Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/10/2015
Hays v. Ellrich
Citations
- 471 Mass. 592
- 31 N.E.3d 1064
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- defendant motivated by personal financial gains when investment increased the company’s net asset value, which increased his investor advisory fees.
- even though the fund for which an advisor solicited investment became insolvent, the Supreme Judicial Court held the advisor to be a “seller” because he expected a “potential for a long-term increase” in his fees if the fund performed well
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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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Cites
26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Pinter v. DahlSupreme Court· 1988-06-15· cited 784×
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-13· cited 394×
- Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,496, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,186 Thorburn Kennedy, Trustee v. Josephthal & Company, Inc., Edward M. Swartz and Fredric SwartzFirst Circuit· 1987-03-26· cited 280×
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.First Circuit· 1978-03-28· cited 253×
- Marram v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-10· cited 208×
- Dodds v. Cigna Securities, Inc.Second Circuit· 1993-12-14· cited 166×
- J. Geils Band Employee Benefit Plan v. Smith Barney Shearson, Inc.First Circuit· 1996-02-20· cited 163×
- Commonwealth v. Isaiah I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-02-09· cited 156×
- Commonwealth v. Isaiah I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-18· cited 119×
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,310 Joseph L. Maggio v. Gerard Freezer & Ice Co.First Circuit· 1987-07-15· cited 102×
- Patsos v. First Albany Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-02-05· cited 87×
- Puritan Medical Center, Inc. v. CashmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-20· cited 76×
- Doe v. Harbor Schools, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-03-14· cited 74×
- Passatempo v. McMenimenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-01-12· cited 58×
- Koe v. MercerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-11-21· cited 55×
- In Re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities LitigationS.D. New York· 2003-11-03· cited 52×
- Stolzoff v. Waste Systems International, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-08-07· cited 52×
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-12-22· cited 51×
- Crocker v. Townsend Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-12-17· cited 49×
- Akin v. WarnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1945-11-06· cited 48×
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