Legal Opinion
Hertzberg v. Dignity Partners, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1999No. 98-16394PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of alleged misstatements and omissions contained in Appellee Dignity Partners, Inc.’s (“Dignity’s”) registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of Dignity common stock. Dignity was in the business of buying the rights to life insurance proceeds from people with AIDS, paying a lump sum up front, and taking over the responsibility for paying the premiums. Shortly after the offering, the fact that AIDS patients were living longer than expected because *1078of new AIDS treatments became public…
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