Legal Opinion
Yaffe v. Detroit Steel Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 21, 1970No. 70 C 1302PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DECKER, District Judge.
In May, 1970 Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company offered to purchase the outstanding shares of Detroit Steel Corporation. This lawsuit was brought shortly thereafter by certain Detroit Steel shareholders, on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of other shareholders, to challenge the legality of this tender offer. Money damages and equitable relief were prayed for.
Although certain preliminary motions were presented, no formal motion for the definition of the class was filed despite considerable urging from the court. For example, when informed at a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Gaddis v. WymanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Goldlawr, Incorporated v. ShubertDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
- Berger v. Purolator Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Magana v. Platzer Shipyard, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
- Trotsky v. Los Angeles Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Nazi Era Cases v. German LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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