Legal Opinion
Blau v. Lehman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1962No. 66PublishedCited by 269 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The petitioner Blau, a stockholder in Tide Water Associated Oil Company, brought this action in a United States District Court on behalf of the company under § 16 (b)1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to *405recover with interest “short swing” profits, that is, profits earned within a six months’ period by the purchase and sale of securities, alleged to have been “realized” by respondents in Tide Water securities dealings. Respondents are Lehman Brothers, a partnership engaged in investment banking, securities brokerage and in securities trading for its own account, and Joseph A. Thomas, a…
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