Legal Opinion

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. v. Torchmark Corp.

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided August 20, 2004No. CIV.A. 01-2372-KHVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VRATIL, District Judge.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (“W & R Financial”), Waddell & Reed, Inc. (“W & R”) and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (“W & R Investment”) have filed suit against Torchmark Corporation (“Torchmark”) and Ronald K. Richey, Harold T. McCormick and Louis T. Hagopian. Torchmark is the former corporate parent of W & R Financial, W & R and W & R Investment, and the individual defendants were common directors of Torchmark and W & R Financial. Plaintiffs seek to recover under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18…

2Cases cited180 opinions

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3Cited by6 opinions

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