Legal Opinion

Austin v. Bradley, Barry & Tarlow, P.C.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided April 30, 1993No. Civ. A. 85-4767-SPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SKINNER, Senior District Judge.

This case and three related actions were brought by four investors in a fall 1982 yacht sale and management offering by Ocean Limited. 1 The defendants, the law firm Bradley, Barry & Tarlow, P.C. and two of its partners, Edward T. Tarlow and Richard P. Breed, III (collectively referred to as BB & T), served as legal counsel to Ocean and prepared a significant portion of the allegedly fraudulent offering memorandum. The crux of the plaintiffs’ claims against BB & T is that the offering memorandum was…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Chiarella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,228 Rocco Dileo and Louise Dileo v. Ernst & YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. World University Inc., Santa Barbara Center CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. Gilbert Roeder, Etc. v. Alpha Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Petrillo v. BachenbergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  2. One National Bank v. Joseph M. AntonellisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Tingley Systems, Inc. v. CSC Consulting, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
  4. In Re Lernout & Hauspie Securities LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003
  5. Bamberg v. SG COWENDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002

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