Legal Opinion
Baratta v. S.D. Cohn & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1985No. 81 Civ. 0004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIESA, District Judge.
This opinion deals with the amount to be awarded to defendant Cowen & Company on its cross-claim against defendant S.D. Cohn & Co. For the reasons set forth hereafter, it is determined that Cowen should recover $15,000 paid in settlement to plaintiffs, as well as $207,000 attorney’s fees and $34,827 disbursements.
The extensive prior proceedings will be briefly summarized. Plaintiffs sued Cohn and Cowen and certain individuals, including one John T. Zukas, claiming that defendants’ wrongdoing resulted in securities trading losses of about $350,000. Plaintiffs sued…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dillingham Shipyard v. Associated Insulation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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- Keith Schroeder, a Minor, Etc. v. C. F. Braun & Co., Appellees-Appellants v. Cooling Tower Erectors, Inc., Third-Party-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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