BAKER, WATTS & CO. v. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE

Nos. 88-1134(L), 88-1135.

876 F.2d 1101 (1989)

BAKER, WATTS & COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE; Timothy R. Casgar, Defendants-Appellees. BAKER, WATTS & COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE; Timothy R. Casgar, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Foxwell Albright (Harry M. Rifkin, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for Baker, Watts & Co.

Francis B. Burch, Jr. (David Clarke, Jr., Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for Miles & Stockbridge and Timothy R. Casgar.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and RUSSELL, WIDENER, HALL, PHILLIPS, SPROUSE, CHAPMAN, WILKINSON, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, sitting en banc.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied August 7, 1989.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Here we must determine whether a securities wrongdoer, held liable under § 12(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77l(2), has an implied right to contribution or indemnification under that provision. We also must decide whether the federal securities laws preempt plaintiff's pendent statutory claims for contribution and indemnification, see Md. Corps...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases