Seiffer v. Topsy's International, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

O’CONNOR, District Judge.

The various motions now before this court have been filed by defendant Touche, Ross & Company and by the defendant underwriters. The plaintiffs allege that these defendants and others violated § 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)], § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. § 78j (b) ] Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], and the Kansas Blue Sky law, K.S.A. § 17-1268. In addition, Touche, Ross & Company (Touche), as well as the underwriters, are third-party defendants in various third-party…