Legal Opinion
In Re Worlds of Wonder Securities Litigation
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 8, 1993No. C 87-5491 SCPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE SUMMARY JUDGMENT
CONTI, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs are a class of purchasers of stock and debentures issued by Worlds of Wonder, Inc. (“WOW”). Plaintiffs have sued several officers of WOW, two members of WOW’s board of directors, WOW’s independent auditor, the underwriters of WOW’s securities offerings, and several major shareholders of WOW stock. Plaintiffs allege federal claims under Section 11 and Section 12(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and also Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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