Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Lipton

469 U.S. 1132

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1985-01-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • adopting fraud-on-the-market theory in context of securities traded in open market
  • fraud on market finds greatest justification when applied to class actions alleging fraud affecting security prices on developed open market
  • adopting Blackie fraud on the secondary market theory

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Lipton. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari. Reported below: 734 F. 2d 740.