Legal Opinion

John D. CAHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ERNST & ERNST, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 30, 1980No. 79-2402PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we reaffirm for Wisconsin forum cases, as we have previously held for Illinois and Indiana forum cases, that a civil action brought under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5, is governed by the forum state’s securities law statute of limitations and not by its common law fraud limitation period nor by its catch-all limitation period.

I

In Count I of the complaint,1 plaintiff sought damages from defendant accounting firm, alleging that defendant made false representations…

2Cases cited24 opinions

Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,975 Michelle K. Tomera, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Arthur T. Galt, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,048 Milton E. Dupuy v. Clarence O. Dupuy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
Blue Sky L. Rep. P 71,223, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,220 Berry Petroleum Company, an Arkansas Corp. (Dissolved) v. Adams & PeckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by28 opinions

Robert Eckstein v. Balcor Film InvestorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
Edith R. Suslick, of the Estate of Alvin Suslick, Deceased v. Rothschild Securities Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
Hill v. DerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1981
Teamsters Local 282 Pension Trust Fund v. Anthony G. AngelosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Ceres Partners v. GEL AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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