· 4/18/1978
Prager Ex Rel. Gable Industries, Inc. v. Sylvestri
Citations
- 449 F. Supp. 425
- 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18319
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the proof of the insider’s motive for trading would be “hard to come by”
- noting that the proof of the insider’s motive for trading would be “hard to come by”
- where the defendant sold his business to the company in 1972 in consideration for (a) shares of the company on the effective date of the merger plus (b
- where the defendant sold his business to the company in 1972 in consideration for (a) shares of the company on the effective date of the merger plus (b
- “the critical moment in the initial ‘purchase’ or ‘sale,’ for the purpose of determining when that transaction occurred within the meaning of § 16(b), is that point at which the investor becomes irrevocably committed to the transaction”
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Judges: Robert L. Carter
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