FRIEDMAN v. GANASSI

Civ. A. No. 83-1946.

674 F.Supp. 1165 (1987)

Milton FRIEDMAN, Plaintiff, v. Floyd R. GANASSI, G. Gray Garland, Jr., Stanley B. Scheinman, James W. Cooper, Laidlaw, Adams & Peck Inc., and The Ohio Company, the latter two defendants being sued individually and representatively on behalf of a class of defendants similarly situated, and Arthur Young & Co. partnership.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Malakoff, Richard A. Finberg, Pittsburgh, Pa., Jules Brody, New York City, for plaintiff.

Stephen Jurman, Paul A. Manion, Pittsburgh, Pa., John Matson, New York City, Dale Hershey, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENCER, District Judge.

Milton Friedman, the plaintiff, brought a class action under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77k. Friedman was unsuccessful at trial, and Arthur Young & Company, Laidlaw Adams & Peck, and The Ohio Company submitted bills of cost. This court is presently considering whether to award costs to these defendants.

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