Legal Opinion

Grossman v. Waste Management, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided February 6, 1984No. 83 C 2167PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have moved under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3) to certify two classes in this securities fraud action. Plaintiffs acquired stock of defendant Waste Management, Inc. (“Waste Management”) either by purchase or, in the case of plaintiff Cathy Chester, by an exchange of shares of Chem-Nuclear, Inc. for Waste Management shares in the October 28, 1982 merger of the two companies. Waste Management is a corporation whose activities include the disposal and transportation of chemical wastes.

The complaint alleges that defendants omitted from…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. RoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Gaspar v. Linvatec Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  2. Allen v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  3. Gomez v. Illinois State Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
  4. Patrykus v. GomillaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  5. Grossman v. Waste Management, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984

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