Legal Opinion

Katz v. Gerardi

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 5, 2009No. 08-8031PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Jack Katz proposes to represent a class of persons who contributed real property (or interests in real property) to the Arch-stone real estate investment trust, in exchange for interests called “A-l Units.” In 2007 Archstone merged into Tishman-Lehman Partnership. Holders of A-l Units were offered a choice of cash or Series 0 Preferred Units in the entity formed by the merger. Katz contends that the merger violated the terms of the A-l Units, because neither cash nor the Series 0 Preferred Units offered investors the same tax benefits as A-l Units. After a majority of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Gustafson v. Alloyd Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Fairley v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Katz v. GerardiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  3. Appert v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  4. Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  5. SFF-TIR, LLC v. StephensonDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2017

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