Legal Opinion
Billing v. Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 28, 2005No. Docket Nos. 03-9284L, 03-9288CONPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs allege an epic Wall Street conspiracy. They charge that the nation’s leading underwriting firms entered into illegal contracts with purchasers of securities distributed in initial public offerings (“IPOs”). Through these contracts and by other illegal means, the underwriting firms allegedly executed a series of manipulations that grossly inflated the price of the securities after the IPOs in the so-called aftermarket. Plaintiffs contend that the firms capitalized on this artificial inflation, profiting at the expense of the investing public.
Plaintiffs tell a…
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