1684 to 81-1686PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs, Michael L. Gurley and David W. Davis, sued Documation, Inc., S. Ray Halbert, Richard J. Testa, and the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault, for securities fraud in violation of § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), as implemented by Rule 10b- -5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5. To this federal cause of action, plaintiffs appended state causes of action for common law fraud and breach of corporate fiduciary duties. The district court dismissed the § 10(b) count under Rule 12(b)(6), F.R.Civ.P., for failure to state a claim…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Birnbaum v. Newport Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The Johns Hopkins University v. William E. HuttonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,048 Milton E. Dupuy v. Clarence O. Dupuy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Cooke v. Manufactured Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Dabit v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,617 Edward G. Howard, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Said Haddad, and James H. McMullinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- In Re Mutual Funds Investment LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2005
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