Legal Opinion
In re WRT Energy Securities Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 2007No. Nos. 96 Civ. 3610(JFK)(JCF), 96 Civ. 361(JFK)(JCF)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*187 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge.
Lack of frankness in discovery can have unintended and sometimes damaging consequences. This is a consolidated securities fraud action brought by the purchasers of preferred stock or senior notes of WRT Energy Corporation (“WRT”). Because WRT filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and was subsequently discharged in bankruptcy, it is not a named defendant. The defendants do include CIBC Oppenheimer Corp. (“Oppenheimer”), formerly known as Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., and Schroder & Co.,…
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