Legal Opinion
Levinson v. Basic Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1986No. Nos. 84-3730, 84-3775 and 84-3776PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This securities case presents two large legal questions which must be decided in the context of a multitude of small facts. The facts tell the story of contacts and discussions between officials of Basic Incorporated and Combustion Engineering, Incorporated, which eventually led to the merger of these two publicly traded corporations. ■ In this setting, we are called upon to analyze the propriety of a summary judgment given to the defendants upon a finding that section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 were not…
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