Legal Opinion
Haddad v. Crosby Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 14, 1973No. Civ. A. No. Misc. 103-73; Civ. A. No. 2454-72; Civ. A. No. 338-73; Civ. A. No. 426-73PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CORCORAN, District Judge.
I
THE NATURE OF THE CASE
The above-captioned lawsuits are civil actions alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws in connection with the distribution of securities of open-end management investment companies (“mutual funds”).1 The operations of such companies are governed generally by the Investment Company Act of 19402 (the 1940 Act).
In Civil Action No. 2454-72, plaintiff Haddad purports to sue on behalf of a class and subclass of mutual fund investors. Haddad alleges violations of the antitrust laws [Sherman Act, Sections 1-3, 15 U.S.C. §§…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Silver v. New York Stock ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Mutual Fund Sales Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973