Legal Opinion
Billard v. Rockwell International Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1981No. 78 Civ. 4543 (MEL)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This action arises from a tender offer made by defendant Rockwell International Corporation (“Rockwell”), with the assistance of defendant Lehman Brothers Kuhn, Loeb, Inc. (“Kuhn”), its investment banker, for the shares of Collins Radio Company (“Collins”) on August 20, 1973.
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Collins, once a prosperous enterprise, had suffered serious economic reversals and, in 1971, was close to bankruptcy. In August of that year, Rockwell invested $35,000,000. in Collins, receiving, in return, a new series of Collins’ preferred stock and the right, which it soon exercised, to elect a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Electronic Specialty Co. v. International Controls Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Goldberg v. MeridorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles W. Steadman, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Sanders v. Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Billard v. Rockwell International Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Mendell v. GreenbergDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In Re Union Carbide Corp. Consumer Products Business Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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