IN RE PHILLIPS PETROLEUM SECURITIES LITIGATION

Nos. 88-3719, 88-3755.

881 F.2d 1236 (1989)

In re PHILLIPS PETROLEUM SECURITIES LITIGATION. C.A. 85-14 HUDSON, et al. v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, et al. C.A. 85-45 HUDSON, et al. v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, et al. C.A. 85-281 IRWIN, et al. v. DOUCE, et al. C.A. 85-401 KELLY, et al. v. PICKENS, et al. C.A. 85-447 LAWRENCE, et al. v. PICKENS, et al. C.A. 85-537 COHEN v. MESA PETROLEUM CO., et al. Appeal of Florence HUDSON (Civil Action No. 85-14 MMS), Harry W. Voege; S. Paul Posner & Co., a partnership; Ominsky, Joseph & Welsh, P.C., Defined Benefit Plan U/A dated DDT July 1, 1976, Albert Ominsky, Trustee; Barnett Stepak; Initio, Inc.; Alfred D. Whitman; Connecticut Medical Laboratory, Inc.; Murray Bell; Pierre Haber and Leonard Brawer (Civil Action No. 85-45 MMS), Christopher P. Kelly and Brynn Kelly, Trustees for the Kelly Family Trust Under Trust Agreement dated as of October 1, 1977, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated (Civil Action No. 85-401 LON), John S. Lawrence, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated (Civil Action No. 85-447), Jerry C. Cohen (Civil Action No. 85-537 MMS). Appeal of John S. LAWRENCE.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dianne M. Nast, Stuart H. Savett, Kohn, Savett, Klein & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, for appellant Ominsky, Joseph & Welsh, P.C. Defined Benefit Plan U/A dated DDT 7/1/76, Albert Ominsky, trustee.

William Prickett (argued), Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol and Schnee, Wilmington, Del., for appellants.

Stephen D. Oestreich, Wolf, Popper, Ross, Wolf & Jones, New York City, for all appellants as lead counsel; individual counsel for appellant Harry Voege.

David J. Bershad, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Spechthrie & Lerach, New York City, for appellant Initio, Inc.

Irving Bizar, Bizar, D'Alessandro, Shustak and Martin, New York City, for appellant Florence Hudson.

David F. Dobbins (argued), Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, New York City, for appellant John S. Lawrence.

Charles F. Richards, Jr. (argued), Thomas A. Beck, William J. Wade, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., for appellees Mesa Partners, Mesa Petroleum Co., Mesa Asset Co., T. Boone Pickens, Cyril Wagner, Jr., Jack E. Brown, I.T. Corley, Jack K. Larsen, J.R. Walsh, Jr., Robert L. Stilwell, Harley N. Hotchkiss, Wales H. Madden, Jr., David H. Batchelder, Jesse P. Johnson, Cy-7, Inc. and Jack-7, Inc.

Before MANSMANN, GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied September 6, 1989.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment against a consolidated plaintiffs class, comprised of individuals who purchased stock in the Phillips Petroleum Company ("Phillips") from December 5, 1984 through December 21, 1984. The named defendants in the class action include Phillips and the Phillips Board of Directors (the "Phillips defendants...

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