Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,587 Murray Hoffman, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. Estabrook & Co., Inc., James F. Laura and Albert Eng
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 26, 1978No. 78-1034PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from findings and rulings in a nonjury securities fraud case. Plaintiffs, unassociated purchasers of convertible debentures on January 28,1970, 1 of a new company called Foto-Mem, Inc., brought action against its two principal officers, its directors and the underwriters pursuant to sections 12(2) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 771(2), 77q(a), and section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, 17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5. At the time the action was instituted, January 28,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,030 Henry T. Sanders v. John Nuveen & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,804 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Universal Major Industries Corp., Arthur J. HomansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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- In Re Silicon Graphics, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1997
- Geffon v. Micrion CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- First Commodity Corp. Of Boston and Richard Badoian v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and John RuddyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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